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Robber fly's supper

Robber fly's supper

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26 Jul 2014 179
They seem to specialize in eating other flies.
Five-lined skink steps out

Five-lined skink steps out

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26 Jul 2014 175
The bane of crawling beasties, the five-lined skink, Plestiodon fasciatus , is common in much of the U.S. and southern Canada. Juveniles have bright blue tails.
Another pollinator

Another pollinator

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26 Jul 2014 171
And it appears to be pollen-laden. The dark purple central flower is visible at upper right.
Dangling from a hickory tree

Dangling from a hickory tree

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24 Jul 2014 174
And headed skyward. This little guy caused me to come to define "breeze" as "what happens between getting the bug in focus and pressing the shutter release." Yes, he was climbing a strand of silk.
Streamlined, flying grasshopper

Streamlined, flying grasshopper

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24 Jul 2014 136
One usually can't get very close to these, but it's a chilly morning. They;re usually seen flying away as one walks through a field in the summer. They are camouflaged right down to their eyes.
A Japanese beetle scrum

A Japanese beetle scrum

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22 Jul 2014 159
Spider day continues

Spider day continues

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22 Jul 2014 155
Didn't plan to shoot mostly spiders today, but that's how it turned out. There are a lot of these hereabouts, but seldom is one well lit, so I thought I'd make the picture.