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Robinson's Annual Cicada (Neotibicen robinsonianus)Observer
thecicadadudeDescription
Calling from an eastern cottonwood tree in my yard. This is the first definitive proof (a specimen I found might’ve been a weird linnei) that I’ve been able to get that this species is in my area. First one that I have heard in ~2 years. Rarest cicada in my area. This might be their northernmost location
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Large Metallic Ant Fly (Microdon craigheadii)Observer
thecicadadudeDescription
I thought this was a bee when I saw it flying in a swaying motion in my yard. Holy shnikeys
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American Golden Longhorn (Callicera erratica)Observer
thecicadadudeDescription
Same specimen as an earlier post from a different account of mine - which I’ll delete soon. This female landed on soil near the base of a dying young elm. There are many old growth trees in my yard, which probably attracted it.
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Hine's Emerald (Somatochlora hineana)Observer
thecicadadudeDescription
Holy….
This was in the bottom of a drainage creek in my yard….. out of all the dragonflies I expected to find in my yard, this was certainly not one of the top pics
@colindjones @b_coulter @joshualincoln
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Northern Dog-day Cicada (Neotibicen canicularis)Observer
thecicadadudeDescription
What the heck?!
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Genus PhengodesObserver
steve_kerrDescription
photos courtesy of Jeff Poplin, North Carolina
seen during evening astronomy session
says David Morgan, who spotted them, "I kept seeing a faint spot of light on the curbing about 70 yards away."
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Spotted Wood Fly (Somula decora)Observer
thecicadadudeDescription
@trinaroberts @zdanko
First time I have seen one since I was 5 or 6, and it’s one of my favorite species of syrphid flies
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)Observer
thecicadadudeDescription
My uncle is a simi professional photographer - he got this hummingbird a few years back in Colorado somewhere in Estes Park. @joedziewa @psweet according to him getting this shot took hours
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Trichocorixa kanzaObserver
thecicadadudeDescription
Trichocorixa? Found in a country club pool
@mpintar
