Observations by jesse-rivas

Date: 8-2-20
Time: 11:23 am
Temperature: 85°
City/Town: Cedar Park
State: Texas
Location Description: Found at my house on the side of the wall
Latitude: 30.5182764167
Longitude: -97.7420139313
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Genus: Not available
Ecological Role: The ecological role of this Click Beetle is to act as a food source for larger animals
Notes: This specific adult was climbing the wall on the side of my house

• 7-31-20
• 11:00 am

• 86°
• Cedar Park, TX
• This was found in my own backyard, on top of a patio table.
• Latitude : 30.5182764167
• Longitude : 30.5182764167
• The ecological role of the Red Imported fire ant is to be population control for other insects in the backyard.
• This specific adult was crawing around on top of a table that is on the patio.
Red imported fire ant
Solenopsis invicta
F- Formicidae
O- Hymenoptera

• 7-25-20
• 10:00 am

• 80°
• Cedar Park, TX
• This was found in my own backyard, near a pot for plants.
• Latitude : 30.5182764167
• Longitude : -97.7420139313
• The ecological role of the Carpenter Ant is to decompose dead wood material and help with forest decomposition.
• This specific adult was causing a nuisance in my flowerpot.
Camponotus borellii
Family – Formicidae

Order - Hymenoptera

• 7-23-20
• 2:00 pm
• 95°
• Cedar Park, TX
• The picture was taken while on a trail in a park near my house.
• Latitude : 30.5182764167
• Longitude : -97.7420139313
• The ecological role of the Bush Cicada is to act as a protein source for predators in its food chain and aerate the soil for proper vegetation growth.
• This specific Bush Cicada was on a tree and it was the former skin of a Cicada and not the actual bug because they are hard to find alive. I only took one picture because it was just the shell of the Cicada and not the actual insect,

Family – Cicadoidea
Order – Hemiptera

• 7-23-20
• 12:30 pm
• 90°
• Cedar Park, TX
• The picture was taken while on a trail in a park near my house.
• Latitude : 30.5182764167
• Longitude : -97.7420139313
• The ecological role of the conehead is to be a protein source for predators in its food chain.
• This specific Conehead was on a pole that is along the walking path.
Family – Tettigoniidae

Order - Orthoptera

• Hogna aspersa
  
• 7-14-20
• 1:00 pm
• 101°
• Cedar Park, Texas
• Saw this insect on a trail that is near my house.
• Latitude- 30.5226141
• Longitude- -97.753501
• The ecological role of this specific insect is to act as population control for other insects
• This adult was seen on the ground in the middle of the trail and I was running away from it
  
• Family – Lycosidae
  
• Order – Araneae

• Cicadidae cicada
  
• 7-13-20
• 3:00 pm
• 96°
• Cedar Park, Texas
• Saw this insect on a trail that is near my house.
• Latitude- 30.5226141
• Longitude- -97.753501
• The ecological role of this specific insect is to act as a food source for larger animals
• This adult was seen on the ground in the middle of the trail
  
• Family – Cicadoidea
  
• Order – Hemiptera
  

• Schistocerce americana
• 7-13-20
• 1:50 pm
• 98°
• Cedar Park, Texas
• Saw this insect on a trail that is near my house.
• Latitude- 30.5226141
• Longitude- -97.753501
• The ecological role of this specific insect is to act as a food source for larger animals
• This adult was seen on a shade in my backyard
• Family – Acrididae
• Order – Orthoptera

• 7-12-20
• 1:20 pm
• 99°
• Cedar Park, TX
• The picture was taken while on a trail in a park near my house.
• The ecological role of the dragonfly is to be a food source for larger animals like lizards or birds.
• This specific dragonfly was flying around in brush near the park trail.

Family - Aeshnoidea
Order - Odonata

• 7-12-20
• 12:52 pm
• 98°
• Cedar Park, TX
• On a trail in a park near my house.
• The ecological purpose of the horse fly is to be a food source for larger insects.
• Adult horse fly looking for food in a trash can.

Family - Tabanidae
Order - Diptera

-7-8-20
-12:53 pm
-95°
-Cedar Park, TX
-On a trail in a park near my house.

• Latitude : 30.5182764167

• Longitude : -97.7420139313
  -The ecological role of the Carpenter bee is to pollinate the flowers around it.
  -This specific adult was collecting pollen when the picture was taken.

Family - Apidae
Order - Hymenoptera