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Image: Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta

Adult, immature, and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

Adult, immature, and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

Image: Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta

Adult, immature, and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

Adult, immature, and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

Image: Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)

A complete shell of a horseshoe crab lies in the tidal line on a beach among dried seaweeds.

Image: Mexican Mojarra Fish (Cichlasoma urophthalmus)
Mexican Mojarra Fish (Cichlasoma urophthalmus)
Mexican Mojarra Fish (Cichlasoma urophthalmus)
Mexican Mojarra Fish (Cichlasoma urophthalmus)

Mexican mojarra fish swim around a submerged log in a freshwater upwelling or cenote that runs into a coastal estuary.

Image: Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Capybara rests in its enclosure in a zoological park, it's the world's largest rodent.

Image: Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta 2
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta 2
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta 2
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta 2

Adult and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

Adult and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

Image: Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta 3
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta 3
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta 3
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta 3

Adult, immature, and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

Adult, immature, and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

Image: Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta

Adult, immature adult, and nymph state box elder bugs gather on the ground in a residential garden under a silver maple tree.

Image: Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)

A complete shell of a horseshoe crab lies in the tidal line on a beach among dried seaweeds.

Image: Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)

Prop roots of the red mangrove line the banks of a coastal marine estuary.

Image: Acacia (Acacia Sp.)
Acacia (Acacia Sp.)
Acacia (Acacia Sp.)
Acacia (Acacia Sp.)

Acacia thorns are stacked into hedges used as fences to protect land and livestock.

Acacia thorns are stacked into hedges used as fences to protect land and livestock.

Image: Giant reed (Arundo donax)
Giant reed (Arundo donax)
Giant reed (Arundo donax)
Giant reed (Arundo donax)

Researchers walk along a fence constructed of giant reed grass that separates agricultural fields.

Researchers walk along a fence constructed of giant reed grass that separates agricultural fields.

Image: Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta 7
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta 7
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta 7
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta 7

Adult, immature adult, and nymph state box elder bugs gather on the ground in a residential garden under a silver maple tree.

Image: Sand Hills Gate
Sand Hills Gate
Sand Hills Gate
Sand Hills Gate

The sand hills of Nebraska are a unique ecosystem. The photo was taken to capture the overwhelming vastness of the sand hills. Hecla/Whitman, Nebraska.

The sand hills of Nebraska are a unique ecosystem. The photo was taken to capture the overwhelming vastness of the sand hills. Hecla/Whitman, Nebraska.

Image: Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta
Boxelder Bugs Gather on the Leaves of Hosta

Adult and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

Adult and nymph stage box elder bugs gather on the leaves of a hosta plant growing at the base of a silver maple tree. Adults have fully formed, mainly black wings.

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