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March 2007
Durham, NC 3/31/07
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| Green Six-spotted Tiger Beetle, Durham, 3/31/07 | Northern Cricket Frog, Durham, 3/31/07. | Northern Cricket Frog, Durham, 3/31/07. | Ground beetle, Durham, NC, 3/31/07 |
Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC 3/31/07
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| Mystery dragonfly, Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC | Orb weaver (Mangora placida), Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC |
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC 3/30/07
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| I think these are flower flies. Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 | Orb weaver (probably Mangora genus), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 | Male Falcate Orangetip, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 | Flower fly (Toxomerus marginatus), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 | Megachilid bee, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 |
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| Mystery dragonfly, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 | Dance Fly (family Empididae), Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 | Lancet Clubtail, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 | Young adult Blue Corporal, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 |
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| Mayfly, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/30/07 |
Lake Crabtree County Park, Wake County, NC 3/27/07
These photos were taken by Karl D. Gottschalk.
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| Eastern Tailed Blue, Lake Crabtree County Park, Wake County, NC, 3/27/07 | Green Anole, Lake Crabtree County Park, Wake County, NC, 3/27/07 | Millipede, Lake Crabtree County Park, Wake County, NC, 3/27/07 |
Indian Creek Wildlife Observation Trail, Chatham County, NC 3/25/07
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| Common Shore Tiger Beetle, Indian Creek Wildlife Observation Trail, Chatham County, NC, 3/25/07 | Falcate Orangetip, Indian Creek Wildlife Observation Trail, Chatham County, NC, 3/25/07. Note the plant it's visiting, with its white flower and spade-shaped leaves. | Whirligig Beetle, Jordan Lake, Chatham County, NC, 3/25/07. There were about a hundred such beetles in a group on the lake near the shore. | Orchard Spider, Indian Creek Wildlife Observation Trail, Chatham County, NC, 3/25/07 |
Occoneechee Mountain Natural Area, Orange County, NC 3/24/07
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| Adult male Eastern Fence Lizard, Occoneechee Mountain Natural Area, Orange County, NC, 3/24/07. This lizard was actually more vertical than horizontal, standing at the base of a pine tree. Note the characteristic breeding male blue belly. |
Durham, NC 3/21/07
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| Red-banded Hairstreak, Durham, NC 3/21/07 | Red-banded Hairstreak, Durham, NC 3/21/07, later that day and half a mile away. |
Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC 3/20/07
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| Red-eared Sliders, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 3/20/07 |
Duke Forest, Korstian Division, Orange County, NC 3/15/07
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| Eyed Toad Bug, Duke Forest, Korstian Division, Orange County, NC, 3/15/07 | Bess Beetle, Duke Forest, Korstian Division, Orange County, NC, 3/15/07 | Large Bee Fly, Duke Forest, Korstian Division, Orange County, NC, 3/15/07 | Solitary bee (Andrenidae family), Duke Forest, Korstian Division, Orange County, NC, 3/15/07. Note all those pollen-gathering hairs! |
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC 3/14/07
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| Juvenal's Duskywing, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/14/07 | Question Mark, Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 3/14/07. You can see the white "question mark" pattern in the middle of the hind wing (actually, a backwards "c" and a dot under it). You can also see the dorsal side pattern of the wings in the picture on the right because the butterfly opened its wings. | |
Eno River State Park, Orange and Durham Counties, 3/13/07
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| Tachinid Fly, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, 3/13/07 | Another Tachinid Fly, same general area | Spring Azure, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, 3/13/07 | River Cooter, Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road access, Orange County, NC, 3/13/07. Here you can see the feet in detail. |
Durham, NC 3/9/07
It was a real treat to see hundreds of plasterer bees finding their way to new nests, all in holes in the ground under the same patch of mulch along a walking path.
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| Ground Beetle (genus Bembidion). This copper-colored beetle was about ¼ inch long. Durham, NC | Plasterer Bee (Colletes thoracicus), Durham, NC, 3/9/07. This bee wandered onto the asphalt path, apparently unable to fly because of what seemed to be clay on its thorax. |
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| Mystery worm, Durham, NC, 3/9/07. It moved by alternately moving its head and tail together and apart. | |