bug of the day

It's a bug, every day. Can't get much simpler than that!

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Bug of the Day: Arachtober!

Found this spider sitting not far from a shell of its former self, on the underside of a lilac branch. iNat tentatively id'd it as genus Mimetus.

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Bug of the Day - Arachtober!

This little Dimorphic Jumping Spider (Maevia inclemens) was hanging out at the bug light earlier this month.

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Bug of the Day - Arachtober!

Found this small spider hiding under an oak leaf during a rainstorm. It appears to be a type of running crab spider (Philodromidae family).

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Bug of the Day - Arachtober!

I would be lying if I said I was not startled upon discovering this huuuuuge dark fishing spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus) on top of my composting bin while walking around my yard in the wee hours last August...I might even have emitted a large yelp lol

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Bug of the Day - Arachtober

Was out checking my bug light the other night because it was ridiculously warm during the day (80'F in October!). Unfortunately the moon was too bright for the bug lights to be active, but I did find this cute little sheetweb spider (Pityohyphantes sp.) on a shrub on the side of my house.

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Bug of the Day: Arachtober!

HAPPY ARACHTOBER!!! Please enjoy this adorable long grrl, who has acquired a large and rather gooey caterpillar dinner. Likely genus Tetragnatha.

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Bug of the Day

Found this walnut caterpillar in the driveway, it was not in great condition so I gave it its Glamour Shots session and let it go by a small walnut sapling in my yard. The next day, in the same driveway spot, there were at least 5 more of them. They probably all came from the same nearby walnut tree.

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Bug of the Day

Yes, even mosquitoes can be cool, or even *pretty*. This is Uranotaenia sapphirina, and it's so inconsequential, it does not really have a common name. iNaturalist calls it "sapphire-striped mosquito" so let's go with that!

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Bug of the Day

The evening primroses are in bloom, and that means it's time to religiously check them for primrose moths (Schinia florida)! I have found quite a few this year, which is odd for my yard, maybe it's because the spring was so wet.

I know this picture is screaming PINK MOTH but trust me, they blend into the foliage this time of year.

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Bug of the Day

They are eating my persimmon tree, and I am letting them...

Red-humped Caterpillar Moth (Oedemasia concinna)

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Bug of the Day

Is not stick

Is not walking stick

Is not stick bug

Is bug tho

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Bug of the Day

It's National Moth Week, and I am living my best life ;-)

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Frug of the Day

Frog Uber.

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Bug of the Day

Me too, moth, me too...

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Waiting in line for something...

Three pairs of the latest Air Jordans?

Noah Kahan tix?

A water slide but the bottom is filled with dead bugs to eat?

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Bug of the Day

MAGNIFICENT CHONKBEAST

(laurel sphinx, Sphinx kalmiae)

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Bug of the Day

Psst! This click beetle has a secret it wants to tell you...