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Woodland Malaria Mosquito (Anopheles punctipennis)Observer
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Coming in on firewood. Current temp = 38°f. These have been showing up in the house for ±a month, generally 1 to 3 per day.
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Fairy Fingers (Clavaria fragilis)Observer
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Found on Cottonwood lumber stickered & stacked to dry. The second part of the summer has been particularly humid, and lower down in the stack, where this was found, there was considerable mold.
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Gallinipper (Psorophora ciliata)Observer
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Two of these could carry me away.
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Gallinipper (Psorophora ciliata)Observer
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Big mosquito, almost mothlike. These are two different bugs, same day.
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Dark Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus)Observer
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"You've got mail!"
Big guy.
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Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)Observer
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Near pond.
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Orange-tipped Oakworm Moth (Anisota senatoria)Observer
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All the higher branches of this young oak tree have been stripped of leaves, & now they are primarily defoliating 2nd growth.
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American Elm (Ulmus americana)Observer
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I've driven past this tree several times & recognised this tree shape as the particular "fountain shape" of elms, so I stopped & walked out into the field to see. I think it's an American Elm, but if it's something else I'd like to know that too.
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Spined Micrathena (Micrathena gracilis)Observer
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Found in the woods near beech trees; large concise web as described.
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Hop Sedge (Carex lupulina)Observer
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I'm grateful for corrections!
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Eastern Boxelder Bug (Boisea trivittata)Observer
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I'm pretty sure this is a juvenile, molt, or something.
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Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa)Observer
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The suggestion was Dogwood, but I was just looking at some Winterberry out back, & I think that's more likely. Same bloom stage. Anyone have any better ideas?
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Thaumatomyia glabraObserver
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On a tomato leaf when found. Seemed to be fascinated by the piece of debris (grass clipping?) it was manipulating.