Entomology

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Honduras, June 2023

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Momma pushed em out of the house early. There were a lot of them moving in the same direction. I hope they made it!

Utila, Honduras, July 2022

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Three species (that I know of) in this photo--Argynnis aphrodite, Boloria bellona, and Argynnis cybele. The toad is an American toad.

Pennslyvania, July 2023

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I realize this wont be the highest quality image in this community but as a total amateur who knows nothing of insects, I got excited seeing this little ant dutifully dragging a dead centipede(?) across my garden bed as I was weeding.

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This is one of my favorite observations from this summer--a tailless whip scorpion with tiny jelly beans. She was really fiesty, with good reason! We shoo'd her out of the road, much to her displeasure, so scooters wouldn't run her over.

Utila, Honduras

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All of Orthoptera (grasshoppers, katydids, crickets, etc) were tolerant of my photography shenanigans during a hike the other day. These in particular (Roeseliana roeselii) were just stunning!

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Spent some time looking for what specific bumblebee, digger bee, or carpenter bee this might be. Couldn't figure it out.

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An old photo of mine... I don't remember how I managed to spot this.

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I didn't even notice the baby on the back when I was photographing this scorpion. Absolutely adorable. Utila, Honduras.

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Gene Simmons has nothing on these gals. Possibly Eucera spurcatipes?

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Not sure which is longer, the name or the bug.

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