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