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1 0 Cypress Pool

Cypress Pool

by HeatherPorterVirginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Bald Cypress

3 3 Smoky Rubyspot

Smoky Rubyspot

by Lee WilliamsFlorida, USA

Spotted along the boardwalk on the Cypress ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

Bright orange mushroom on the trail

1 0 American Alligator

American Alligator

by Lee WilliamsFlorida, USA

About 6 feet in length.

0 0 Swamp Lily

Swamp Lily

by LivanEscuderoHomestead, Florida, USA

Blooming on the edge of the anhinga trail ...

0 0 Swamp Dogwood

Swamp Dogwood

by MachiFlorida, USA

Mixed habitat area ranging from cypress ...

0 5 wolf spider

wolf spider

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

A spider in the leaves on Wright's Bluff Nature

1 0 Potter Wasp

Potter Wasp

by LivanEscuderoFlorida, USA

hiking trail in a wet

1 0 Net-wing Beetle

Net-wing Beetle

by LivanEscuderoFlorida, USA

habitat that has grown on an abandoned elevated logging road cutting through a ...

0 0 Southern Toad

Southern Toad

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

We found this toad near a pond where southern leopard frogs were mating two ...

0 0 Mushroom

Mushroom

by TammyGlaserManning, South Carolina, USA

A trail in the woods near a bald

0 0 Golden Silk Orb Weaver

Golden Silk Orb Weaver

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

A small female golden silk orb weaver

0 0 Luna moth

Luna moth

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

We spotted three wings of a luna moth lying on the ground.

1 0 eggs

eggs

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

Small white eggs on a leaf. I suspect they are caterpillar ants.

1 0 Red-banded Hairstreak

Red-banded Hairstreak

by Lee WilliamsFlorida, USA

Spotted along the Cypress

2 0 Eastern red swamp crawfish

Eastern red swamp crawfish

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

It was sitting in the middle of Wright's Bluff

0 0 Red Maple

Red Maple

by Lee WilliamsFlorida, USA

About 50ft. tall. About 4-5ft. trunk circumference. No leaf growth until about ...

1 5 unknown spider

unknown spider

by KristalWatrousIllinois, USA

Large spider, possibly an orb-weaver, with a large web across the hiking

0 0 Great Blue Skimmer

Great Blue Skimmer

by Lee WilliamsFlorida, USA

Spotted along the Fern Garden Trail at ...

3 8 millipedes

millipedes

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

first section of the trail.

2 2 Southern toad

Southern toad

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

hopped away. It fiercely held onto its meal! We saw it on Wright's Bluff ...

0 0 Orchard orbweaver

Orchard orbweaver

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

spots. Very long thing legs. They build beautiful large orb webs all over the ...

0 0 Netted chain fern

Netted chain fern

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

These ferns grow on the ground along Wright's Bluff Nature

0 0 Hibiscus Burr

Hibiscus Burr

by Lee WilliamsFlorida, USA

Spotted along the Cypres Swamp

0 0 Cuban Brown Anole

Cuban Brown Anole

by Lee WilliamsFlorida, USA

Down in the underbrush of the forest. Found at Highlands Hammock State Park on ...

1 1 Tawny Mole Cricket

Tawny Mole Cricket

by Lee WilliamsFlorida, USA

Found at Highlands Hammock State Park at the entrance to the

0 1 White-Tailed Deer

White-Tailed Deer

by KimberlyMoellerFlorida, USA

Family of four white-tailed deer.

1 0 Eastern pondhawk dragonfly

Eastern pondhawk dragonfly

by TammyGlaserManning, South Carolina, USA

Duckweed green thorax with black and green bands on the abdomen. A little bit ...

0 0 Daddy long legs

Daddy long legs

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

We saw this on the leaves of a berry bush that was in bloom. It was quietly ...

0 0 Muscadine grapes

Muscadine grapes

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

These are small for muscadine grapes. They are already turning purple. The ...

0 0 White mouth dayflower

White mouth dayflower

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

A very small flower with two blue leaves shaped like tiny elephant ears.

0 0 green anole

green anole

by Jeff DreierGeorgia, USA

These can be green or brown. We only saw brown individuals. The male on the ...

1 0 bronze frog

bronze frog

by Jeff DreierLouisiana, USA

This juvenile has the dorsolateral fold, jaw stripe, and spotting on the lower ...

1 0 Banded Tussock Moth

Banded Tussock Moth

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

A brown fuzzy caterpillar with black tufts on front and back end. It was moving ...

2 1 Spotting

Spotting

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

We found two leeches on this turtle shell.

1 1 Florida Banded Water Snake

Florida Banded Water Snake

by Lee WilliamsFlorida, USA

8 of them in total all together. Spotted along the Fern Garden

1 0 American Alligator juvenile

American Alligator juvenile

by LivanEscuderoBonita Springs, Florida, USA

Island Trail, Lovers Key State Park.

0 0 Pink-striped oakworm moth

Pink-striped oakworm moth

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

The caterpillar was green and fat with a dull orange head. The antenna were ...

1 0 Red velvet ant (wasp really)

Red velvet ant (wasp really)

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

This wasp was very hard to photograph because a bunch of us were stalking it, ...

0 1 Robber Fly

Robber Fly

by Lee WilliamsFlorida, USA

About an inch in length.

1 1 Southern Cricket Frog

Southern Cricket Frog

by MachiOrlando, Florida, USA

The park was loud with the sound of hundreds of frogs in chorus. This was the ...

9 2 swamp rabbit

swamp rabbit

by Scott FrazierTennessee, USA

The largest of the obviously named "cottontails" (within Sylvilagus sp.) found ...

0 0 Eastern pondhawk dragonfly

Eastern pondhawk dragonfly

by TammyGlaserSouth Carolina, USA

's Bluff Nature Trail. Because of the ...

5 4 Eastern purple bladderwort

Eastern purple bladderwort

by LivanEscuderoFlorida, United States

This stunning little aquatic weed was blooming along the

7 3 Florida Cottonmouth

Florida Cottonmouth

by LivanEscuderoFlorida, USA

). Found this beauty blocking my path at a narrow wet section of the Florida ...

3 0 Yellowbelly water snake

Yellowbelly water snake

by mary.gallo.mLouisiana, USA

found in rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, and ...

11 2 Florida Cottonmouth

Florida Cottonmouth

by LivanEscuderoFlorida, USA

before on the same trail. This one was ...

4 0 Eastern Worm Snake

Eastern Worm Snake

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Worm snakes are small brown snakes, up to 13 in length. They have smooth shiny ...

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