Photos / Sounds

What

Buttercup Oil Beetle (Meloe americanus)

Observer

courtneyreece

Date

November 30, 2018 08:42 PM CST

Description

I gave this critter a little push so I could get into better light for pictures and it curled up on its side and secreted some kind of smelly Amber liquid from all its leg joints. I included a picture of that too.

Oil Beetles - Photo (c) katunchik, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by katunchik
rkipfer's ID: Oil Beetles (Genus Meloe)
Added on December 9, 2018
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Photos / Sounds

What

Fire Pink (Silene virginica)

Observer

shanabananarama

Date

May 11, 2018 01:35 PM CDT
Fire Pink - Photo (c) Tom Potterfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
rkipfer's ID: Fire Pink (Silene virginica)
Added on May 14, 2018
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Photos / Sounds

What

Furry Oak Leaf Gall Wasp (Callirhytis furva)

Observer

rcurtis

Date

July 29, 2012

Place

Tallmadge (Google, OSM)

Description

on pin oak

Furry Oak Leaf Gall Wasp - Photo (c) willaschrlau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
rkipfer's ID: Furry Oak Leaf Gall Wasp (Callirhytis furva)
Added on August 16, 2016
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