cindydarnell's Identifications
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Rough Earthsnake (Virginia striatula)Observer
mamarciniakDescription
Baby Snake
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Red-footed Cannibal Fly (Promachus rufipes)Observer
cotinisDescription
I chanced upon this dramatic scene next to a grocery store in Durham NC (USA). The storm water pond next to this place is quite the wildlife hotspot.
Predator: Red-footed Cannibalfly - Promachus rufipes (male)
bugguide.net/node/view/3027
Prey: Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis
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Scudder's Bush Katydids (Genus Scudderia)Observer
cotinisDescription
I found this pretty green katydid in a suburban yard (Durham NC USA) in September 2020.
Bush Katydid - Scudderia species (male)
bugguide.net/node/view/7130
Species-level ID of these requires a good view of the terminal appendages of the male, which I did not get here.
(One frame shows a fairly close lateral view.)
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Ant-mimic Sac Spiders (Genus Castianeira)Observer
luci_lu13Description
My daughter spotted this spider in the street of our neighborhood.
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Green Lacewings (Family Chrysopidae)Observer
davidenriqueDescription
On Abies balsamea.
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Marbled Orbweaver (Araneus marmoreus)Observer
cotinisDescription
This male orb weaver spider was found 14 August 2005 in Wake County, NC (USA). I was going through old files and reprocessed the image.
Marbled Orbweaver - Araneus marmoreus (male, 6-9 mm)
bugguide.net/node/view/2016
Some really annoying highlights due to water/flash cloned and smoothed out.
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