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Coraebus species, u, back, Krugar National Park, South Africa
Coraebus species, u, back, Krugar National Park, South Africa
Coraebus species, u, back, Krugar National Park, South Africa

Well, hmmm, this Coreabus beetle species form Kruger National Park in South Africa, looked better under the scope than when we photographed it. Still, its workable and our only shot. Nice hair pattern. A bup (Buprestid) that is dark and you can just barely make out its glintyness and surface sculpturing.

Well, hmmm, this Coreabus beetle species form Kruger National Park in South Africa, looked better under the scope than when we photographed it. Still, its workable and our only shot. Nice hair pattern. A bup (Buprestid) that is dark and you can just barely make out its glintyness and surface sculpturing.

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Cornus florida, 2 flr.,Dogwood, Howard County, Md,
Cornus florida, 2 flr.,Dogwood, Howard County, Md,
Cornus florida, 2 flr.,Dogwood, Howard County, Md,

The dogwood of the people. Cornus florida. Planted widely. Formerly forming a subcanopy of white in the spring in much of the eastern forests. Then, the Dogwood Anthracnose comes and most of those interior woodland dogwood are now gone and dogwood is largely confined to edges of woodlands or plantings in the open. Specimen and photo by Helen Lowe Metzman.

The dogwood of the people. Cornus florida. Planted widely. Formerly forming a subcanopy of white in the spring in much of the eastern forests. Then, the Dogwood Anthracnose comes and most of those interior woodland dogwood are now gone and dogwood is largely confined to edges of woodlands or plantings in the open. Specimen and photo by Helen Lowe Metzman.

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Cornus florida, Dogwood in bud, Howard County, Md,
Cornus florida, Dogwood in bud, Howard County, Md,
Cornus florida, Dogwood in bud, Howard County, Md,

The dogwood of the people. Cornus florida. Planted widely. Formerly forming a subcanopy of white in the spring in much of the eastern forests. Then, the Dogwood Anthracnose comes and most of those interior woodland dogwood are now gone and dogwood is largely confined to edges of woodlands or plantings in the open. Specimen and photo by Helen Lowe Metzman.

The dogwood of the people. Cornus florida. Planted widely. Formerly forming a subcanopy of white in the spring in much of the eastern forests. Then, the Dogwood Anthracnose comes and most of those interior woodland dogwood are now gone and dogwood is largely confined to edges of woodlands or plantings in the open. Specimen and photo by Helen Lowe Metzman.

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Corydalis flavula, 2, Yellow Corydalis, Howard County, Md,
Corydalis flavula, 2, Yellow Corydalis, Howard County, Md,
Corydalis flavula, 2, Yellow Corydalis, Howard County, Md,

Ah, the dancing curves of Corydalis flavula. A small part of the glory of spring in the Mid-Atlantic states. Picture and specimen from Helen Lowe Metzman from Howard County, Maryland.

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Corydalis flavula, 3, Yellow Corydalis, Howard County, Md,
Corydalis flavula, 3, Yellow Corydalis, Howard County, Md,
Corydalis flavula, 3, Yellow Corydalis, Howard County, Md,

Ah, the dancing curves of Corydalis flavula. A small part of the glory of spring in the Mid-Atlantic states. Picture and specimen from Helen Lowe Metzman from Howard County, Maryland.

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Cosmorrhyncha, m, guts
Cosmorrhyncha, m, guts
Cosmorrhyncha, m, guts

This is a shot of a Tortricid Moth from the Cosmorrhyncha genus ... the genitalia and perhaps the abdomen, though this is not absolutely clear to me. The slide was given to me by John W. Brown from the natural history Museum at the Smithsonian as an experiment to see if I could get a good shot of a slide mounted specimen.

This is a shot of a Tortricid Moth from the Cosmorrhyncha genus ... the genitalia and perhaps the abdomen, though this is not absolutely clear to me. The slide was given to me by John W. Brown from the natural history Museum at the Smithsonian as an experiment to see if I could get a good shot of a slide mounted specimen.

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Crepidodera sp, U, Back1, Maryland, Dorchester County
Crepidodera sp, U, Back1, Maryland, Dorchester County
Crepidodera sp, U, Back1, Maryland, Dorchester County

April, Dorchester County, Maryland, likely off of willow, resting on fish hook tip. Joe Cavey supplied the determination

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Ctenocolletes smaragdinus, f, australia, face
Ctenocolletes smaragdinus, f, australia, face
Ctenocolletes smaragdinus, f, australia, face

Appropriately coming from the latin noun for emerald, comes this large lovely from western Australia.

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Cunila origanoides 2, American Dittany, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman
Cunila origanoides 2, American Dittany, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman
Cunila origanoides 2, American Dittany, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman

A native plant associated with dry rocky areas...usually intermixed with woodlands. As a mint it probably is a reasonable bee plant as an obscure, small plant it probably hasn't been looked at that much. Classic native mint used in all sorts of teas and infusions. Photo and specimen by Helen Low Metzman, Howard County, MD.

A native plant associated with dry rocky areas...usually intermixed with woodlands. As a mint it probably is a reasonable bee plant as an obscure, small plant it probably hasn't been looked at that much. Classic native mint used in all sorts of teas and infusions. Photo and specimen by Helen Low Metzman, Howard County, MD.

