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whateverwatcherKuvaus
On Common Pawpaw (195999179).
ID tentative.
This tiny wonder had me 99.999% convinced it was just a speck of scat - until I investigated a little too closely and it took off running!
Did the best I could on photos. It was seriously minute! I was also fighting partial shade which shifted with the breeze. And, of course, my extremely limited photography skills :D
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Suku PodisusHavainnoija
krechols13Kuvaus
I knew we had predatory stink bugs in the pollinator garden, but I hadn't ever seen one in the middle of predation before! It was sucking the life out of a Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle grub. (This scene took place on potted milkweed.) A separate observation for the grub can be found here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178872340
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Pesukarhu (Procyon lotor)Havainnoija
brinkbird65Kuvaus
I watched this raccoon running across the lawn and enter the garbage can, then I patiently waited for it to appear at the opening to leave.
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Theridula opulentaHavainnoija
whateverwatcherKuvaus
Such a cutie! Spotted on the underside of a grapevine leaf.
So shiny that I could make out my reflection in some of the photos 🤣
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Vesiäiset (Heimo Hydrophilidae)Havainnoija
danstiverKuvaus
Tiny larva found in pond with its abdomen sticking to the water’s surface
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Suku LipaphisHavainnoija
dgoebelKuvaus
Possible non native garlic mustard aphid. Near base of American elm and spice bush. About 100 feet from opening on trail.
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Toxomerus marginatusHavainnoija
ildikorabKuvaus
This calligrapher has such unusual marking, I do not think that I have ever seen one this dark!
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Sepät (Heimo Elateridae)Havainnoija
tonyrdddKuvaus
On seedhead of a grass, Rytidosperma sp.
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Suku AmeniaHavainnoija
pushingupdandelionsKuvaus
Yellow headed like the snail parasite fly but metallic red body
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Trichopoda lanipesHavainnoija
janetwrightKuvaus
Edge of tidal marsh, on Baccharis halimifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137451602.
The fly appeared to be doing a display, particularly raising the tip of its abdomen.
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Mastophora stoweiHavainnoija
whateverwatcherKuvaus
Not sure which one. Maybe M. bisaccata or M. stowei?
So incredibly excited when I found this on the underside of an Eastern Redbud (136983754) leaf. I immediately thought it might be a bolas spider. Kept trying not to get my hopes up.
Just had to get this one in & find out for sure.
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Merope tuberHavainnoija
liriodenKuvaus
Female. Found at base of Moth sheet-UV/MV lighting.
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Phricta spinosaHavainnoija
charliealmeidaKuvaus
Extremely well camouflaged. About 6-7 cm long
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m_whitsonKuvaus
Over 10 years ago, I planted a Japanese Woodland Peony at the edge of my woods. It blooms every couple of years, but usually doesn't set fruit. The blooms are simple and elegant and white. It's the fruit and seeds that are wildly colored. This fruit is old, but the inside would have been brilliant red right after it opened. Bright contrasting colors associated with fruit, like red and blue, are often an adaptation to attract birds for dispersal. The method used by this peony is particularly interesting because the red "bait" structures are unfertilized ovules. Viable seeds are blue.
Most plants trying to lure birds into dispersing their naked seeds use arils (often an expanded placenta) or simply colorful patterns on the seeds to encourage the birds. Peony fruit, with their mix of colorful ovules and seeds, are odd.
There actually aren't many studies on seed dispersal in peonies, and while the color and structure of the fruits and seeds suggest bird dispersal, so far, there is little evidence that birds play a major role in peony seed dispersal.
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keimwjKuvaus
20 Aug 2022.
Bucks County Audubon Society at Honey Hollow, Bucks Co, PA.
Found on Carya cordiformis.
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Macrosiphum liliiHavainnoija
m_whitsonKuvaus
I get these fancy little aphids on my tiger lilies most years, usually late in the summer when the plants are starting to senesce anyway.
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Leptodictya planaHavainnoija
boggsosuKuvaus
Grass lace bug collected on ‘Little Bunny’ dwarf fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides, family Poaceae). Shown on a Miscanthus sp. blade in support of photo quality.
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Perhoset (Lahko Lepidoptera)Havainnoija
rednatKuvaus
Small moth with transparent wings
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Dicromantispa sayiHavainnoija
chisaleKuvaus
Drawn to lights shortly after sunset
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ivanmunksKuvaus
in 3 different unopened Asclepias syriaca flowers (the rest of the umbels that these flowers were on opened normally). These are the same larvae that @kemper found on Asclepias here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122508469
I've observed these larvae in the past, but not directly inside of unopened milkweed flowers. For my research I place satin bags over milkweed umbels to ensure I can collect the next day, and these larvae often show up in the bags the next morning, sometimes in large numbers (up to ~50). They also jump. Because of this, I'm doubtful that the unopened flowers they are in are actually galls, especially since the larvae seem to move quite freely in and out of them. See here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84974673
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Suku RipiphorusHavainnoija
whateverwatcherKuvaus
Had trouble getting a good view of this, but I'm glad that I persevered. When I finally did get a good look, I knew at once what it was and what she was up to. That flower head is now loaded with little hitchhikers.
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biogeo52Kuvaus
In Acroceridae, ‘Small-headed’ flies. High elevation Appalachian species, parasitic on trap door spiders. On Rubus canadensis, 5,260 ft elevation.
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Yläheimo MuscoideaHavainnoija
joemdoKuvaus
Fungus gnat being subdued?
Mostly looking for insects. Observations from this area: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.781655655652138&nelng=-80.31088901752234&on=2022-04-03&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&swlat=25.776342059777495&swlng=-80.33357454677905&user_id=joemdo
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cocokittyKuvaus
Found on Diastrophus nebulosus gall.
Looks similar to https://bugguide.net/node/view/386755/bgimage
