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| Venus Fly Trap, Carolina Beach State Park, 10/12/06 | Venus Fly Trap, Carolina Beach State Park, 12/20/06 | Beach at Snow's Cut, 1/7/08 | Seaweed-covered stump at Snow's Cut beach | Seaweed on sand, Snow's Cut beach |
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Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC
This park is located on Pleasure Island, just south of Snow's Cut, which separates Wilmington and its near southern suburbs from Carolina Beach. To visit the state park's website, go to Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC
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| Venus Fly Trap, Carolina Beach State Park, 10/12/06 | Venus Fly Trap, Carolina Beach State Park, 12/20/06 | Beach at Snow's Cut, 1/7/08 | Seaweed-covered stump at Snow's Cut beach | Seaweed on sand, Snow's Cut beach |
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| Whitish tiger beetle (Cicindela gratiosa), Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC, 6/23/06. Although these beetles were numerous that day in the heart of CBSP, I'd never seen them there (or anywhere else) before. They have been sighted in just a few counties in southern North Carolina. ID thanks to Patrick Coin of Durham, NC. | Southern Bee Killer (Mallophora orcina, subfamily Asilinae), Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC, 10/12/06. At first it looked like a big bumblebee: what a surprise to see those fly eyes! | Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina), Carolina Beach State Park, NC, 10/13/06 | Adult female Little Blue Dragonlet, seen at Carolina Beach State Park on 10/19/05. The park was flooded, apparently by Hurricane Ophelia in September, which may have brought the many dragonflies I saw there. | Wharf Crab (Sesarma cinereum), Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC, 12/12/05. Thanks to Garrett Herth for ID. |
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| Sleepy Orange, Carolina Beach SP, New Hanover County, NC, 9/27/03. Stage II. | Sleepy Orange, Carolina Beach SP, New Hanover County, NC, 11/13/03. Stage IV. | American Snout, Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC 11/13/03. This Snout relied mainly on camouflage for defense, resting its "snout" and antennae on this twig. This was an unusual discovery, not simply because Snouts are uncommon here in NC, but because butterflies are rarely found in this park (as are fauna in general). | Red-banded Hairstreak, Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC, 4/28/05. This butterfly landed next to a pine needle and twisted its wing temporarily against it, but quickly took off anyway. | Cedar Waxwings, Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC, 12/20/06. These were just a few of maybe 100. |
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