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Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Observer
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Found these guys while flipping over logs up in Northern Virginia.
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Striped Fishing Spider (Dolomedes scriptus)Observer
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Found this big boy down by Hump Back bridge. Was about to scale the wall for fun and almost put my hand right on him. Thought he was a wolf spider at first.
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Common Eastern Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis)Observer
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Found this little guy outside of a brewery. I tried to snap a picture of him but he was running so fast it was hard to get one so I caught him in a jar and snapped a good one before I let him go. This is the second time I've seen one of these ants and was pretty amazed the first time I saw one. Decided to do some research the second time around found out that they are in fact a wingless wasp. The males have wings while the females don't, They also pack a pretty powerful sting. They are parasitic to bumble bees, the females will lay eggs in their nests, once the eggs hatch they eat the bumble bee larva.
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Pandorus Sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus)Observer
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Found this buddy outside my work. He seemed to be on his last leg but still beautiful
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Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)Observer
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Found this time mantis while walking my dog through the park
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Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)Observer
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Found this humming bird moth checkin out flowers wrapped around the banisters out front of my house
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Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis)Observer
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Found this beauty while hikin my way towards falling springs falls
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Nearctic Blue Mud-dauber Wasp (Chalybion californicum)Observer
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This is a brown legged grass carrier I found in my house today. It took me all day to catch him/her but I was finally able to in a glass and correctly identify her. And of course I let it go back safely into the wild!
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Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea)Observer
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Found this little guy on the apartments next to my house!
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Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis)Observer
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Another mountain house find! Giant moth about the size of my hand
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Eastern Dobsonfly (Corydalus cornutus)Observer
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Took a trip up to the family mountain house in Front Royal the other weekend and found one of these intimidating creatures on the side of the house. My family up in Pennsylvania use to call them Helgermites and their larvae for is equally as creepy. It's been years since I've seen one of these glad I could snap a pic of it
