Velvet Mite Velvet Mite Velvet Mite, <1/8" Along Side a Thyme Leaf Can a mite be beautiful? This is a true arachnid, the Trombidium sp. Red Velvet Mite in the family Trombidiidae. A predator at this stage of the game usually less then 1/8 inch long, it lives the first part of its live as an ecto-parasite (clinging...
Heiroglyphic Sharpshooters Mating, < 1/4 inch in size Dune Sharpshooter, Maybe a Cuerna sp. d Dune Sharpshooter, Maybe a Cuerna sp. Gorgeous subtle Pinks and Powder Blues Highlight this Sharpshooter "Leafhopper." Been really getting into this group of insects, the family Cicindelidae, in the last few days, always...
Three-Banded Lady Beetle, Coccinella trifasciata Three-Banded Lady Beetle, Brilliant Morph (after NG) May 2, 2011 Additional Info, Update. The beetle, lower photo, is stunning! Love that pattern! Yesterday, this pretty lady beetle (also called “lady-bird” beetles), landed on a birch leaf in front of me. Was...
Unidentified Bibio Pupae Unidentified Bibio Pupae Bibionidae Larvae Bibionidae Larvae Bibionidae Head A Bibionidae Seperated from its Cluster April 25, 2011 Update I was kept on toes for this one, LOL, thanks Kevin! , but give me props for even thinking of trying to grow them through, and getting ANY to pupate. LOL. ...
Mystery 13 Northern Racer Eating Eastern Garter Snake Northern Racer Eating Eastern Garter Snake Northern Racer Fans, Friends- Any guesses?  Hint, some might have thought spaghetti would have been easier. Mystery 13, what the heck was that?? Okay, I guess this was lucky 13 or something like that. I have a new mystery photo...
Lycopodiums, Old and New Growth Lycopodium sp. New Growth Cone-Like, Spore Producing Strobolus Strobolus, of Another Species? Full Grown Lycopodium Species The Lycopodiums, also referred to as the “club-mosses,” are a group of plants that can trace their lineage back some 350+ million years. They are sometimes incorrectly...
Male Spadefoot Toad, Saratoga Springs, NY Classic Diverging Yellow Lines on the Back, Male Male Attempting Amplexus, with ?Eggs from Other Females Clinging to his Back Snout of a Female, Showing Glandular Area Upclose of Eggs that Appear to be Deposited in Sheets Eggs Upclose, One Appears to be Attacked by a Fungus The photos...
Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica, Glandular area at end of dorso-lateral fold Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica, skin of leg torn off (de-gloving) by car-hit Well, semi-skunked for the night in that there wasn’t...
Virginia Creeper Holdfasts- Stuck on Life Virginia Creeper Holdfasts- Stuck on Life A Marvel of Plant Morphology, a Creeper Holdfast Does its Thing Sticky and Twisted Art Because of the burnt red color that Virginia Creeper leaves (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) turn in autumn, they caught my eye as a young boy. I identified...
Spider Negotiating Surface Tension on Vernal Pool Spider Negotiating Surface Tension on Vernal Pool As If Caught in A World Just Above A Lunar Landscape Pausing to Bend Just a Bit, to Clean a Hind Leg Shadows of Leg Tips Transform Into Large Spots on the Bottom of the Pool A call from a friend in the southern part of New York,...
