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Plants (Kingdom Plantae)Observer
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I’m really curious about the tall plants with “fruit”…?
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Periodical Cicadas (Genus Magicicada)Observer
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My first time to see these guys! Finally! Smaller than I expected...
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Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)Observer
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This one was flying around the lights at the parking lot. At first I thought it was a grasshopper, but then it took off helicopter-like... The first mantis I've seen since moving to Chicagoland (in Illinois).
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Transverse-banded Flower Fly (Eristalis transversa)Observer
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I know it's not the best picture for IDing, but I really loved the striking lines on the bee's body...
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Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs, and Allies (Superfamily Pentatomoidea)Observer
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It looked like a smashed berry stuck to the leaf, but is it hatchlings?
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Margined Blister Beetle (Epicauta funebris)Observer
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Is this a Margined Blister Beetle? It's completely new to me...
