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Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)Observer
david220Description
Found on milkweed. Maybe a brood of immature large milkweed bugs?
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Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)Observer
david220Description
Not sure of the taxonomy, but accidentally interrupted her nest building or feeding an existing nest. Caught until I was finished working then let her go with her catch :)
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Spined Micrathena (Micrathena gracilis)Observer
david220Description
Spiky little guy. Seems to have great vision & very skittish with a wide web approx. 8 feet in diameter.
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Bathroom Moth Fly (Clogmia albipunctata)Observer
david220Description
About 7 millimeters across.
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Two-spotted Tree Cricket (Neoxabea bipunctata)Observer
david220Description
Very tiny guy, seems to be car/omnivorous. Would have guessed mantid or grasshopper nymph but neither seem to fit.