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