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This sighting: large (2-3 inches!) wasp-like insects buzzing around the trunk ...
. Rather solitary. The females leave distictive holes in the ground. Cicada ...
The killer fly (Laphria marginata) is a ...
About 18-20 millimeters in body length, colored as shown. This was a very ...
Females recognized by large size, bold black-and-orange pattern, thorax longer ...
grows on birch trees. This fungus is not ...
Sphecius speciosus, often simply referred to as the cicada
About a good 300 of them making good use of a single
Sometimes it's the right place at the right time. This battle came shrieking ...
cicada up this tree (photo) and before I ...
Large wasp 1.5" long. Dragging an adult cicada. In a buckthorn
The female cicada killer digs homes for her ...
Cow Killers, also called Velvet Ants, are ...
The flowers are showy and develop in cymes which are covered with short, soft ...
Sorry for the blurry pic but we were driving 75 MPH and this bird just jumped ...
Dark head and topside of back, wings & tail that shimmers a beautiful dark ...
Red headed woodpecker, both sexes, have a blood-red head, all the way to the ...
The only member of the genus Exeirus, a solitary, large orange and black banded ...
The Cooper's Hawk looks very similar to the Sharp-shinned Hawk, but is much ...
capture is made low or on the ground, the female may climb a