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