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Running Crab Spiders (Family Philodromidae)Observer
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A smallish spider skittering rapidly over bare sand in a sand prairie barren area. The bot suggested this rough ID, and after reading the description it seems reasonable, though this one seems more lightly built than most. For now, it's a bot-based preliminary proposal.
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Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)Observer
martinlucasDescription
In a sand prairie/barrens. I assume this is a female.
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Northern Black Widow (Latrodectus variolus)Observer
martinlucasDescription
With a recently captured grasshopper in a sand prairie and marsh. I'm leaning toward the variolus partly because that species has previously been found in the same area, and also because disconnected red patches are visible on some of the photos, but the two species are similar so it's tentative until an expert weighs in. It was interested observing it with a large prey catch - it was quite cautious about approaching the grasshopper, darting over and adding silks one at a time. The location of the photographs is a fairly high quality native sand prairie remnant.
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Blue-eyed Grasses (Genus Sisyrinchium)Observer
martinlucasDescription
In a sand prairie and marsh area. S. campestre seems most likely to me, but I find these confusing.
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Three-lined Hoplia (Hoplia trifasciata)Observer
martinlucasDescription
On Aronia melanocarpa blossoms on the edge between Bogus Run bottoms and a sandy oak woodland. The first photo was rotated 90 clockwise for easier viewing.
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Rattlesnake Fern (Botrypus virginianus)Observer
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At the edge of a sandy oak woods, at the base of a north facing slope and the edge of an abandoned rail right-of-way.
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Genus LasiopogonObserver
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On bare sand on the bank of Betty's Pond. A male? I've posted three images as separate observations because I doubt they are the same individuals. The (apparent male) seems to have smoky wings.
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Genus LasiopogonObserver
martinlucasDescription
On the sunny sand shores of Betty's Pond. The pond is fishless and spring fed. I think this is a male. I've previously posted photos of females ID'd as L. Opaculus from the same site, so I wonder if this might be a male of that species. I found no photos that proved at all helpful. See also: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/212727730
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Genus LasiopogonObserver
martinlucasDescription
On the sunny sand banks of Betty's Pond. L. Opaculus was previously ID'd from this site, so that would seem the prime suspect: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20139002 - A female?
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Genus JalysusObserver
martinlucasDescription
On Claytonia virginica in a sandy oak woodland.
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Cornsilk Flies (Genus Euxesta)Observer
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I saw a number of these little flies on sunny logs in a sandy black oak woodland/savanna. The were doing a flagging action with their wings. About 6-8mm. Photos aren't a single individual, but I feel reasonably sure they are all the same species. Note the little dark patches on the tips of the wings So far, I've made little progress on identifying these.
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Genus AugochloraObserver
martinlucasDescription
A small, shiny, emerald green bee on Claytonia virginica in a sandy oak woodland/savanna. My impression was 'lasioglossum' but the Bot says Augochlora, and that seems plausible.
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Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)Observer
martinlucasDescription
A small andrena on Claytonia virginica in a sandy black oak woodland.
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Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata)Observer
martinlucasDescription
On a sunny log in a sand black oak woodland/savanna. Devouring an ant (Camponotus perhaps).
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Tribe HalictiniObserver
martinlucasDescription
On Fragaria virginica in a sand old field planted to oaks about 20 years ago. My first impression was Halictus.
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Ground Crab Spiders (Genus Xysticus)Observer
martinlucasDescription
A medium sized spider in the leaf litter of an oak woodland (formerly a savanna, no doubt). Looks similar to Xysticus funestus, but I haven't studied it carefully yet.
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Grayish Jumping Spider (Phidippus princeps)Observer
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In a sandy old field planted in hardwoods ~ 20 years ago.
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Genus LasioglossumObserver
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On Fragaria virginica in a sandy old field planted in hardwoods ~ 20 years ago. A small, rather shiny bee with little white blazes on its abdomen.
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Phlegra hentziObserver
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A small spider scampering quite athletically over oak leaves in a sandy old field being reforested. It seems quite distinctive, so I'm suggesting this ID, but it's a new one to me.
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Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)Observer
martinlucasDescription
In the 'soft landing' zone beneath a big black oak in my front lawn. I was surprised to see one in (late) April.
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Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)Observer
martinlucasDescription
I noticed this worm moving in shallow water in a vernal wetland -- heavy rain the night before so the water was rising. I don't see these too often in the Bogus Run Project study area, probably because the xeric sand the is prevalent there isn't that conducive. ID is preliminary -- it looks like a 'nightcrawler's to me. I'd say it was about 22 cm.
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Woodsy Thyme-Moss (Plagiomnium cuspidatum)Observer
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A moss or moss-like plant growing on a rotting stump in a wooded vernal swamp. Quite small.
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Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)Observer
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A smallish frog in shallow water in a wooded vernal pool - after a night of heavy rain.
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Scalycaps (Genus Pholiota)Observer
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Slimy yellow mushrooms growing from the bottom of a rotting log in low woods.
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Juniper-apple Rust (Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae)Observer
martinlucasDescription
Quite a number of these on a wild juniper in a reforestation area. Heavy rain the night before this photo.
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Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)Observer
martinlucasDescription
Though common a few miles away, wild Cornus florida bushes are quite scarce in the Bogus Run project area. Those few that are present are in mesic black sand woodlands. This was a small shrub but the flowers were rather large. The photo was processed to make it just a bit easier to see the dogwood - a white pine plantation is in the background.
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Pure Green Sweat Bee (Augochlora pura)Observer
martinlucasDescription
A very small metallic green bee nectaring -- and possibly gathering pollen -- on Arabidopsis thaliana on the sunny sand bank of Betty's Pond.
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Sedgesitters (Genus Platycheirus)Observer
martinlucasDescription
Nectaring on Arabidopsis thaliana on the sunny sand bank of Betty's Pond. A small fly.
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Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)Observer
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Basking at Betty's Pond.
