Insects and Spiders
Bare-eyed mimic fly, Mallota bautias
Bare-eyed mimic fly, Mallota bautias
Orange assassin bug
Orange assassin bug
Northern paper wasp on goldenrod
Northern paper wasp on goldenrod
Potter’s grass spider
Potter’s grass spider
Squash vine borer
Squash vine borer
Margined calligrapher
Margined calligrapher
Back end of mystery spider
Back end of mystery spider
Eastern carpenter bee on mint flowers
Eastern carpenter bee on mint flowers
Common Eastern bumble bee on dahlia
Common Eastern bumble bee on dahlia
Emerald jumping spider, female
Emerald jumping spider, female
Bumble bee on anise hyssop after the rain
Bumble bee on anise hyssop after the rain
cicada
Cicada
Brown marmorated stink bug nymph
Brown marmorated stink bug nymph
Potter’s grass spider
Potter’s grass spider
Common eastern bumble bee
Common eastern bumble bee
Northern paper wasp
Northern paper wasp
Orchard orb weaver, Leucauge venusta
Orchard orb weaver, Leucauge venusta
Genus Eutreta
Genus Eutreta
Blue skimmer with lunch
Blue skimmer with lunch
Great golden sand digger wasp on eryngium
Great golden sand digger wasp on eryngium
Locust borer
Locust borer on goldenrod
Narcissus bulb fly, Merodon equestris
Narcissus bulb fly, Merodon equestris
Red-banded leafhopper
Red-banded leafhopper
Grape leaf skeletonizer
Grape leaf skeletonizer
Sweat bee on scabiosa
Sweat bee on scabiosa
Thick legged hover fly or common compost fly, Syritta pipiens
Thick legged hover fly or common compost fly, Syritta pipiens
Chinese praying mantis
Chinese praying mantis
Green sweat bee on butterfly weed
Green sweat bee on butterfly weed
Bumblebee after rain
Bumblebee after rain
Common Eastern bumble bee
Common Eastern bumble bee
Asian lady beetle
Asian lady beetle
Alianthus webworm moth
Alianthus webworm moth
Eastern carpenter bee on dahlia
Eastern carpenter bee on dahlia
Milkweed bugs on swamp milkweed
Milkweed bugs on swamp milkweed
Broad-headed sharp shooter
Broad-headed sharp shooter
Fraternal potter wasp
Fraternal potter wasp
Perplexing bumble bee
Perplexing bumble bee
Perplexing bumble bee
Perplexing bumble bee
Green striped sweat bee
Green striped sweat bee
Ambush bug
Ambush bug
Bowl and doily spider
Bowl and doily spider
Great blue skimmer
Great blue skimmer
Differential grasshopper
Differential grasshopper
Emerald jumping spider, female
Emerald jumping spider, female
Green sweat bee on helenium
Green sweat bee on helenium
Broad-headed sharp shooter
Broad-headed sharp shooter
European hornet
European hornet
Green sweat bee on cardinal flower
Green sweat bee on cardinal flower
Orange assassin bug
Orange assassin bug
Honey bee with cleome
Honey bee with cleome
Spined micrathena with lunch
Spined micrathena with lunch
Basilica orb weaver, Mecynogea lemniscata
Basilica orb weaver, Mecynogea lemniscata
Bald faced hornet
Bald faced hornet
Sleeping Common Eastern bumble bee
Sleeping Common Eastern bumble bee
Potter’s grass spider
Potter’s grass spider
Eastern carpenter bee on wild garlic
Eastern carpenter bee on wild garlic
Common Eastern bumble bee on helenium
Common Eastern bumble bee on helenium
Potter’s grass spider
Potter’s grass spider
Honey bee with cleome
Honey bee with cleome
Four-banded stink bug hunter wasp
Four-banded stink bug hunter wasp
European hornet
European hornet
Sweat bee on helenium
Sweat bee on helenium
Orchard orb weaver, Leucauge venusta
Orchard orb weaver, Leucauge venusta
Ligated furrow bee
Ligated furrow bee
Female longhorn bee on sunflower. Note the full scopae (pollen brooms) on her legs.
Female longhorn bee on sunflower. Note the full scopae (pollen brooms) on her legs.
Honey bee on borage
Honey bee on borage
Four-banded stink bug hunter wasp
Four-banded stink bug hunter wasp
Cicada
Cicada
Bumble bee on verbena bonariensis
Common Eastern bumble bee on verbena bonariensis
Painted skimmer
Painted skimmer
Larva of hover fly
Larva of hover fly
Basilica orbweaver
Basilica orbweaver
Scudder’s bush katydid (nymph)
Scudder’s bush katydid (nymph)
European tube wasp
European tube wasp
Juvenile male whitetail
Juvenile male whitetail
Oleander aphids on tropical milkweed
Oleander aphids on tropical milkweed
Alianthus webworm moth
Alianthus webworm moth
Slaty skimmer
Slaty skimmer
Milkweed bugs
Milkweed bugs
Milkweed bug
Milkweed bug
Common Eastern bumble bee on ligularia
Common Eastern bumble bee on ligularia
Differential grasshopper
Differential grasshopper
Potter’s grass spider
Potter’s grass spider
Green sweat bee on helenium
Green sweat bee on helenium
Scudder’s bush katydid (nymph)
Scudder’s bush katydid (nymph)
Common flower fly on zinnia
Common flower fly on zinnia
Female emerald jumping spider
Female emerald jumping spider
Northeastern hammertail
Northeastern hammertail
Ebony jewelwing (?)
Ebony jewelwing (?)
Common Eastern bumble bee on anise hyssop
Common Eastern bumble bee on anise hyssop
White legged damselfly
White legged damselfly