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Ohio River Prawn (Macrobrachium ohione)Observer
kspragueDescription
Although now in a captive situation, I believe this animal is a Texas native that came in with our native plants (from Houston and Dallas, wild collected in various areas in East and SE TX).
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Green Algae (Phylum Chlorophyta)Observer
kspragueDescription
A bloom of this organism was found in a 70F mammal pool (water chemistry available if needed!) - sorry for poor photo quality, but in life each individual was slowly rotating/tumbling while being observed under the scope. 40x.
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
kspragueDescription
Sweet smelling flowers - not sure if native or ornamental
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Obscure Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca obscura)Observer
kspragueDescription
Apologies for the poor smashed creature, it was run over but I had to know what species it was!
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Skimmers (Family Libellulidae)Observer
kspragueDescription
Saddlebags, perhaps?
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Genus PlatydemusObserver
kspragueDescription
Sitting on the lid of a specimen bottle (1” in diameter). Cream lateral stripe along the body, underside a cream color. Very active when released and keen to get under leaf litter. No idea if this is the correct ID.
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Rosinweeds (Genus Silphium)Observer
kspragueDescription
I’m not too sure about the genus - plant is around 8’ tall with very sandpapery leaves.
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Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides cresphontes)Observer
kspragueDescription
On Tropical Milkweed
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Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)Observer
kspragueDescription
On Bacopa caroliniana
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Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp (Chalybion californicum)Observer
kspragueDescription
Found dead on the sidewalk. About 2cm in length; stunning blue iridescence.
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Needham's Skimmer (Libellula needhami)Observer
kspragueDescription
Apologies for poor photo
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Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)Observer
kspragueDescription
Found dead on sidewalk.
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Whitman's Jumping Spider (Phidippus whitmani)Observer
kspragueDescription
Tiny spider, sorry for blurry photos
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Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)Observer
kspragueDescription
Photos taken 24hrs apart.
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Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)Observer
kspragueDescription
Feeding on Aristolochia
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Twin-flagged Jumping Spider (Anasaitis canosus)Observer
kspragueDescription
Apologies for the terrible iPhone photo
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Parkinsonia Horse-fly Carpenter (Xylocopa tabaniformis ssp. parkinsoniae)Observer
kspragueDescription
Found deceased
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Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees (Genus Megachile)Observer
kspragueDescription
Female foraging on Silphium.