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Cuterebra fontinella, mouse bot fly, side
Cuterebra fontinella, mouse bot fly, side
Cuterebra fontinella, mouse bot fly, side

Ironically, after posting a picture of a dead white footed mouse, we post a picture of a skin warble or bot fly from the same species or species group of mice. In this case this is Cuterebra fontinella, a rather handsome fly with an interesting lifestyle. Collected as part of a large bumblebee survey by volunteers for Eric Rayfield. Photograph by Hannah Sutton.

Ironically, after posting a picture of a dead white footed mouse, we post a picture of a skin warble or bot fly from the same species or species group of mice. In this case this is Cuterebra fontinella, a rather handsome fly with an interesting lifestyle. Collected as part of a large bumblebee survey by volunteers for Eric Rayfield. Photograph by Hannah Sutton.

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Cuvette spider, U, face
Cuvette spider, U, face
Cuvette spider, U, face

Christmas Lights Jumping Spider from the Dominican Republic, species unknown, but surprisingly marked with fluorescent scales

Christmas Lights Jumping Spider from the Dominican Republic, species unknown, but surprisingly marked with fluorescent scales

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Dandelion, side
Dandelion, side
Dandelion, side

Taraxacum officinale, common dandelion found in lawn of building 308 at the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center, Beltsville, MD

Taraxacum officinale, common dandelion found in lawn of building 308 at the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center, Beltsville, MD

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deer tongue grass, close up, md, upper marlboro
deer tongue grass, close up, md, upper marlboro
deer tongue grass, close up, md, upper marlboro

Green seed of one of my favorite grasses, I leave patches of this plant when I mow the "lawn." Presumably this is Dichanthelium clandestinum (formerly Panicum clandestinum), but am not sure if there are look alikes in my area.Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100,

Green seed of one of my favorite grasses, I leave patches of this plant when I mow the "lawn." Presumably this is Dichanthelium clandestinum (formerly Panicum clandestinum), but am not sure if there are look alikes in my area.Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100,

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Dermacentor variabilis, U, Back, MD, Beltsville
Dermacentor variabilis, U, Back, MD, Beltsville
Dermacentor variabilis, U, Back, MD, Beltsville

The Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis, in its splendor of beet overtones and resistance to vilification. Found crawling on me in Beltsville, Maryland

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Diadasia australis, f, back, Jakcson Co., SD
Diadasia australis, f, back, Jakcson Co., SD
Diadasia australis, f, back, Jakcson Co., SD

Back to the Badlands of South Dakota. Here we get Diadasia....something that only shows up once you hit some of the isolated prairies in the MidWest until when you got to much of the West...they are everywhere. A common species, this one was found in a number of locations in the Badlands.

Back to the Badlands of South Dakota. Here we get Diadasia....something that only shows up once you hit some of the isolated prairies in the MidWest until when you got to much of the West...they are everywhere. A common species, this one was found in a number of locations in the Badlands.

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Diadasia rinconis, back, Pima Co., AZ
Diadasia rinconis, back, Pima Co., AZ
Diadasia rinconis, back, Pima Co., AZ

Oh look, here is the female Diadasia rinconis. We featured the relatively fuzzy male recently and you can see that the branched pollen collecting hairs on this specimen have a few stray cactus pollen balls stuck in there. Such lovely bees really. Collected by Don Harvey. Someone in the lab took the picture BUT FORGOT TO FILL OUT THE SPREADSHEET, for the shots.

Oh look, here is the female Diadasia rinconis. We featured the relatively fuzzy male recently and you can see that the branched pollen collecting hairs on this specimen have a few stray cactus pollen balls stuck in there. Such lovely bees really. Collected by Don Harvey. Someone in the lab took the picture BUT FORGOT TO FILL OUT THE SPREADSHEET, for the shots.

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Diadasia rinconis, rear, Pima Co., AZ
Diadasia rinconis, rear, Pima Co., AZ
Diadasia rinconis, rear, Pima Co., AZ

Oh look, here is the female Diadasia rinconis. We featured the relatively fuzzy male recently and you can see that the branched pollen collecting hairs on this specimen have a few stray cactus pollen balls stuck in there. Such lovely bees really. Collected by Don Harvey. Someone in the lab took the picture BUT FORGOT TO FILL OUT THE SPREADSHEET, for the shots.

Oh look, here is the female Diadasia rinconis. We featured the relatively fuzzy male recently and you can see that the branched pollen collecting hairs on this specimen have a few stray cactus pollen balls stuck in there. Such lovely bees really. Collected by Don Harvey. Someone in the lab took the picture BUT FORGOT TO FILL OUT THE SPREADSHEET, for the shots.

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Diadasia rinconis, right, Pima Co., AZ
Diadasia rinconis, right, Pima Co., AZ
Diadasia rinconis, right, Pima Co., AZ

Oh look, here is the female Diadasia rinconis. We featured the relatively fuzzy male recently and you can see that the branched pollen collecting hairs on this specimen have a few stray cactus pollen balls stuck in there. Such lovely bees really. Collected by Don Harvey. Someone in the lab took the picture BUT FORGOT TO FILL OUT THE SPREADSHEET, for the shots.

Oh look, here is the female Diadasia rinconis. We featured the relatively fuzzy male recently and you can see that the branched pollen collecting hairs on this specimen have a few stray cactus pollen balls stuck in there. Such lovely bees really. Collected by Don Harvey. Someone in the lab took the picture BUT FORGOT TO FILL OUT THE SPREADSHEET, for the shots.

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