Käyttäjän cindydarnell tunnistukset

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

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.)

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.