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Here's a more skittish species from my experience, a Zebra Longwing. Despite the flower this one is perched on, I've noticed they better prefer the large red flowers in the area.
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#Bugs #Butterflies #Flowers #Nature #iNaturalist
November 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Here's a more skittish species from my experience, a Zebra Longwing. Despite the flower this one is perched on, I've noticed they better prefer the large red flowers in the area.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Flowers #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Butterflies #Flowers #Nature #iNaturalist
Here's a notably small species of bee, a Pure Green Sweat Bee. While lacking the usual fuzzy exterior bees usually have, I think its vibrant green shell makes up for it in appearance.
#Bugs #Bees #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Bees #Nature #iNaturalist
November 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Here's a notably small species of bee, a Pure Green Sweat Bee. While lacking the usual fuzzy exterior bees usually have, I think its vibrant green shell makes up for it in appearance.
#Bugs #Bees #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Bees #Nature #iNaturalist
Here's an active one I found at a ravine, a Rosy Wolfsnail. These seemed to pop up everywhere after I started looking for them, goes to show how little people notice things all around them.
#Bugs #Snails #Mollusks #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Snails #Mollusks #Nature #iNaturalist
November 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Here's an active one I found at a ravine, a Rosy Wolfsnail. These seemed to pop up everywhere after I started looking for them, goes to show how little people notice things all around them.
#Bugs #Snails #Mollusks #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Snails #Mollusks #Nature #iNaturalist
I saw only one of these on the 1st of this month, a Halloween Pennant dragonfly. Fittingly seasonal, I was saving this image for today. Happy Halloween!
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #Halloween #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #Halloween #iNaturalist
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I saw only one of these on the 1st of this month, a Halloween Pennant dragonfly. Fittingly seasonal, I was saving this image for today. Happy Halloween!
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #Halloween #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #Halloween #iNaturalist
These little guys are everywhere here, they're Southern Flatcoil snails. They're all up-and-down the ditches after it rains, climbing up on the grass like this one.
#Bugs #Snails #Mollusks #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Snails #Mollusks #Nature #iNaturalist
October 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
These little guys are everywhere here, they're Southern Flatcoil snails. They're all up-and-down the ditches after it rains, climbing up on the grass like this one.
#Bugs #Snails #Mollusks #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Snails #Mollusks #Nature #iNaturalist
Here's one of the largest beetles I've found so far, a Grapevine Beetle. We found this one under the mulch of our garden while we were uprooting weeds, it flew away shortly after we got pictures.
#Bugs #Beetles #Nature #Gardening #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Beetles #Nature #Gardening #iNaturalist
October 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Here's one of the largest beetles I've found so far, a Grapevine Beetle. We found this one under the mulch of our garden while we were uprooting weeds, it flew away shortly after we got pictures.
#Bugs #Beetles #Nature #Gardening #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Beetles #Nature #Gardening #iNaturalist
This one I've only ever seen once, a Zebra Longhorn Beetle. This one was resting on my lemon plant a few weeks after I got it established.
#Bugs #Beetles #Plants #Gardening #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Beetles #Plants #Gardening #Nature #iNaturalist
October 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This one I've only ever seen once, a Zebra Longhorn Beetle. This one was resting on my lemon plant a few weeks after I got it established.
#Bugs #Beetles #Plants #Gardening #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Beetles #Plants #Gardening #Nature #iNaturalist
Here's a very subtle one, a Dark Flower Scarab. These spend their time hidden under the grass, I only found this one because I saw it before it went under the brush.
#Bugs #Beetles #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Beetles #Nature #iNaturalist
October 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Here's a very subtle one, a Dark Flower Scarab. These spend their time hidden under the grass, I only found this one because I saw it before it went under the brush.
#Bugs #Beetles #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Beetles #Nature #iNaturalist
Here's a lovely beetle I found in a ravine, Euphoria Limbalis. I don't know much about them, but its bright green color makes it a personal favorite of mine.
#Bugs #Beetles #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Beetles #Nature #iNaturalist
October 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Here's a lovely beetle I found in a ravine, Euphoria Limbalis. I don't know much about them, but its bright green color makes it a personal favorite of mine.
#Bugs #Beetles #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Beetles #Nature #iNaturalist
Here's one to emphasize the swamp areas around here, a Duckweed Firetail. Their bright red contrast to the plants they land on makes them easy to see, as they often perch on floating aquatic plants.
#Bugs #Damselflies #Swamps #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Damselflies #Swamps #Nature #iNaturalist
October 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Here's one to emphasize the swamp areas around here, a Duckweed Firetail. Their bright red contrast to the plants they land on makes them easy to see, as they often perch on floating aquatic plants.
#Bugs #Damselflies #Swamps #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Damselflies #Swamps #Nature #iNaturalist
Now for something different, like this Ebony Jewelwing damselfly. I found these in a ravine, at the bottom with the cool air and flowing water. I find its choice of habitat very agreeable.
#Bugs #Damselflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Damselflies #Nature #iNaturalist
October 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Now for something different, like this Ebony Jewelwing damselfly. I found these in a ravine, at the bottom with the cool air and flowing water. I find its choice of habitat very agreeable.
#Bugs #Damselflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Damselflies #Nature #iNaturalist
These ones we only started seeing in our area recently, the Eastern Pondhawk. I usually find these ones low to the ground, darting around as they snatch up other insects.
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #iNaturalist
October 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
These ones we only started seeing in our area recently, the Eastern Pondhawk. I usually find these ones low to the ground, darting around as they snatch up other insects.
