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