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startstruck Marbled orbweaver
Marbled orbweaver commented on by startstruck Tennessee, USA4 years ago

Actually here's one that was posted to iNaturalist just 6 hours ago that looks almost identical to your photo here from Pennsylvania
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations...

startstruck Marbled orbweaver
Marbled orbweaver commented on by startstruck Tennessee, USA4 years ago

This is a male Marbled Orbweaver (Araneus marmoreus) - Here's iNaturalsit photos of this species filtered by males for you to compare:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120183-...
And here's a map of the iNaturalist records to give a sense for the distribution - they're common in Tennessee:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations...

startstruck Red shield bug
Red shield bug commented on by startstruck Αιγαίο, Greece4 years ago

According to iNaturalist both are present in Greece, but Carpocoris mediterraneus is more common (but there's also Carpocoris pudicus to think about) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations...

startstruck Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Snipe commented on by startstruck Alaska, USA4 years ago

wow amazing spotting!

startstruck Tiger Moth
Tiger Moth commented on by startstruck Pokhara, पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र, Nepal4 years ago

very nice sighting - these aren't often seen in Nepal at least according to the iNaturalist map https://www.inaturalist.org/observations...

startstruck Spotting
Spotting commented on by startstruck West Bengal, India4 years ago

I suspect Barsine flavodiscalis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations...

startstruck Spotting
Spotting commented on by startstruck Kerala, India4 years ago

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations... I agree Chiridopsis bipunctata

startstruck Spotting
Spotting commented on by startstruck Πελοπόννησος, Δυτική Ελλάδα και Ιόνιο, Greece4 years ago

this is a beautiful lizard in the Lacertidae family - here are some options from Greece https://www.inaturalist.org/observations...

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