If you are a bumble bee (how fascinating if you were...) this fly would be your worst nightmare. You be flying along, warmed by the sun as you joyfully gathered pollen and nectar from flowers, then Wham, this fly, about half your size, would latch onto you and with the tip of its abdomen force itself between your abdominal segments and insert its egg.
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Physocephala tibialis, face, scarpulla, virginia
If you are a bumble bee (how fascinating if you were...) this fly would be your worst nightmare. You be flying along, warmed by the sun as you joyfully gathered pollen and nectar from flowers, then Wham, this fly, about half your size, would latch onto you and with the tip of its abdomen force itself between your abdominal segments and insert its egg.
Physocephala tibialis, side, scarpulla, vriginia
If you are a bumble bee (how fascinating if you were...) this fly would be your worst nightmare. You be flying along, warmed by the sun as you joyfully gathered pollen and nectar from flowers, then Wham, this fly, about half your size, would latch onto you and with the tip of its abdomen force itself between your abdominal segments and insert its egg.
If you are a bumble bee (how fascinating if you were...) this fly would be your worst nightmare. You be flying along, warmed by the sun as you joyfully gathered pollen and nectar from flowers, then Wham, this fly, about half your size, would latch onto you and with the tip of its abdomen force itself between your abdominal segments and insert its egg.
Phytolacca americana 2, Pokeweed flowers, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman
Phytolacca americana 2, Pokeweed flowers, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe MetzmanPokeweed. Spring greens to many southerners ... at least in the old days. I still eat some if I have my act together when they are growing (look up how to prep them). This is a beautiful plant, and should be a feature in any garden that has room.
Phytolacca americana 2, Pokeweed flowers, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman
Phytolacca americana 2, Pokeweed flowers, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe MetzmanPokeweed. Spring greens to many southerners ... at least in the old days. I still eat some if I have my act together when they are growing (look up how to prep them). This is a beautiful plant, and should be a feature in any garden that has room.
Phytolacca americana, Pokeweed flowers, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman
Phytolacca americana, Pokeweed flowers, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe MetzmanPokeweed. Spring greens to many southerners ... at least in the old days. I still eat some if I have my act together when they are growing (look up how to prep them). This is a beautiful plant, and should be a feature in any garden that has room.
Phytolacca americana, Pokeweed flowers, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe Metzman
Phytolacca americana, Pokeweed flowers, Howard County, MD, Helen Lowe MetzmanPokeweed. Spring greens to many southerners ... at least in the old days. I still eat some if I have my act together when they are growing (look up how to prep them). This is a beautiful plant, and should be a feature in any garden that has room.
Pin oak gall, U, back, Upper Marlboro, MD
Gall on Pin Oak, October, 2012, Prince George's County, Maryland
Gall on Pin Oak, October, 2012, Prince George's County, Maryland
Pinus virginiana, microstrobilus, beltsville, md
The MinimalI study the lives on a leaf: the littleSleepers, numb nudgers in cold dimensions,Beetles in caves, newts, stone-deaf fishes,Lice tethered to long limp subterranean weeds,Squirmers in bogs,And bacterial creepersWriggling through woundsLike elvers in ponds,Their wan mouths kissing the warm sutures,Cleaning and caressing,Creeping and healing.
The MinimalI study the lives on a leaf: the littleSleepers, numb nudgers in cold dimensions,Beetles in caves, newts, stone-deaf fishes,Lice tethered to long limp subterranean weeds,Squirmers in bogs,And bacterial creepersWriggling through woundsLike elvers in ponds,Their wan mouths kissing the warm sutures,Cleaning and caressing,Creeping and healing.
Plananthera lacera 7, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Plananthera lacera 7, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe MetzmanWho 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.
Plananthera lacera 7, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Plananthera lacera 7, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe MetzmanWho 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.
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.
Plant Bug, U, Face, MD, PG County
Possibly Merocoris distinctus...can any one confirm? Photographed by Dejen Mengis
Possibly Merocoris distinctus...can any one confirm? Photographed by Dejen Mengis
Plant Bug, U, Side, MD, PG County
Possibly Merocoris distinctus...can any one confirm? Photographed by Dejen Mengis
Possibly Merocoris distinctus...can any one confirm? Photographed by Dejen Mengis
Plantanus occidentalis, 2, American staminate flr., Howard County, Md,
Plantanus occidentalis, 2, American staminate flr., Howard County, Md,American Sycamore - Seedball - Green! Specimen and picture by Helen Lowe Metzman.
Plantanus occidentalis, 2, American staminate flr., Howard County, Md,
Plantanus occidentalis, 2, American staminate flr., Howard County, Md,American Sycamore - Seedball - Green! Specimen and picture by Helen Lowe Metzman.
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?
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?
Platanthera lacera 2, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 2, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe MetzmanWho 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.
Platanthera lacera 2, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 2, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe MetzmanWho 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.
Platanthera lacera 3, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 3, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe MetzmanWho 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.
Platanthera lacera 3, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 3, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe MetzmanWho 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.
Platanthera lacera 4, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 4, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe MetzmanWho 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.
Platanthera lacera 4, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 4, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe MetzmanWho 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.
Platanthera lacera 5, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 5, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe MetzmanWho 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.
Platanthera lacera 5, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 5, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe MetzmanWho 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.
Platanthera lacera 6, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 6, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe MetzmanWho 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.
Platanthera lacera 6, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 6, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe MetzmanWho 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.
Platanthera lacera, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe MetzmanWho 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.
Platanthera lacera, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe MetzmanWho 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.
Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore, flr., Howard County, Md,
Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore, flr., Howard County, Md,American Sycamore - Seedball - Green! Specimen and picture by Helen Lowe Metzman.
Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore, flr., Howard County, Md,
Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore, flr., Howard County, Md,American Sycamore - Seedball - Green! Specimen and picture by Helen Lowe Metzman.
Polistes (2), F, back, Dominican Republic, La Ve Jarabacoa
Polistes (2), F, back, Dominican Republic, La Ve JarabacoaPolistes dominulus from the Dominican Republic
Polistes (2), F, back, Dominican Republic, La Ve Jarabacoa
Polistes (2), F, back, Dominican Republic, La Ve JarabacoaPolistes dominulus from the Dominican Republic