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Drepanaporus collaris, Dominican Republic, La Vega, determination by Pompilid guru Juanita Rodriguez

Isle Royale, Michigan

Isle Royale, Michigan

Isle Royale, Michigan

Isle Royale, Michigan

Eastern Hercules Beetle, Female, Old, Found on the Ground, Scarred, Dirty, Ancient, Maryland, Dynastes tityus, Grubs live in rotten logs, HUGE. Found by Jessica Zelt while going on a walk. Pictures by Amanda Robinson.

Dominican Republic - Common on flowers November 2012 -Dysdercus ocreatus; identified by Tom Henry, many thanks

I think many people think of cacti as icons, something made for us to look at, but since we rarely use cacti for anything and because their fleshy shapes and lifestyles are so different we think of them more as lampposts than integrated into our landscapes as much as the grasses, forbs, and trees. But without cacti entire worlds would disappear.

South Carolina, carolina sandhills national wildlife refuge

South Dakota, Badlands national Park

An uncommon dark Dianthidium from Florida. This one captured on the Atlantic coast in Canaveral National Seashore, Photographed by Brooke AlexanderCanon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200

A pollen laden Dianthidium parkeri from Cochise County, Arizona collected by Don Harvey. This genus is associated with drylands. A few occur in the East, but are almost entirely restricted to dry sandy soil habitats. Features here to look at, bee-wise, are the very large wing covers and the winged projections at the corners of the thorax behind the head.

A pollen laden Dianthidium parkeri from Cochise County, Arizona collected by Don Harvey. This genus is associated with drylands. A few occur in the East, but are almost entirely restricted to dry sandy soil habitats. Features here to look at, bee-wise, are the very large wing covers and the winged projections at the corners of the thorax behind the head.

A pollen laden Dianthidium parkeri from Cochise County, Arizona collected by Don Harvey. This genus is associated with drylands. A few occur in the East, but are almost entirely restricted to dry sandy soil habitats. Features here to look at, bee-wise, are the very large wing covers and the winged projections at the corners of the thorax behind the head.

Badlands National Park, South Dakota

South Dakota, Badlands national Park

Dieunomia heteropoda, female , Anne Arundel County, Maryland, September, Only known colony in the state

Dominican Republic, unknown Dolichopodid fly, floating in hand sanitizer with ink coming off of a piece of dark paper inside of a cuvette

A very small fly. You can tell how small it is as you can see the out of focus tip to the insect pin to the right of the head shot. Not sure what species, but the beauty of the wing and the white integument and contrasty hair and eyes were appealing.

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Gasteruptoin species (thank you John Jennings for the det). Collected a few days ago at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, which sits in the marshlands of Dorchester County, Maryland with the habitat being combinations of marsh and loblolly pine. Collected as an incidental to collecting bees on flowers. Photography by Elizabeth Garcia.