Snakes and Snails and Butterfly Scales

My nature blog. I post (what I consider to be) my best photos over at wedontneedfeatherstofly.tumblr.com

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Eastern Red Bat - Lasiurus borealis

Not a bug, but still doesn't need feathers to fly. :p

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Graphocephala versuta ♂♀

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Limonethe maurator ♀

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Chosen Sallow - Psaphida electilis

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Probably Phaonia fuscana ♂

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Leptoglossus oppositus

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Schizocosa sp.  

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Broken-backed Bug - Taylorilygus apicalis

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Fall Cankerworm Moth - Alsophila pometaria ♂

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Firefly larva 

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Seems to be an immature male Hammerjawed Jumper (Zygoballus rufipes)

i don’t think I’ve ever seen one before. He was SO small.

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In honor of the Halloween season, here is a compilation of scary spooky spiders.

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Variegated Fritillary - Euptoieta claudia

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Riley's Clearwing - Synanthedon rileyana

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Toxomerus geminatus maybe?

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Cope’s Gray Treefrog - Hyla chrysoscelis

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Got a brand new camera.

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Carolina Mantis - Stagmomantis carolina ♀