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Dingo (Canis familiaris ssp. dingo)Observer
alexedwardsDescription
Plenty of tracks about. Trying to determine if these are fox or dingo?
Sorry about my foot. I need to start carrying a ruler... or banana.
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Volutine Stoneyian Tabanid Fly (Stonemyia velutina)Observer
chloe_and_trevorDescription
A little story about this fly: https://dipterists.org/assets/PDF/flytimes071.pdf
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Blister Beetles (Family Meloidae)Observer
ashley_bradfordDescription
I didn't notice these hitchhikers at the time I photographed the bee, and even when I opened the photo on my computer, I spent some time staring at this bee, trying to make this jumbled mess of orange "limbs" make anatomical sense - before I realized they are some kind of orange creatures themselves. Now I'm very curious what they are and what they're up to.
... Ok, I think I found the answer:
https://www.honeybeesuite.com/triungulins-a-hitchhiker-riding-a-bee/
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Longhorn Beetles (Family Cerambycidae)Observer
cholmesphotoDescription
Beetle larval tracks on a Hackberry tree (Celtis sp.) tree.
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joshuacdeDescription
Cool insect with oddly shaped thorax. Perched on Fallugia
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Domestic Cat (Felis catus)Observer
bio_alchemistDescription
Spotted on the way to work one morning!
This was in an Industrial area and had no Collar. So I'm not sure if it was feral or someones pet.
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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
tysmithDescription
Very sad photo that I forgot to add after our last Highland trip. Crazy Coyote Tree... Weird how people are...
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Mountain Cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii)Observer
twillrichardsonDescription
Drama. These guys all normally get along pretty well, but here a squirrel decided to start something and nearly got kicked in the head as reward. Moments later they were back to munching sunflower seeds side-by-side again.
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Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)Observer
pmmcnaturalist1Description
Lady Beetle on the nose of a northern elephant seal
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Western Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana ssp. elegans)Observer
dmreevesDescription
Photo Credit: Rod Colvin/USFWS Volunteer
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Yellow Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia flava)Observer
seigmondDescription
Yellow Pitcher Plant Sarracenia flava at the Joesph Pines Preserve, Sussex County, Virginia
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Pink Sundew (Drosera capillaris)Observer
allenbeldenDescription
Identified by Zach Bradford.
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Black Oil Beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus)Observer
naturalist58198Description
Юго-восточный склон горы Змейка
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Lytta cyanipennisObserver
johndreynoldsDescription
Junction Sheep Range Provincial Park, BC, Canada
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Buttercup Oil Beetle (Meloe americanus)Observer
kenkneidelDescription
male, body 17 mm
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Subgenus MeloeObserver
nancyellivcDescription
Length close to an inch/2.5 cm.
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Tribe DexiiniObserver
argybeeDescription
Always facing downwards on large tree trunks. Some have almost normal legs and some have ridiculously long ones.. dimorphism?
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Two-Speckled Cuckoo Spider Wasp (Ceropales bipunctata)Observer
stubirdnbDescription
Male foraging and displaying among Lamb's-Quarters Chenopodium album on coastal sand dune.
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Galerita bicolorObserver
bug_ericDescription
Attracted to blacklight at night, or found prowling, July 13-14, 2021. Some specimens brought home for photography....Habitat is prairie bordered by woodland, but surrounded by farmland. Cyclocephala sp. masked chafers were overwhelmingly abundant. With Heidi Eaton, so some duplicate observations.
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Genus SminthurinusObserver
beeworldlyDescription
Posted on Bug Guide: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2033727
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Red-footed Cannibal Fly (Promachus rufipes)Observer
d2bDescription
Gupton Wetlands
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Oulema sayiObserver
allenbeldenDescription
Several seen in forested wetland habitat with Commelina virginica.
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Dogbane Leaf Beetle (Chrysochus auratus)Observer
watercoloristDescription
on dogbane
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Yellow-banded Underwing (Catocala cerogama)Observer
silaseckhardtDescription
Raised from a caterpillar found on American Basswood and Humpback Rocks in Shenandoah Nat. park.
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Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)Observer
silaseckhardtDescription
Found after hard rain, but rain or no rain I found them by the millions, munching on leaves, buds, or drinking from flowers of the milkweed plants all along the golf course at Oglebay resort, where I went for a family vacation. I also found them sitting on other plants nearby stands of milkweed. I found them mating a lot, though I never got to see the females lay eggs.