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #iNaturalist
Here's one of my best pictures, this one is of a Great Blue Skimmer, perched high in a clearing as if staking claim to the area, unbothered by even me being there.
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #iNaturalist
October 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Here's one of my best pictures, this one is of a Great Blue Skimmer, perched high in a clearing as if staking claim to the area, unbothered by even me being there.
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #iNaturalist
Here's one that rarely perches for a picture, a Carolina Saddlebags dragonfly. This is one of the brown ones, but they can also be bright red, which I'll gladly share if I get a good picture of one.
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #iNaturalist
October 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Here's one that rarely perches for a picture, a Carolina Saddlebags dragonfly. This is one of the brown ones, but they can also be bright red, which I'll gladly share if I get a good picture of one.
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #iNaturalist
Mixing it up for Autumn, here's an Eastern Amberwing. They're a small species of dragonfly, this one was on one of our Beautyberry plants.
Dragonflies have been showing up more since the start of October, so I have a good few to share.
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #Plants #iNaturalist
Dragonflies have been showing up more since the start of October, so I have a good few to share.
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #Plants #iNaturalist
October 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Mixing it up for Autumn, here's an Eastern Amberwing. They're a small species of dragonfly, this one was on one of our Beautyberry plants.
Dragonflies have been showing up more since the start of October, so I have a good few to share.
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #Plants #iNaturalist
Dragonflies have been showing up more since the start of October, so I have a good few to share.
#Bugs #Dragonflies #Nature #Plants #iNaturalist
No bugs for this picture, but rather a big flower: A Scarlet Rosemallow. It's a kind of hibiscus flower, growing several feet tall and showing itself vibrantly with its red color.
#Flowers #Plants #Nature #iNaturalist
#Flowers #Plants #Nature #iNaturalist
October 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
No bugs for this picture, but rather a big flower: A Scarlet Rosemallow. It's a kind of hibiscus flower, growing several feet tall and showing itself vibrantly with its red color.
#Flowers #Plants #Nature #iNaturalist
#Flowers #Plants #Nature #iNaturalist
Here's a very subtle one for today, a Carolina Satyr. These ones are rather easy to miss, as they stay close to the ground, amongst the dried leaves and such.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
October 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Here's a very subtle one for today, a Carolina Satyr. These ones are rather easy to miss, as they stay close to the ground, amongst the dried leaves and such.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
Here's a very large one for today, a Spicebush Swallowtail. While we only see 1-2 at a time in passing, the size of their wings announces them pretty well, allowing for a fun sight when they're around.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
October 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Here's a very large one for today, a Spicebush Swallowtail. While we only see 1-2 at a time in passing, the size of their wings announces them pretty well, allowing for a fun sight when they're around.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
Coming back to the faster kinds of butterfly, here's a Whirlabout resting on a thistle leaf. This was on a nature reserve, one with little shade on the main trails.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Plants #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Butterflies #Plants #Nature #iNaturalist
October 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Coming back to the faster kinds of butterfly, here's a Whirlabout resting on a thistle leaf. This was on a nature reserve, one with little shade on the main trails.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Plants #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Butterflies #Plants #Nature #iNaturalist
Here's a more ornate discovery, a White Peacock butterfly. These made their way around the area, their bright wings making them stand out amongst every flower patch they were enjoying.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
October 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Here's a more ornate discovery, a White Peacock butterfly. These made their way around the area, their bright wings making them stand out amongst every flower patch they were enjoying.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
Here's another one, similar to yesterday's: a Pearl Crescent. These ones sport more round spots on their wings and usually only one shade of orange, a good way of telling the difference between these and the Phaons.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
October 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Here's another one, similar to yesterday's: a Pearl Crescent. These ones sport more round spots on their wings and usually only one shade of orange, a good way of telling the difference between these and the Phaons.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
Here's one we see pretty much everywhere here, a Phaon Crescent. They're a smaller kind, keeping low to the grass as they flutter around, and having 2-3 shades of orange with their patterns.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
October 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Here's one we see pretty much everywhere here, a Phaon Crescent. They're a smaller kind, keeping low to the grass as they flutter around, and having 2-3 shades of orange with their patterns.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
Here's one I saw only a couple days ago, a Ceraunus Blue. You can see on just the edge of its other wing the bright blue color that gave it its name, hidden by its closed wings while it rests, perched on the grass.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
October 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Here's one I saw only a couple days ago, a Ceraunus Blue. You can see on just the edge of its other wing the bright blue color that gave it its name, hidden by its closed wings while it rests, perched on the grass.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
#Bugs #Butterflies #Nature #iNaturalist
Here's a rare sight, a Monarch freshly-emerged from its chrysalis, drying its wings and getting ready to fly away.
This was taken when we were shopping for flowers at an outdoor garden, it's on the back of one of the signs.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Metamorphosis #Nature #iNaturalist
This was taken when we were shopping for flowers at an outdoor garden, it's on the back of one of the signs.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Metamorphosis #Nature #iNaturalist
October 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Here's a rare sight, a Monarch freshly-emerged from its chrysalis, drying its wings and getting ready to fly away.
This was taken when we were shopping for flowers at an outdoor garden, it's on the back of one of the signs.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Metamorphosis #Nature #iNaturalist
This was taken when we were shopping for flowers at an outdoor garden, it's on the back of one of the signs.
#Bugs #Butterflies #Metamorphosis #Nature #iNaturalist