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Ant — Reproductive Phase

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An ant that was part of a huge swarm that had gathered on our door. This was at a time of year when newly-developed ants go out to seek their…

Bee Feeding on Burnweed

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Bird Eating Berry

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Bird, Eating Berry (not “Bird-eating Berry”) A bird feasting on the bounty of berries.

Blue Heron Navigating the Ice

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The heron in this picture landed on a mostly-frozen lake. However, the surface of the lake was more slush than ice, so the bird was slipping around and had to…

Bristle Fly

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This particularly ugly fly is a member of the tachinid fly family. It deposits or injects its eggs into a living host insect, which, as the egg develops, eats the…

Butterfly at Supper

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I took this close-up face-to-face portrait in Germany. I believe it is a Tawny Emperor.

Carpenter Bee on Sunflower

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A carpenter bee in the middle of a newly opened sunflower.

Centipede

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Centipedes, with their multitude of legs and other long appendages are scary looking creatures. They move with amazing speed but are not harmful to humans. In fact, since their diet…

Chickadee

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This chickadee was feeding in a bird feeder in the middle of a European winter. It had no fear and was happy to stare me down.  

Contemplative Sparrow

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This sparrow was resting outside my window, begging for me to take its picture.

Corn Tassel Fly on Paper

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These insects are beneficial to humans because they eat corn pollen and thus pollinate corn. Some varieties are predators of aphids, which damage corn. They are not wasps (although they…

Dragonfly on Lotus

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This dragonfly or skimmer is a Blue Dasher. It is perched on an open lotus flower. It certainly has a cute face, or so we humans might perceive.

Giant Waterbug (Male) with Eggs

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Giant Waterbug males carry the eggs (laid by the female) on their backs until the eggs hatch. They are very attentive fathers, while the females are off gallivanting around (see…

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle

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These are strikingly handsome beneficial insects. They feed on plant pests and pollen. Their scientific name (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus) includes the (misspelled) “Pennsylvania” because of how the bug was first reported.

Honeybee on a Red Flower

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Honey bee in the center of a flower, collecting nectar and pollen. Look hard at this creature because they are disappearing, along with so many other insects. This is a…

Japanese Joro Spider

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This is probably a species of orb weaver spider but I have not seen such a display of colors on any other spider. A display of colors is often a…

Lacewing

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This is a chrysanthemum lace bug. Note the delicate-looking wings. This insect, at 2-4mm, is fairly small and often hard to see.

Leaf-Footed Bug Nymph on Fruit

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An insect “nymph” is an immature form of insects that develop directly from eggs without going through the pupa or larva stages.

Leisurely Yellowjacket

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This yellowjacket wasp was moving in a leisurely fashion past a flower, probably searching for prey.

Majestic Eagle

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This may look like a painting, but it is a photograph.  

Potter Wasp on a Yellow Flower

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Wasps are carnivores — they eat caterpillars, but they do drink nectar from flowers to quench their thirst and get energy. They are called “potter” wasps because many varieties build…

Puffins Watch the Sunset Above the Arctic Circle

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Note that some of the puffins in this group have their mouths full of fish, probably to feed their growing young. Puffins occupy the same ecological niche in the Arctic…

Sally Lightfoot Crabs

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Sally Lightfoot Crabs, originally identified in the Galapagos Islands, look like a kind of insect, because they are in the same phylum as insects, Arthropoda, that is, animals with an…

Seahorse anchored

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Shield Bug

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It is shaped like a shield. They are also called stinkbugs.

Smiling Frog

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Of course, this frog is not really smiling, though the angle and the shape of the mouth make it look that way. Still, most people who see this photo tend…

Spider Eating an Ant

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An ant falls prey to a spider in its web.

Spider Guarding Its Eggs

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  Spider Protecting Eggs — This spider is guarding its collection of eggs. It basically did not move for at least a week while protecting its future offspring. After the eggs…

Squirrel Sliding Down Pole

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This squirrel was trying to reach the seeds in a bird feeder. It couldn’t quite do it and wound up sliding down a pole like a fireman of old.