Latitude: 36.2424519
Longitude: -78.8835321
Elevation: 148 meters / 486 feet
Barometric Pressure 996KPa

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Happy cicada Wing Wednesday by cotinis, This male cicada came flying into a shrub next to a trail and started to make its buzzy song very lo
Happy cicada Wing Wednesday by cotinis
Happy Bomber Fly Friday! by cotinis, This large bee fly was found in close association with a colony of alkali bees (Halictidae), Nomia n
Happy Bomber Fly Friday! by cotinis
Horton Grove - Meadow by sentient_beard, Opened in 2012, Horton Grove Nature Preserve is Triangle Land Conservancy’s largest public preserve.
Horton Grove - Meadow by sentient_beard
désarmé (2013) by dvsmith, La Maupin (MM# <a href="http://www.modelmayhem.com/2642652" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">2642652</
désarmé (2013) by dvsmith
Wild eye by cotinis, Closer shot of a female Ululodes quadripunctatus, showing the divided eye, characteristic of this ge
Wild eye by cotinis
Owfly by cotinis, One from my archives, taken with my original digital SLR, a  Canon 10D. I am much better at careful
Owfly by cotinis
Farmscape by dvsmith, Fuji Superia 400
EOS Elan IIe (I think; looks like a Tamron 28-80 f/3.5-5.6 lens)
Scanned with a Nik
Farmscape by dvsmith
Halictid bees by cotinis, I previously posted photos of a large bee fly, Heterostylum robustum. It was in close association wi
Halictid bees by cotinis
6 Pond Horton Grove Durham NC 09.33.54 by bobistraveling, nature durham hortongrove
6 Pond Horton Grove Durham NC 09.33.54 by bobistraveling
BRF--tarsi/pulvilli by cotinis, This BRF (Big Robber Fly) is:
Red-footed cannibal fly - Promachus rufipes (female)
<a href="http://b
BRF--tarsi/pulvilli by cotinis
BRF-antennae by cotinis, This BRF (Big Robber Fly) is:
Red-footed cannibal fly - Promachus rufipes (female)
<a href="http://b
BRF-antennae by cotinis
Found resting by cotinis, This lovely moth was found several years ago on a field trip to the Flat River area north of Durham
Found resting by cotinis
Happy Velvet Arachtober 21st by cotinis, Found on a woodland trail and captured for some photos.
True velvet mite - Trombidiidae species
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Happy Velvet Arachtober 21st by cotinis
Chilled sleepy oranges by cotinis, I believe somebody netted these butterflies for closer examination and they just hung out on peoples
Chilled sleepy oranges by cotinis
Rather rare fly by cotinis, I have seen this fly but once, some years ago. Larvae are slug-like and live in ant nests, where the
Rather rare fly by cotinis
HFDF 3 May 2019 by cotinis, A syrphid fly - Palpada vinetorum (male, I think)
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HFDF 3 May 2019 by cotinis
A splendid beetle by cotinis, Found flying along a trail on a warm fall day and captured temporarily for some photos. Length = 16
A splendid beetle by cotinis
Historic Stagville by ArtByChrysti, trees chimney house home mobile square landscape nc durham farm northcarolina civilwar plantation an
Historic Stagville by ArtByChrysti
BRF--face by cotinis, This BRF (Big Robber Fly) is:
Red-footed cannibal fly - Promachus rufipes (female)
<a href="http://b
BRF--face by cotinis
Bee mimic fly day by cotinis, HFDF! This attractive bee-mimic fly was seen on an early summer walk at Horton Grove Preserve in Dur
Bee mimic fly day by cotinis
BRF-dorsolateral by cotinis, This BRF (Big Robber Fly) is:
Red-footed cannibal fly - Promachus rufipes (female)
<a href="http://b
BRF-dorsolateral by cotinis
Orange and smoky by cotinis, Pyromorpha dimidiata - Orange-patched Smoky Moth - Hodges No. 4639
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Orange and smoky by cotinis
HA 21 by cotinis, I found this crab spider because there was a dead carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) lying below it.
HA 21 by cotinis
HA 21 by cotinis, I found this crab spider because there was a dead carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) lying below it.
HA 21 by cotinis
Butner,NC by Peter Kariher, Butner, NC

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Butner,NC by Peter Kariher
Rather rare fly by cotinis, I have seen this fly but once, some years ago. Larvae are slug-like and live in ant nests, where the
Rather rare fly by cotinis
Rare syrphid--detail shot by cotinis, For the iNaturalist record, this is about the best detail shot I have. 
