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Project Noah Nature School
Pollination biologist, entomophile, plant fan, and all around lover of nature.
State College, PA
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The vine could be a bittersweet, either American (Celastrus scandens) or Oriental (Celastrus orbiculatus). I've seen them make thick woody stems like the ones climbing your trees. The two species are hard to tell apart without the leaves. Here's a photo of a woody oriental bittersweet: http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/coralville....
I agree with auntnance - some species of wild clematis (Clematis sp.).
Yep, mantis-lacewing or mantisfly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantispidae....
Yep, definitely owlfly (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae: subfamily Ascalaphinae). The divided eyes are a characteristic distinct to this subfamily. If I can figure it out more specifically I'll let you know.
Looks like it could be an owl fly (Neuroptera: family Ascalaphidae) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owlfly.
What a gorgeous critter. Beautiful shot!
Looks like a midge - check Chironomidae. :)
Looks like a Verbascum sp., maybe V. thapsus (common mullein) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbascum_t....
The seeds had probably already dispersed since the holes in the fruits have opened. Here's a botanical drawing that shows what the seeds should look like: http://delta-intkey.com/angio/images/alt....
