Saturday

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Orchid bee in genus Euglossa (above and left) Orchid bees (Euglossine), j ewels of the forest. Between 2021 and 2023, I spent a lot of time ...
Monday

Lives of Beetles

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Lives of beetles. It is always nice to have photos purchased for publication. And it is especially nice when the book in question is author...
Tuesday

Parasitic Wasps Eat Caterpillar Alive. Humans Destroy Planet.

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This caterpillar has been parasitized by a wasp, and I posted this photo to Instagram some time back, where it was very popular. Here’s wha...
Thursday

The world's most beautiful bees...

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Here's a species of orchid bee (Euglossini) from Costa Rica.  I imagine him sitting alone on his porch sipping a martini after a lon...
Friday

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Bald faced hornet nest (Dolichovespula maculata). Virginia.    I noticed a small hornet nest under an overhang on my house last spring ...
Sunday

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This is a bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) who is not actually a hornet but a wasp.   In my opinion, hornets are  extremely ha...

Mystery caterpillar. Spider mimicry in play?

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Do you see owl-fly larvae,  spiders, or scorpions? I found this caterpillar in the forest about 2 hours from Iquitos, Peru.   What ...
Friday

Three Virginia Salamanders

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Two-lined salamander hunting on a leaf. You can see salamanders at almost any time of year here in Virginia.  But the best time t...

Slime Mold (Protista.)

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Slime mold. About 15mm tall. Slime molds are the 2mm-10mm organisms that city folks hate to see on their mulch.  I only "discove...

The Homing Instinct

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Sandhill crane, (Grus canadensis) Circle B Bar Reserve, Florida.  I took a photo of this sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) ambling alon...
Thursday

Radar Weevil!

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This is the radar weevil:  (Curculio nucum) aka the acorn weevil, and the long snout tells us she is female.    This lovely appendage is ...