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A great little Syrphid Fly (Toxomerus marginatus) on a Coreopsis flower. This is a female. You can tell...

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Eastern Forktails have one of the longest flight periods usually beginning in June, and they can often be...

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Some of these flies are teensy - about 1/8" long - some of the big ones get up to about 1/4"...

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Widely distributed throughout North America, this species occurs in dry or sandy waste ground and...

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About 4 months ago I received some mantis egg cases, and about 3 months ago they hatched. Here's one only...

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Fishing spiders are similar to the larger wolf spiders in size, shape, and coloration. Species in the...

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Uploaded on Aug 17, 2010

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There are over 200 species of pseudoscorpions in North America. Although very common, they are only...

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Found this mating pair on some Queen Anne's Lace. There were literally hundreds of mating pairs all over...

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Uploaded on Jul 30, 2010  |  Map

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Sympetrum is a genus of small to medium sized skimmer dragonflies, known as darters in the UK and as...

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So I was out fossil hunting last weekend when I happened upon something....strange. I was digging around...

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While out fossil hunting today I happened upon this gal. While it doesn't look it from this angle, from...

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The grapevine beetle, Pelidnota punctata, also known as Spotted June Beetle or the Spotted Pelidnota, is a...

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Leafhoppers are a group of small insects with piercing-sucking mouthparts. Their name is derived from...

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The dogbane leaf beetle has a special type of color that shines and changes as the insect changes position...

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Uploaded on Jun 26, 2010  |  Map

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I found this Earwig on a Daisy flower. Earlier this week I had left a pile of grass clippings out to dry...

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Uploaded on Jun 25, 2010  |  Map

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Last weekend I went out looking for fossils. I found several places not to far from the Twin Cities that...

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The Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) is a species of broad-winged damselflies. It is one out of the...

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Maevia inclemens is a relatively common and colorful jumping spider of North America. Sometimes it is...

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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2010  |  Map

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