Johnd Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Aransas NWR Gator by johnd1964, on Flickr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 These scary bugs mating. They look like some kind of wasp but I’m unsure. Anyone here know anything about insects? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) @Colton V, those are American Hornet Moths. They look a lot like hornets to protect themselves from predators... nice example of Batesian mimicry. Edited August 15, 2020 by akandula 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 (deceased) Amphiuma. Dauphin Island (Mobile co.) AL, October 2019. After heavy rains. Either carried to shore from river, or dropped by a predator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 5 hours ago, akandula said: @Colton V, those are American Hornet Moths. They look a lot like hornets to protect themselves from predators... nice example of Batesian mimicry. Interesting! I thought they might be mimicking because they didn’t look right to me, but I didn’t want to take any chances. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlowerShooter Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Earlier this week the night was unusually clear and calm with the stars extremely bright. I set up my camera and the 200-500 lens that I use for birding shots and just wondered if it would be possible to photograph the rings of Saturn if I stacked my 1.4x and 2x extender together. It was not. However to my surprise, I did get the moons of Jupiter to show up on the photo. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearcat6 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Grizzly, Big Horn mountains, Wyoming 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BirdNrd Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Lightning Strike and Sunset, Arroyo Grande, CA 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 (edited) Square Legged Camel Cricket in an abandoned WWII bunker at Ecola State Park, OR. I’d say his legs were at least 3 inches long! Edited August 17, 2020 by Colton V 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Avery Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Almost stepped on this guy! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FlowerShooter Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 While sitting on the porch watching the bird feeders, this doe came up in the yard with her fawn. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Hummingbird moth 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) Pepe Le Pew! Edited August 19, 2020 by Charlie Spencer 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Creepy Smile Red Dragonfly close up Botanic Gardens Ft Worth 5-18 by johnd1964, on Flickr 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Preying Mantis hatchlings 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 15 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: Preying Mantis hatchlings Now that is a cool find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: Now that is a cool find! There's a bird walk on the last Saturday of the month at Saluda Shoals Park (Columbia, SC). There's a small pond that's maintained to teach kids about wetlands. In March '19, somebody spotted the first case opening. We found several more within fifty feet, some hatching, some not. That was good because some were still around to open a few days later when a school group came through. I don't normally shoot macro. The little buggers may have been 1/4" long. Edited August 20, 2020 by Charlie Spencer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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