#leucocoprinus birnbaumii, aka flower-pot parasol #mushrooms. A very common sight in potted plants. Alas, not edible, but fun to look at.

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The little snail at the bottom is totally walking walking in on the other two getting it on. #snaillovin #snails #nature #whatgoesoninthegardenatnight

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Some of the current batch of pipevine #swallowtail #caterpillars are quite #red in coloration (as opposed to the more common black). #Lepidoptera #butterfly #insect #nature #garden

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Some of the current batch of pipevine #swallowtail #caterpillars are quite #red in coloration (as opposed to the more common black). #Lepidoptera #butterfly #insect #nature #garden

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Some of the current batch of pipevine #swallowtail #caterpillars are quite #red in coloration (as opposed to the more common black). #Lepidoptera #butterfly #insect #nature #garden

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#Yellowjacket #wasp #hymenoptera #insect #nature

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#Yellowjacket #wasp #hymenoptera #insect #nature

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This #lactarius #mushroom bleeds orange. It's pretty wild. #nature #fungi #outdoors

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#ichneumonoidea #hymenoptera #insect

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Here's a weird thing. This is the larva of a thistle tortoise beetle (Cassida rubiginosa). That junk on its back is its frass, aka poop. That's right, these fellows literally carry their shit on their backs. Dang tortoise beetles, that's pretty Effed-up. #beetles #larva #frass #coleoptera #insect #nature #green

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Here's a weird thing. This is the larva of a thistle tortoise beetle (Cassida rubiginosa). That junk on its back is its frass, aka poop. That's right, these fellows literally carry their shit on their backs. Dang tortoise beetles, that's pretty Effed-up. #beetles #larva #frass #coleoptera #insect #nature #green

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#fly #Diptera #insect

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Dessicated #tomatillo husk. #garden #plants #cellulose

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This is either a sycamore tussock moth ( Halysidota harrisii) or a banded tussock moth (H. tessellaris) but seeing as, according to BugGuide.net "Adults can only be distinguished by genitalia dissection" I'll just satisfy myself with the conclusion that it is one or the other. #moth #Lepidoptera #insect #nature #outdoors

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This is either a sycamore tussock moth ( Halysidota harrisii) or a banded tussock moth (H. tessellaris) but seeing as, according to BugGuide.net "Adults can only be distinguished by genitalia dissection" I'll just satisfy myself with the conclusion that it is one or the other. #moth #Lepidoptera #insect #nature #outdoors

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Two lined #spittlebug (Prosapia bicincta). #insect #hemiptera #nature #outdoors #green

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Two lined #spittlebug (Prosapia bicincta). #insect #hemiptera #nature #outdoors #green

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"Hey there fly, how's it going?" "Pretty good, thanks for asking." "No prob." #fly #diptera #insect #green

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Thread-waisted wasp in the genus Ammophila (likely either A. pictipennis or A. placida, they're hard to tell apart). These are very active caterpillar hunting wasps. Quite helpful in the garden. #wasp #hymenoptera #insect #garden #nature #outdoors

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Thread-waisted wasp in the genus Ammophila (likely either A. pictipennis or A. placida, they're hard to tell apart). These are very active caterpillar hunting wasps. Quite helpful in the garden. #wasp #hymenoptera #insect #garden #nature #outdoors

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Thread-waisted wasp in the genus Ammophila (likely either A. pictipennis or A. placida, they're hard to tell apart). These are very active caterpillar hunting wasps. Quite helpful in the garden. #wasp #hymenoptera #insect #garden #nature #outdoors

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