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These are large spiders with a leg span up to 90mm (3.5 in). Brown with ...
Males are an iridescent black with a brown head; the female is gray/brown with ...
This grass grows up to 2 m tall (6 ft.). The seedhead is feathery and may be up ...
Round-headed bushclover will grow up to 1.3 m (5 ft.) tall with unbranched ...
This insect resembles a large green grasshopper, with exceptionally long ...
Dark true bug, long and slender with long antennae. Usually 10-18mm in length.
This grass grows up to 2 m tall (6 ft.). The seedhead is feathery and may be up ...
The Brown Thrasher is about robin sized with rusty-brown upper parts with ...
These wasps are large, slender-bodied wasps with yellow faces, dark backs, and ...
The greater sandhill crane stands about 1.2 meters (3.75 feet) tall with some ...
This species of net-winged beetle is about 1 cm (.5 in) long. It would be easy ...
The is one of the smaller grebes at 31–38 cm (12–15 in) in length. Both the ...
Both adults have greenish thoraxes with black striping. Faces are white and ...
Long-legged shorebird. Brown on back and head, white breast and belly with two ...
These big dragonflies are nearly seven centimeters (3 inches) in length. Eyes ...
This plant may grow up to a meter tall on a single stem. It starts as a rosette ...
Sharptail grouse are about the size of a small chicken. They are mottled brown, ...
The breeding male (shown) of this small bird is bright yellow with a black cap ...
About 1 cm in length, Zelus is well suited for its role as a predator. Its ...
Bullsnakes are among our longest snakes here in Minnesota; I've seen them ...
This ground squirrel is about 11-16 in long, including tail. They are typically ...
The red-winged blackbird is a common bird over much of North America. The male ...
Trumpeter swans are the largest waterfowl in North America. These big birds may ...
The belted kingfisher is 28–35 cm (11–14 in) in length with a large head. Color ...
About 11 mm in length. I suspect this is Chrysops univittatus, but don't know ...
Are large, slender-bodied wasps with yellow faces, dark backs, and red with ...
Switchgrass is a tallgrass prairie plants also found in North American ...
This bird is a very large member of the loon family of birds. They are ...
The greater sandhill crane stands about 1.2 meters (3.75 feet) tall with some ...
These big dragonflies are nearly seven centimeters (3 inches) in length. Eyes ...
There are six subspecies of Sandhill Crane. The sandhill in this photo is a ...
Adult males are white and black with a large head and a white patch that wraps ...
This field ant is about 5mm long and dull red with a slightly darker abdomen. ...
The greater sandhill crane stands about 1.2 meters (3.75 feet) tall with some ...
The frog pictured is indeed a leopard frog, but is an unusually pigmented one. ...
Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles. They are noted for their ...
A tall, long-legged wading bird. Coloring is predominately gray, with red cap ...
White-tailed deer vary in size across their range with the smallest subspecies ...
This tree is noted for its tall and straight trunk. It often grows as tall as ...
This bird is a very large member of the loon family of birds. They are ...
I found this dragonfly larvae among some weeds at the edge of a large wetland ...
Great blue herons stand about 115–138 cm (45–54 in) in height and, as their ...
Big bluestem may grow to 1–3 metres (3.3–9.8 ft) in height. In fall the lower ...
About 1 cm in length. Last pair of legs are elongated and paddle-like. They are ...
Great blue herons stand about 115–138 cm (45–54 in) in height and, as their ...
Trumpeter swans are the largest waterfowl in North America. These big birds may ...
The red-winged blackbird is a common bird over much of North America. The male ...