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Leopard Slug (Limax maximus)Observer
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Hot & dry weather means the Soaker Hose Time for my Strawbale Garden attracts every slug in the yard!
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Virginia Giant Hover Fly (Milesia virginiensis)Observer
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Species unknown.
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Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)Observer
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We see lots of these lovely spiders here.
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Grass Spiders (Genus Agelenopsis)Observer
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Funnel-type web.
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American Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca americana)Observer
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About 4cm long.
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Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)Observer
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It was nearly 2 inches long!
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Funnel Weavers (Family Agelenidae)Observer
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Beer can for scale. :)
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Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)Observer
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Unfortunately it appeared this rare (here) beauty had crashed into a window at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse. I’d never seen one before, and indeed they are not often seen in urbanized areas of the NC Piedmont.
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Spiny Oakworm Moth (Anisota stigma)Observer
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Mating pair?
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Subtribe SpilosominaObserver
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But what is this moth doing HERE?
Can't be an American Ermine (Yponomeuta multipunctella) - unless it is a variant, because its legs are not solid white. It also doesn't have the white furry legs of the White Ermine, but its does have that body shape / mass.
3/26/2023 Revision: Estigmene acrea.
