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Powdered Fringe Lichen (Heterodermia speciosa), family Physciaceae

November 2024

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Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), family Anatidae

April 2025

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Compsapoderus erythropterus, family Attelabidae

June 2025

he's very polite

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Siberian Larch (Larix sibirica), family Pinaceae

August 2025

its resin actually makes a great chewing gum

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Unidentifiable (at least by me) little babies

June and July 2025

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Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis), female laying eggs, taken October 31, 2025, in Georgia, US

A hardworking ladybug mother laying eggs on the bark of a tree! It's pretty late in the season to be laying eggs, but ladybugs hardly stop for the cold. Even now, in the rapidly cooling weather, there are ladybug larvae and fresh adults roaming around on all surfaces. This species is actually one of the most prevalent insects right now, out in large numbers along with their favorite prey: aphids. It's not coincidence that their high numbers align with aphid season, and they're certainly not the only aphid-eaters to do it, either. Plenty of predators capitalize on the aphid explosion to grow quick before winter hits—it's just the brightly-colored ladybugs that are easiest to spot doing so!

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Thought these looked familiar... and yeah, they were!

Have been wondering about them for quite some time