Microdon megalogaster
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Rare syrphid--detail shot by cotinis
Halictid bees by cotinis, I previously posted photos of a large bee fly, Heterostylum robustum. It was in close association wi
Halictid bees by cotinis
Perfect camouflage by cotinis, Hiking at Horton Grove Preserve (Durham County NC) on a warm summer day, there was lots of insect ac
Perfect camouflage by cotinis
Bee mimic fly day by cotinis, HFDF! This attractive bee-mimic fly was seen on an early summer walk at Horton Grove Preserve in Dur
Bee mimic fly day by cotinis
Chilled sleepy oranges by cotinis, I believe somebody netted these butterflies for closer examination and they just hung out on peoples
Chilled sleepy oranges by cotinis
BRF--dorsal by cotinis, This BRF (Big Robber Fly) is:
Red-footed cannibal fly - Promachus rufipes (female)
<a href="http://b
BRF--dorsal by cotinis
Found resting by cotinis, This lovely moth was found several years ago on a field trip to the Flat River area north of Durham
Found resting by cotinis
Boo-beetle by cotinis, Eyed Click Beetle - Alaus oculatus
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Boo-beetle by cotinis
Tiger from the past by cotinis, Eastern Red-bellied Tiger Beetle - Cicindelidia rufiventris (ssp. rufiventris)
References
- Beaton,
Tiger from the past by cotinis
HA 11 by cotinis, This pretty spider was seen at the Horton Grove Preserve north of Durham, NC (USA) on 6 October 2012
HA 11 by cotinis
HFDF (Bastille Day!) by cotinis, Stilt-legged Fly - Taeniaptera trivittata (~10 mm)
The markings on the legs and waving behavior are
HFDF (Bastille Day!) by cotinis
HA 13 by cotinis, This diminutive orb weaver was found at Horton Grove Preserve, Durham County, NC (USA) on 6 October
HA 13 by cotinis
BSSL-HWW by cotinis, This fresh-looking dragonfly was cruising along a trail at Horton Grove Reserve, Durham North Caroli
BSSL-HWW by cotinis
Brightly colored seed bug by cotinis, One of many different insects on fleabane at Horton Grove Preserve (Durham County, NC) on a pleasant
Brightly colored seed bug by cotinis
57 Rue-anemone Flat River Durham NC 8685 by bobistraveling, Flat River impoundment off old oxford roadflower nc durham wildflowers
57 Rue-anemone Flat River Durham NC 8685 by bobistraveling
Happy pointy A14 by cotinis, This very spiny little spider was found 6 October 2012 at the Horton Grove Preserve near Durham, NC
Happy pointy A14 by cotinis
13 Spring Beauty Flat River Durham NC 8628 by bobistraveling, Flat River impoundment off old oxford roadflower nc durham wildflowers
13 Spring Beauty Flat River Durham NC 8628 by bobistraveling
BSSL-HWW by cotinis, This fresh-looking dragonfly was cruising along a trail at Horton Grove Reserve, Durham North Caroli
BSSL-HWW by cotinis
Bright Braconid by cotinis, This colorful wasp was investigating standing dead wood at Horton Grove Preserve in Durham County NC
Bright Braconid by cotinis
3 Pond Horton Grove Durham NC 09.33.16 by bobistraveling, nature durham hortongrove
3 Pond Horton Grove Durham NC 09.33.16 by bobistraveling
HA 17! by cotinis, I found this attractive little jumping spider in old field vegetation in Durham County, NC (USA) on
HA 17! by cotinis
Bird dropping moth by cotinis, A cute little bird dropping moth at Horton Grove Preserve, Durham County NC on 6 June 2020, a cool d
Bird dropping moth by cotinis
4 Pond Horton Grove Durham NC 09.33.46 by bobistraveling, nature durham hortongrove
4 Pond Horton Grove Durham NC 09.33.46 by bobistraveling
Braconid--detail by cotinis, This colorful wasp was investigating standing dead wood at Horton Grove Preserve in Durham County NC
Braconid--detail by cotinis
HA 13 by cotinis, This diminutive orb weaver was found at Horton Grove Preserve, Durham County, NC (USA) on 6 October
HA 13 by cotinis
Happy pointy A14 by cotinis, This very spiny little spider was found 6 October 2012 at the Horton Grove Preserve near Durham, NC
Happy pointy A14 by cotinis
55 Rue-anemone Flat River Durham NC 8680 by bobistraveling, Flat River impoundment off old oxford roadflower nc durham wildflowers
55 Rue-anemone Flat River Durham NC 8680 by bobistraveling
Bright Braconid by cotinis, This colorful wasp was investigating standing dead wood at Horton Grove Preserve in Durham County NC
Bright Braconid by cotinis
Plant bug by cotinis, I think this is a member of the very diverse family of:
Miridae - Plant Bugs
<a href="https://buggui
Plant bug by cotinis
Big bird hopper by cotinis, American Bird Grasshopper - Schistocerca americana
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Big bird hopper by cotinis
Plant bug--detail by cotinis, I think this is a member of the very diverse family of:
Miridae - Plant Bugs
<a href="https://buggui
Plant bug--detail by cotinis
wedding lake by reallyboring, Couldn't ask for a nicer backdrop for a wedding!wedding lake water forest nc unitedstates northcarol
wedding lake by reallyboring
Trees Little River Regional Park NC 9864 by bobistraveling, park river nc durham outdoor northcarolina littleriverpark littleriverregionalpark littleriverdurham
Trees Little River Regional Park NC 9864 by bobistraveling
Two legs up by cotinis, No doubt hatching an evil plan.
Stilt-legged Fly - Taeniaptera trivittata (~10 mm)
The markings on t
Two legs up by cotinis