dumplingbug's Favorites
Photos / Sounds
What
Insects (Class Insecta)Observer
rebeccagelernterDescription
Flat mass with scale-like texture, presumably eggs.
Photos / Sounds
What
Insects (Class Insecta)Observer
willkuhnDescription
The eggs to the left of the firefly
Photos / Sounds
What
Insects (Class Insecta)Observer
kimberlietxDescription
Help! WTH is this?! It's about 7mm tall, and I noticed it because the top white section was wiggling about. It never moved otherwise. It looks like plant material attached to the body, like larval lacewings & antlions do. My first impression was a lepidoptera of some sort, but I'm really not sure. iNat AI suggests planthopper. Host plant Pecan.
Photos / Sounds
What
Flies (Order Diptera)Observer
sypsterDescription
small transparent caterpillar...?
Photos / Sounds
What
Gall Midges (Subfamily Cecidomyiinae)Observer
mjplagensDescription
Galls form in base of paired leaflets.
3rd and 4th photos show interior of gall and typical gall maker larva.
Host is Prosopis velutina
Photos / Sounds
What
Beetles (Order Coleoptera)Observer
ruthieamesDescription
Not looking for the tree, but for the little1 “ long delicate spikes attached to it. After the March 2021 Texas freeze, I lost a lot of plants. My 20 year old kumquat tree may have succumbed. I just found these attached to the trunks. I don’t know if this is something coming out of the tree, attached to the tree, a fungus or mold, or some kind of insect eggs.
Photos / Sounds
What
Giant Vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus giganteus)Observer
dracorjcDescription
Being eaten by Scolopendra heros
Photos / Sounds
What
Insects (Class Insecta)Observer
little_metal_weirdoDescription
Foamy egg deposit on the bottom of a leaf, found on forest floor.
Photos / Sounds
What
Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)Observer
gillydillyDescription
From what I could find in a brief search, these structures are built by caterpillars of various moth species, often called fern leaf-tiers. They stay inside the ball, feeding on the inner fronds until they are ready to pupate inside the ball in safety. Once the moth develops and leaves the structure, many different spider species are glad to adopt this fern globe as their own home. I did not open any structures to see exactly which critter was inside, but next time I see one, I will!
Here is the article I found, with other links in the body of the article: https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1302
Photos / Sounds
What
Barrel Cactus Longhorn (Svastra duplocincta)Observer
littleredbirdDescription
Sleeping on Desert Milkweed. Several back after not observed since early August.
Photos / Sounds
What
American Dagger (Acronicta americana)Observer
clearwing_mothDescription
Anyone know what killed this one
Photos / Sounds
What
Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Observer
kneubaueDescription
Possibly assessing the chance of a light rain or monsoon from inside her nest/burrow or nest guarding. This appeared to be a communal burrow. A male bee, possibly a son, guarding the same nest can be viewed here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123141023
Photos / Sounds
What
Rock Squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus)Observer
ajamicoDescription
Posing for a picture :)
They called these guys the most dangerous animal in the grand canyon, as the most amount of animal-related injuries come from these guys. They're completely desensitized to people and will take food out of your hand.
Photos / Sounds
What
Saltbush Woolly Stem Gall Midge (Asphondylia floccosa)Observer
krisannDescription
Dozens of these "egg cases" on bush. Saw a casing attached to one as if some small "worm" had emerged. When case was broken open, observed 4 round holes. Life in one of them.
UPDATE: final photo shows small flying insect that definitely emerged from this case. Diptera?
Photos / Sounds
What
Tidepool Sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus)Observer
dennybDescription
Eggs? Algae? Sitting above the tideline.
