See also April 2006 photos, May 2006 photos, June 2006 photos and July 2006 photos.
Durham, NC 8/30/06 (mostly)
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| Garden Spider, Durham, NC, 8/30/06 | Barn Spider (Araneus genus), Durham, NC, 8/30/06 | Orchard Spider, Durham, NC, 8/30/06 | Leaffooted Bug, Durham, NC, 8/30/06 | Stilt Bug, Durham, NC, 8/30/06 |
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| Cricket, Durham, NC, 8/30/06 | Yellow-collared Scape Moth, Durham, NC, 8/30/06 | Grasshopper, Durham, NC, 8/30/06 | Red-banded Hairstreak, Durham, NC, 8/30/06 | Ichneumonid Wasp, Durham, 8/28/06. Very likely the same species as the wasp on the left. |
NC Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC 8/28/06
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| NC Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 8/28/06 | NC Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 8/28/06 | Wheel Bug, NC Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 8/28/06 | Eremnophila aureonotata, NC Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 8/28/06 | Sawfly, NC Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 8/28/06 |
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| Tachinid Fly, NC Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 8/28/06 | |
Duke University: Al Buehler Trail and Duke Forest (Gate 12), Durham, NC 8/23/06
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| Robber Fly with hornet prey, Duke Forest, Gate 12, Durham, 8/23/06 | Same Robber Fly and hornet: note the hornet's stinger. | Northern Cloudywing, Duke Forest, Gate 12, Durham, 8/23/06 | Long-legged Fly with bee, Al Buehler Trail, Duke University, Durham, 8/23/06 | Blue Swede, a European transplant domestic breed, Al Buehler Trail, Duke University, Durham, 8/23/06 |
Durham, NC 8/2106
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| Gea heptagon, Durham, NC, 8/21/06 | Stink bug, Durham, NC, 8/21/06. Looks sort of like a Spined Soldier Bug, but perhaps somewhat emaciated. The swamp habitat seems to change the appearance of stink bugs. | Toxomerus genus flower flies, Durham, NC, 8/21/06 | ||
Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC 8/19/06
Outdoors at the Museum
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| Female Eastern Amberwing, in obelisk position, in the grass beside the Quarry Trail, Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC, 8/19/06 | Black Rat Snake, Quarry Trail, Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC, 8/19/06. This snake remained motionless in this position while keeping on eye on me. | Southern Broken-dash, just outside Magic Wings Butterfly House, Museum of Life & Science, Durham, NC, 8/19/06 | Spicebush Swallowtail, out front at the Museum of Life & Science, Durham, NC, 8/19/06 |
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| Bee, out front at the Museum of Life & Science, Durham, NC, 8/19/06 | |
Magic Wings Butterfly House
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| Blue Morpho, Magic Wings Butterfly House, Museum of Life & Science, Durham, NC, 8/19/06 | Mystery Heliconian, Magic Wings Butterfly House, Museum of Life & Science, Durham, NC, 8/19/06 | Postman, Magic Wings Butterfly House, Museum of Life & Science, Durham, NC, 8/19/06 | Nymphalid butterfly, Magic Wings Butterfly House, Museum of Life & Science, Durham, NC, 8/19/06 | Mystery heliconian, Magic Wings Butterfly House, Museum of Life & Science, Durham, NC, 8/19/06 | Tropical anglewing? Magic Wings Butterfly House, Museum of Life & Science, Durham, NC, 8/19/06 |
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| Banded Orange, Magic Wings Butterfly House, Museum of Life & Science, Durham, NC, 8/19/06 | ||
Johnston Mill, Orange County, NC 8/18/06
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| Arrow-shaped Micrathena (Micrathena sagittata), Johnston Mill, Orange County, NC, 8/18/06 | Cricket, Johnston Mill, Orange County, NC, 8/18/06 | Spider, Johnston Mill, Orange County, NC, 8/18/06 | Spider, Johnston Mill, Orange County, NC, 8/18/06 |
North Carolina Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC 8/17/06
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| Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, NC Botanical Garden, 8/17/06. Surprising brownish color! | Snowberry Clearwing Moth, NC Botanical Garden, 8/17/06. | Wolf spider (Lycosa helluo), NC Botanical Garden, 8/17/06. | Bee, NC Botanical Garden, 8/17/06. | Southern Broken-Dash, NC Botanical Garden, 8/17/06. |
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| Milkweed bug (species unknown), NC Botanical Garden, 8/17/06. | Same bug, NC Botanical Garden, 8/17/06. | Grasshopper, NC Botanical Garden, 8/17/06. |
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC 8/13/06
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| Jumping spider, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 8/13/06 | Pelecinid Wasp, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 8/13/06 | Orchard Spider, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 8/13/06 | Maybe a setwing, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 8/13/06 | Spined Micrathena, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 8/13/06 |
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| Nursery Web Spider, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 8/13/06 |
Occoneechee Mountain Natural Area 8/12/06
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| Mating Halloween Pennants, Occoneechee Mountain, Orange County, NC, 8/12/06. See other dragonflies. | Pearl Crescent, Occoneechee Mountain, Orange County, NC, 8/12/06 | Green-margined Tiger Beetle (Epicauta pestifera),Occoneechee Mountain, Orange County, NC, 8/12/06 | Robber fly, Occoneechee Mountain, Orange County, NC, 8/12/06 | Margined Blister Beetle (Epicauta pestifer, family Meloidea), Occoneechee Mountain, Orange County, NC, 8/12/06. ID thanks to Lynette Schimming. |
Durham, NC 8/11/06
