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Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC 11/27/07
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| Spirobolid Millipede | Bess Beetle | Possibly a Dark Fishing Spider |
NC Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC 11/21/07
Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC 11/21/07
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| Yucca Plant Bug (Halticotoma valida), on agave plant at NC Botanical Garden, 11/21/07 | Bowl and Doily Spider, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, 11/21/07 |
Durham, NC 11/20/07
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| Wheel Bug | Red-spotted Ant Mimic | Leafhopper (Jikradia olitoria, subfamily Coelidiinae) |
Durham, NC 11/18/07
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| Boxelder Bug | Yup, this is what a Marbled Salamander really looks like when you run across one outside: all covered with slivers of rotting log, dirt, maybe some sticks and pine needles. | Flower fly (Helophilus fasciatus) |
Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC 11/14/07
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| Stink Bug (Brochymena genus; arborea is the most common species) | Multi-colored Asian Ladybug Beetle with prey | This might be a House Spider, but ID is uncertain. | Differential Grasshopper | Spider egg sac, appears to be that of a member of the Argiope genus. |
Southern Village path, Orange County, NC 11/13/07
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| Flower fly (Toxomerus marginatus) | Multi-colored Asian Ladybug Beetle. The spots take awhile to come out on a recent metamorph. | These winged Yellow Ants came up out of the ground, crawled up plants in this meadow and flew into the air. | Although Yellow Ant workers are yellowish, the prospective queens are chestnut brown. |
Durham, NC 11/9/07 (local swamp/marsh)
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| Millipede, Polydesmida order. At first glance, it looks like a centipede, though. | Mirid bug nymph, Durham, NC, 11/9/07. Confirmed by Eric R. Eaton. | Marsh fly |
North River Park, Greenville, Pitt County, NC 11/8/07
There were at least six Variegated Fritillaries in the southernmost power line cut, just north of the Tar River.
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| Aphids | Variegated Fritillary | Variegated Fritillary, photo by Karl D. Gottschalk |
Goose Creek State Park, Beaufort County, NC 11/7/07
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| March fly, Goose Creek State Park, Beaufort County, NC, 11/7/07 | Seed bug (Largus genus). | Maybe a march fly | Celery Webworm Moth | Oil Beetle (Meloe genus, Meloidae family, Tenebrionoidea superfamily) |
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| Hornet | Downy Woodpecker | Yellow-rumped Warbler |
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| Orange Sulphur |
Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Orange County, NC 11/3/07
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| Crane fly (subfamily Tipulinae) | Centipede | Beetle grub (probably a scarab beetle) |
Durham, NC 11/1/07
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| Ground spider (Gnaphosidae family), possibly Micaria genus | Wheel Bug with Bumblebee prey. Note the bug's long red beak. | Question Mark. Note the purple borders on the wings, a characteristic only seen in the cooler months. | Female Checkered skipper |
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