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Plant bug, dod, pomonkey
Plant bug, dod, pomonkey
Plant bug, dod, pomonkey

The bug that is everywhere. Lygus lineolaris - The bug that is everywhere. Hard to escape this tiny sap sucking bug, ubiquitous in the East, and pesty in many cases, not given much love, but like all insects it owns and wears its colors well. Here at 10x you can see right into the omatidia that make up the eyes and appreciate a good design when you see one.

The bug that is everywhere. Lygus lineolaris - The bug that is everywhere. Hard to escape this tiny sap sucking bug, ubiquitous in the East, and pesty in many cases, not given much love, but like all insects it owns and wears its colors well. Here at 10x you can see right into the omatidia that make up the eyes and appreciate a good design when you see one.

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Plant Bug, U, Face, MD, PG County
Plant Bug, U, Face, MD, PG County
Plant Bug, U, Face, MD, PG County

Possibly Merocoris distinctus...can any one confirm? Photographed by Dejen Mengis

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Plant Bug, U, Side, MD, PG County
Plant Bug, U, Side, MD, PG County
Plant Bug, U, Side, MD, PG County

Possibly Merocoris distinctus...can any one confirm? Photographed by Dejen Mengis

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planthopper dark, beltsville,md
planthopper dark, beltsville,md
planthopper dark, beltsville,md

Rhynchomitra microrhina, the lovely and colorful front end of the this lovely and colorful long-nosed Dictyopharid planthopper. It appears to feed on grasses and joins the huge world of native plant driven biodiversity. Can you buy a Rhynchomitramicrorhina at the big box store?

Rhynchomitra microrhina, the lovely and colorful front end of the this lovely and colorful long-nosed Dictyopharid planthopper. It appears to feed on grasses and joins the huge world of native plant driven biodiversity. Can you buy a Rhynchomitramicrorhina at the big box store?

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Planthopper large, beltsville, md
Planthopper large, beltsville, md
Planthopper large, beltsville, md

Rhynchomitra microrhina, the lovely and colorful front end of the this lovely and colorful long-nosed Dictyopharid planthopper. It appears to feed on grasses and joins the huge world of native plant driven biodiversity. Can you buy a Rhynchomitra microrhina at the big box store?

Rhynchomitra microrhina, the lovely and colorful front end of the this lovely and colorful long-nosed Dictyopharid planthopper. It appears to feed on grasses and joins the huge world of native plant driven biodiversity. Can you buy a Rhynchomitra microrhina at the big box store?

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Platanthera lacera 2, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 2, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 2, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

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Platanthera lacera 3, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 3, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 3, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

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Platanthera lacera 4, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 4, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 4, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

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Platanthera lacera 5, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 5, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 5, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

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Platanthera lacera 6, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 6, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 6, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

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Platanthera lacera, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

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Polistes exclamans, U, Head
Polistes exclamans, U, Head
Polistes exclamans, U, Head

Polistes exclamans, female, Beltsville, Maryland, Head. A social wasp queen from early spring 2013

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Polistes nest 1, MD, side
Polistes nest 1, MD, side
Polistes nest 1, MD, side

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

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Polistes nest 3, MD, side
Polistes nest 3, MD, side
Polistes nest 3, MD, side

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

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