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Definitely not stinging nettle. Very interesting plant.
Small beetles under the white secretion. Crushed for producing natural crimson dye
Look more like a mosquito hawk than a mosquito. They are larger than Mosquitos and have the coloring as shown
Could be wild ginger
Appears to be a type of ant
Some type of raptor hawk. Not a buzzard
Appears to be a gladiola variety