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0 0 Wax Myrtle

Wax Myrtle

by sarah in the woodsCharleston, South Carolina, USA

Pea Island NWR

0 0 Myrtle Warbler

Myrtle Warbler

by sarah in the woodsCharleston, South Carolina, USA

These birds are able to digest the wax from ...

1 3 Wax Fungus

Wax Fungus

by PeterW-JWales, United Kingdom

Little shelves running into eachother

0 0 Wax Myrtle

Wax Myrtle

by Thomas FeinerSouth Carolina, USA

Mid sized spindly bush with many waxy leaves

0 0 Acanaloniid planthopper nymph

Acanaloniid planthopper nymph

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Nymphs produce wax from special glands on ...

4 4 Silvereye or Wax-eye

Silvereye or Wax-eye

by RachaelBMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

Small bird with a conspicuous ring of white feathers around the eye, and ...

1 0 Candleberry

Candleberry

by sarah in the woodsNorth Carolina, USA

bush about 7' tall, smooth gray bark, thick aromatic leaves, small red blooms

2 2 Wax cap

Wax cap

by ChantellFlorida, USA

Small, brightly colored red/orange mushrooms.

10 3 Yellow stagshorn

Yellow stagshorn

by Marta RubioTexeiraOud-Heverlee, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium

'like wax'. Bright orange, yellow ...

0 2 Groundsel tree

Groundsel tree

by auntnance123Florida, USA

large woody shrub with scaly light colored bark; leaves rather like

0 0 Yellow jasmine

Yellow jasmine

by souperhayleySouth Carolina, USA

Cone shaped blooms growing from vines. Waxy green leaves.

2 1 Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

by gtpruitt

wings. Resembling the red wax used years ...

0 0 Wax Scale

Wax Scale

by MachiFlorida, USA

Small scale insect that appears to be dead. I think a small creature bored a ...

1 0 Crowded Parchment

Crowded Parchment

by Christine Y.New York, USA

Saprobic on dead wood. Most were 0.5-1 cm ...

6 8 Spotting

Spotting

by Samantha20Pennsylvania, USA

is entirely undisturbed and is surrounded by a thick

1 0 Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

by KellyBoyerBrookshire

wax-like wing tips. It is a native of ...

0 1 Wasp

Wasp

Pennsylvania, USA

Commonly referred to as the common wasp, this secondary consumer is vital to ...

4 1 olive wax cap

olive wax cap

by shebebusynowOregon, USA

A fairly big mushroom, growing about 6" tall. The cap is bare and viscid, ...

5 6 jewel beetle, metallic wood-boring beetle

jewel beetle, metallic wood-boring beetle

by Scott FrazierIndonesia

A metallic wood-boring beetle, of the very ...

1 0 Common Carder-bee

Common Carder-bee

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

niches in dead wood and grass. The Queen ...

5 3 Arapuá bee

Arapuá bee

by Sergio MonteiroParaná, Brazil

internal wax lamellae. Inside, the ...

6 5 Paper Wasp with Nest and Larve

Paper Wasp with Nest and Larve

by AtulMaharashtra, India

cells. They look very similar to a bees nest, but are made from a grey papery ...

11 7 Cedar Waxwings

Cedar Waxwings

by misakoCalifornia, USA

Dozens of these beautiful Cedar Waxwings were in a tree in my neighborhood this ...

5 3 Peacock Planthopper Nymph

Peacock Planthopper Nymph

by ChunXingWongSabah, Malaysia

peacock. The "fan" at the tip of its tail is striped with red and yellowish ...

4 3 Waxy Caps

Waxy Caps

by flowntheloopGeorgia, USA

Slime-covered mushrooms growing gregariously below hardwoods. Pilei are white ...

1 3 wax fungus

wax fungus

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

Stereum species are wood decay fungi that ...

1 0 Common Carder-Bee; Abejorro de Campo

Common Carder-Bee; Abejorro de Campo

by arlanda

, investigating cavities such as holes in the ground or niches in dead

2 0 Common Carder-Bee; Abejorro de Campo

Common Carder-Bee; Abejorro de Campo

by arlandaCastilla y León, Spain

ground or niches in dead wood and grass. ...

2 0 Crust fungus

Crust fungus

by JaeDeventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

of jelly or wax, and can be smooth or ...

0 1 Sweet Everlasting

Sweet Everlasting

by p.young713Gainesville, Florida, USA

mouth ulcers. Morton also noted that the plant was often boiled with pine tops ...

2 0 Yellow Warbler

Yellow Warbler

by daniel.dparsonsFort Collins, Colorado, USA

Yellow-rumped Warblers are impressive in the sheer numbers with which they ...

1 2 Common Carder-bee

Common Carder-bee

by arlandaMadrid, Spain

cavities such as holes in the ground or niches in dead

3 3 Common Carder-bee

Common Carder-bee

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

such as holes in the ground or niches in dead

2 0 Common Carder-bee

Common Carder-bee

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

such as holes in the ground or niches in dead

4 4 Common Carder-bee

Common Carder-bee

by arlandaCercedilla, Madrid, Spain

niches in dead wood and grass. ...

2 0 Cedar waxwing, southern waxwing, Canada robin, cedar bird, cherry bird, recellet

Cedar waxwing, southern waxwing, Canada robin, cedar bird, cherry bird, recellet

by jazz.mannElwood, Illinois, United States

wax-like wing tips. It is a native of ...

15 11 Wasp face

Wasp face

by LucBertrandSherbrooke, Québec, Canada

It is possible to distinguish between sexes of some wasp species based on the ...

1 1 Honey Bee Nest

Honey Bee Nest

by BudShinallBristol, Virginia, USA

production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial ...

0 3 Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nest

Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nest

by QWMomCharleston, South Carolina, USA

. Nest sites are near water in trees such as pine, oak,

0 0 Spider Hunting Wasp

Spider Hunting Wasp

Yorktown, Virginia, USA

The wasp is medium sized flying insect that is found all around the world. The ...

0 1 Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

by BrandonBlountNew York, USA

Cedar waxwings are approximately 6–7 in (15–18 cm) long and weigh roughly 30 ...

5 0 ivory waxy cap

ivory waxy cap

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

has anyone seen Alice, she has still my pipe !! :)-------- • Pileus Cap 2.5-7 ...

1 0 conical wax cap

conical wax cap

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

Unlike most of the red to orange waxy caps in North America, the witch's hat is ...

2 8 Hunt's Bumblebee

Hunt's Bumblebee

by FrancisQuintanaColorado, USA

Bumblebees are social insects that are characterised by black and yellow body ...

12 2 Blackening waxcap OR Witch's hat

Blackening waxcap OR Witch's hat

by AlexKonigHaelen, Limburg, Netherlands

Hygrocybe conica, commonly known as the witch's hat, conical

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