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| Bee fly, Fort Fisher Recreational Area, New Hanover County, NC, 6/21/07 | Bee fly, Fort Fisher Recreational Area, New Hanover County, NC, 6/21/07 | Scarab beetle, Fort Fisher Recreational Area, New Hanover County, NC, 6/21/07 | A kind of clearwing moth, Fort Fisher Recreational Area, New Hanover County, NC, 6/21/07 | Willet, Fort Fisher Recreational Area, New Hanover County, NC, 6/21/07 |
Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC 6/23/07
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| Crablike Spiny Orb Weaver, Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC, 6/23/07 | Sand wasps, Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC, 6/23/07. These wasps seemed to be struggling to get into one little hole. | Mystery orb weaver, Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover County, NC, 6/23/07. At first I thought it was an Argiope, but the pattern was completely different. |
Jordan Lake Gameland, Chatham County, NC 6/19/07
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| Horse fly (genus Tabanus, species possibly Superjumentarius), Jordan Lake Gameland, Chatham County, NC, 6/19/07 | Rove beetle, Jordan Lake Gameland, 6/19/07. The foreshortened abdomen was raised in the air. | Casebearer beetle larva, Jordan Lake Gameland, Chatham County, NC, 6/19/07. You can see the little feet on the bottom. | Wolf spider, Jordan Lake Gameland, Chatham County, NC, 6/19/07 | Long-jawed Orb Weaver, Jordan Lake Gameland, Chatham County, NC, 6/19/07 |
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| Female Common Whitetail, Jordan Lake Gameland, Chatham County, NC, 6/19/07 | Long-legged fly, Jordan Lake Gameland, Chatham County, NC, 6/19/07 | Pearl Crescent, Jordan Lake Gameland, Chatham County, NC, 6/19/07 |
Durham, NC 6/17/07
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| Spiny-legged Assassin Bug nymph (Sinea genus), Durham, NC, 6/17/07. This bug was about 3 mm long. | Planthopper nymph, Durham, NC, 6/17/07. This nymph was about 1 mm long. It's mostly facing the camera, with its right eye visible. | Stilt-legged Fly, Durham, NC, 6/17/07. | Tumbling Flower Beetle, Durham, NC, 6/17/07. This beetle was very tiny, maybe 2 or 3 mm long. Here you can't see the head. | Leafhopper (Grapho-cephala genus), Durham, NC, 6/17/07. |
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| Eggs, Durham, NC, 6/17/07. This egg mass, laid on a cattail leaf, was about 6 mm long. See other eggs. | Case-bearer beetle larva, Durham, NC, 6/17/07. You can just barely see the little legs near the bottom. | Robber fly, Durham, NC, 6/17/07 | Scarab beetle, Durham, NC, 6/17/07. | Mosquito larvae, Durham, NC, 6/17/07. This is just a subset of a ball of possibly hundreds of such larvae. |
Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC 6/16/07
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| Shining leaf chafer, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/16/07 | Firefly beetle (possibly Lucidota atra), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/16/07 | Click beetle (Dalopius genus), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/16/07 | Green Bottle Fly, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/16/07 | Lauxaniid fly, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/16/07 |
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| Velvet mite, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/16/07 | Ichneumonid wasp, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/16/07 | Mystery spider, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/16/07. May be a freshly molted wolf spider. |
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC 6/15/07
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| Swamp Milkweed Beetle, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/1507 | Wheel Bug nymph, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/1507 | Leaffooted Bug nymph, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/1507 | Mystery moth, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/1507. This was a very tiny moth, about 3 mm long. | Orb weaver (Neoscona genus), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/1507 |
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| Mystery leafhopper, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/1507 | Dogbane Beetle, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/1507 | Margined Leatherwing, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/1507 | Scarab beetle, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/1507 | Clay-colored Leaf Beetle, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/15/07 |
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| Maybe a Florida Cooter, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 6/1507. This turtle showed up on ridge level, far from the river. It was very large, at least a foot long. See other turtles. |
Lake Crabtree County Park, Wake County, NC 6/12/07
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| Eastern Box Turtle, Lake Crabtree County Park, Wake County, NC, 6/12/07. Photo taken by Karl D. Gottschalk. |
Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC 6/10/07
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| Little Glassywing, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/10/07. Photo taken by Karl D. Gottschalk. See more grass skippers or go to the Butterfly Index. |
Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC 6/9/07
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| Summer-form Question Mark, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/9/07. See more Anglewings or visit the Butterfly Index. | Ebony Jewelwing, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/9/07. See other damselflies. | Crossline Skipper, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/9/07 | Tumbling Flower Beetle, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/9/07. See other beetles. | Net-winged Beetle, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/9/07 |
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| Mystery spider, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC, 6/9/07 |
Durham, NC 6/8/07
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| Fishfly (family Corydalidae), Durham, NC, 6/8/07. See other Megaloptera. | Hangingfly (order Mecoptera), Durham, NC, 6/8/07 |
Durham, NC 6/7/07
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| Mystery spider, Durham, NC, 6/7/07. This spider was about 5 mm including legs. |