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| Thread-legged bug, Durham, 8/11/06. Taken at night. | Leafhopper (Gyponana cacumina, subfamily Gyponinae), Durham, 8/11/06. A large leafhopper, about half an inch long. Taken at night. | Beautiful Wood Nymph (Eudryas grata, subfamily Agarastinae), Durham, 8/11/06. Taken at night. See other moths. ID thanks to Bob Moul, confirmed by Marshall (2006), p. 220. | ||
Watauga County (Boone and Blowing Rock), NC 8/7-9/06
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| Praying Mantis, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/9/06. Was eating a Silver-spotted Skipper. | Silver-spotted Skipper, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/9/06 | Dogbane Beetle, Daniel Boone Gardens, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/9/06 | Female Great Spreadwing (Archilestes grandis), Daniel Boone Gardens, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/9/06 | Green Stink Bug nymph, Daniel Boone Gardens, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/9/06 |
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| Male Wood Duck, non-breeding plumage, i.e., "in eclipse," Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | Male Wood Duck, non-breeding plumage, i.e., "in eclipse," Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | Wasp with leafhopper prey, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | Fly (Dialysis genus, Xylophagidae family), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06. ID thanks to Matt Bertone. |
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| Female Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/9/06 | Male Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/9/06 | Monarch, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | Another Monarch, same place and day. | Orange Sulphur, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 |
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| Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona), Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | Flower fly, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | Black-and-white Moth, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | Pipevine Swallowtail, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | Summer Azure, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 |
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| Halictid bee, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | Halictid bee, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | Halictid bee, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | Leafhopper, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | Planthopper nymph, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06. This little hopper was maybe ⅛ inch long. |
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| It was rather large (an inch long), looked like a wolf spider and was acting like a crab spider. Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | Ichneumonid wasp, possibly subfamily Rhyssinae. This wasp's ovipositor was easily six inches long. Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | Female Pearl Crescent, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | This Multi-colored Asian Beetle was trying to take off without success. Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 | Yet another Multi-colored Asian Ladybug Beetle, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 |
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| Grasshopper, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/7/06 | Mystery critter, probably a larva or nymph. | Megachilid bee, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/7/06. Note the pollen collected on the hind legs. | Long-legged fly, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/7/06 | Locust Borer, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/7/06 |
Durham, NC 8/6/06
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| Birch Sawfly (Arge pectoralis, Argidae family), I would guess. Durham, 8/6/06 | Jumping Spider | Female Eastern Pondhawk | Male Eastern Pondhawk | Mystery fly. This fly was hovering and jumped back every time I snapped a picture. Alas, the camera has given it a bad case of un-fixable redeye. |
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| Grasshopper, Durham, 8/6/06 | Least Skipper. There are just a few of them in my neighborhood marsh/swamp these days. | Meliera genus picture-winged fly, Durham, 8/6/06 | Maybe some kind of rhopalid bug, but I'm not betting on it. Durham, 8/6/06. Found in my neighorhood marsh on a cattail leaf. |
Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access 8/5/06
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| Mystery Spider, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC 8/5/06 | Casebearer beetle larva, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC 8/5/06 | Bush Cricket (Phyllopalpus pulchellus, Trigonidiinae subfamily, Trigonidiidae family, Ensifera suborder), Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC 8/5/06 |
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| Banded Tussock Moth caterpillar, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC 8/5/06 | Maybe a Crossline Skipper, Eno River State Park, Orange County, NC 8/5/06 |
Durham, NC 8/1-5/06
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| Thread-legged bug (Emesinae subfamily), Durham, 8/1/06. ID thanks to Lynette E. Schimming. It looks as thought it has forelegs on its head, but that's because most assassin bugs have tiny heads. This photo was taken at night. | Pale Tussock Moth (Halisidota tessellarus, tribe Phaegopterini, subfamily Arctiinae), 8/4/06 | Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis, subfamily Ceratocampinae), Durham, 8/4/06 | Moth, Durham, 8/1/06 (night) | Tortricid Moth, Durham, 8/1/06 (night) |
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| Millipede, Durham, 8/4/06 |
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