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Puffballs (Family Lycoperdaceae)Observer
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Growing in playground mulch
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Woolly Aphids and Gall-making Aphids (Subfamily Eriosomatinae)Observer
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Clustered on a beech branch
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Banded Tussock Moth (Halysidota tessellaris)Observer
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On a beech tree trunk
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Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)Observer
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Fox squirrel was pulling up grass to use to line its nest
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Grass Spiders (Genus Agelenopsis)Observer
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1.5 inch long Spider hiding in hosta
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Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)Observer
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This milkweed volunteers in this same spot every year. It's covered in milkweed bugs, but no monarchs were apparent. Very urban area.
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Elegant Grass-Veneer (Microcrambus elegans)Observer
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5mm long moth hiding on hosta
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Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus)Observer
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1 inch long, made a web on porch
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Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)Observer
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Congregating on milkweed plant, 1.5cm long
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)Observer
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Hanging out on marigold, about 5mm long
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Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)Observer
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About 18 inches tall
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Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia)Observer
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5 foot tall plant, yellow flowers, interesting spiky seed balls
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Fluted Bird's Nest Fungus (Cyathus striatus)Observer
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Growing in hardwood mulch
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Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)Observer
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8-12 inches broad, growing trailside, on log
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Knapweeds (Genus Centaurea)Observer
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Growing beside trail, 1" flower, plant about 8" tall
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Typical Orbweavers (Subfamily Araneinae)Observer
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Spider built web on Wingstem flower plant
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Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)Observer
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Very fast flying butterfly
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Wild Leek (Allium tricoccum)Observer
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Seed head, no leaves, growing in leaf litter
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Thin-legged Wolf Spiders (Genus Pardosa)Observer
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1" long Spider living in rocks on riverbank
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American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)Observer
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Toad on riverbank, 1.5 inches long
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Brown-hooded Owlet (Cucullia convexipennis)Observer
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Down on the riverbank
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Jumping Bush Cricket (Hapithus saltator)Observer
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This cricket was jumping around our driveway. Its antennae are very long.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Observer
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This Bumblebee was visiting a giant marigold
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Augochlorine Sweat Bees (Tribe Augochlorini)Observer
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One of the many flies attracted to the trumpet vine's flowers
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Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus)Observer
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1st pic is spider's topside, 2nd pic is the bottom of spider.
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Grass Spiders (Genus Agelenopsis)Observer
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Found this bigger spider while collecting lawn waste. 1.5 inches
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New World Orioles (Genus Icterus)Observer
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An oriole? I think? It was only on our yard one day, driving nectar out of our trumpet vine flowers
