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