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North American Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)Observer
kimberlietxDescription
Hatching! They emerge orange and dry to black with a red abdomen.
Collected egg cluster on Dec 2, 2020 from Post Oak. Original observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66029340
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Lacustrine Scud (Gammarus lacustris)Observer
troydeclanDescription
Substrate = red-throated loon
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Klug's Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla klugii)Observer
entomikeDescription
Det. J. Hoskins, 2023
coll'ed beating
spmn in the TAMUIC
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Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)Observer
kingmushDescription
left
neat comparison
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sambiologyDescription
One of the best weeks/weekends ever at the Texas Master Naturalist State Conference down in the Lower Rio Grande Valley!
This morning I didn't have any obligations, so I went out exploring just a bit by myself -- stopped by the next door McAllen Nature Center and the National Butterfly Center. So neat. :)
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Odiaglyptus biformisObserver
dustinlamontDescription
attracted to white cat on lawn in sunlight
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Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris)Observer
alexb0000Description
Incredibly colorful individual
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Diglyphus beginiObserver
jeongyooDescription
On a burdock leaf. Host-feeding on a leaf miner.
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Genus PellenesObserver
mhedinDescription
open, small rock habitats at/above treeline
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Genus TachysphexObserver
mjplagensDescription
at floral glands of Euphorbia pediculifera
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stevejonesDescription
Presumed to have emerged from e-polycarpa-tubular-gall; male?
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Whitefly Parasitic Wasps (Genus Eretmocerus)Observer
stevejonesDescription
Small wasp, body about 1 mm in length; found in samples of Euphorbia polycarpa tubular galls, but not known if it's associated with the galls.
See also this observation.
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Whitefly Parasitic Wasps (Genus Eretmocerus)Observer
stevejonesDescription
Small insect, not much more than a millimeter. Very active. Short discussion here.
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Sonoran Bumble Bee (Bombus sonorus)Observer
wings2Description
I believe it may be the Black and Gold or Sonoran, but these have 3 yellow stripes on the abdomen.
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Krockow's Thief Ant (Solenopsis krockowi)Observer
froggy143Description
Species is mostly a guess.
Workers where crowded around a nest opening with a few males. This species had preformed nuptial flights that night.
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tristanmcknightDescription
Got a decent series of this Beameromyia below Marshall Gulch on Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina mountains. Saw one displaying by bouncing in the air, the others were found by sweeping shin-high grasses or on twigs. I think they key out to B. occidentis in Martin 1957 (especially with the male showing the “C” shape). Interesting how this species has an apical swelling and upturn on the abdomen (especially visible in the male) kinda like Leptopteromyia. Specimens in collection (ethanol and pinned).
Male here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126921309
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Habronattus tarsalisObserver
mhedinDescription
narrow edge of salt marsh, salt-encrusted soils + sparse saltgrass
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mjplagensDescription
Reared from larva of Melipotini moth:
Host: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89275397
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Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera)Observer
kenkneidelDescription
total length 11.5 mm
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Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)Observer
wolf044Place
Missing LocationDescription
A breeding pair with 4 eggs. Captured prey including a mouse and a skink.
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Purslane Sawfly (Schizocerella pilicornis)Observer
pfau_tarletonDescription
Male (bifurcated antennae) Observed on, yes, purslane.
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Barrel Cactus Longhorn (Svastra duplocincta)Observer
mjplagensDescription
Several hundred clinging to the upper stems of an isolated brittle bush. I count 43 here and there were 7 other similar clusters.
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Tropical Plushback (Palpada furcata)Observer
juliestrombergDescription
On Coreopsis. Spaces of Opportunity gardens
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Schaeffer's Carpenter Ant (Camponotus schaefferi)Observer
froggy143Description
Elevation was around 5,700 feet (around 1,700 meters), they nested in an oak tree around 8-10 feet up between the live and dead wood of a branch. (Host tree here)
Workers moved jerkily and were shy, but not as fast or skittish as I expected.
Wasn't expecting to see these here!
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Moth Flies (Subfamily Psychodinae)Observer
ameedsDescription
Collected from compost.
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kschneiDescription
Found under rock and collected, 1.0 mm, maybe Erythraeinae? Also posted to BG here:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1938918
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Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)Observer
reaglephotoDescription
Seen at the Zoo, not a captive bird, just an opportunist
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Monterey Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii ssp. eschscholtzii)Observer
sullivanribbitDescription
A big one.
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Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)Observer
aguilitaDescription
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
13 December 2020
Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center
Denton, Denton County, Texas
On a cold and drizzly day observed eating the blue-black ripened berries of the Quihoui Privet (Ligustrum quihoui)...
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Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)Observer
reaglephotoDescription
Photo credit: Rodrigo Izquierdo
www.reaglephotography.com
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Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)Observer
mjplagensDescription
This observation is for the lower bird. The first has been been submitted as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59916226
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Small Grass Fly (Lonchoptera bifurcata)Observer
spencerpoteDescription
from sweeping low grasses
