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For people who like the more "maligned" creatures, such as insects, reptiles, amphibians, sea life etc.

For people who like the more "maligned" creatures, such as insects, reptiles, amphibians, sea life etc.

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Critter Corner
May 9, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
Sunrise at the insect sheet. Lights are shut down and it's time to send the moths on their way.
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Critter Corner
May 9, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
Big Sid the rebel.
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Critter Corner
May 10, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
My first wild Saturniid of 2018: a male Luna moth. I love these spring form Lunas with that pink edge to their wings. More colorful moths are on their way!
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Critter Corner
May 10, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
Another favorite moth showed up last night: the funerary dagger (Acronicta funeralis). Not much to look at as an adult, but it's one of our weirdest looking North American caterpillars. And they're really easy to raise as they feed on a variety of...
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Critter Corner
May 10, 2018May 2018

Posted by btroje
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Critter Corner
May 10, 2018May 2018

Posted by JimG
The first one I've seen this year and my neighbor's nosy cat.
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Critter Corner
May 11, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
I found a , , wild cecropia moth cocoon while salamander hunting in early March. I noticed in my FB feed that I've posted emerging cecropias on this day in previous years, so I went to check on the cocoon (which I had just tucked into a wreath that ...
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Critter Corner
May 11, 2018May 2018

Posted by StylisticIdiot
Dicromantispa Interrupta! What a name... Spotted this guy under the porch light on my studio the other night. First one I ever looked at closely, so I had to figure out what it was. Order Mantispidae. Looks vicious at 3 cm long
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Critter Corner
May 12, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
I found some ova in cold storage that I forgot I collected last year! Egg rings, on scrub oak, from the buck moth (Hemileuca maia) collected in September of 2017 and likely due to hatch later this month. And walkingstick (Diapheromera femorata) ...
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Critter Corner
May 12, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
A few of my last A. dubernardi larvae. Most of my other caterpillars have pupated already. These are some of the second hatch, almost fully grown now. These guys are so neat to observe. I just can't get enough of their feeding behaviors.
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Critter Corner
May 12, 2018May 2018

Posted by NothinnXpreVails
My eyes aren’t what they used to be, and limited knowledge is in the mix, too. Are these babies hanging on? Parasites?
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Critter Corner
May 12, 2018May 2018

Posted by graceylou
Have you met the waterbear yet? I've even got my own giant sized version.
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Critter Corner
May 12, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
A lovely female Eastern box turtle that I encountered in the woods while looking for birds. She's a welcome sight--the first land turtle I've seen this year.
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Critter Corner
May 13, 2018May 2018

Posted by walklightly
Sadly i had to say good bye to my green house mate - & the tiny mantis waved farewell from her marigold home.
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Critter Corner
May 13, 2018May 2018

Posted by StylisticIdiot
Maybe not the sort of critters that this group thrives for; but among my favorites, nonetheless... A charming pair of barn swallows had been eyeing the overhang on my deck for the last week, and I decided to finally intervene: I provided them with a ...
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Critter Corner
May 13, 2018May 2018

Posted by JimG
I wasn't fast enough to get photos, but I saw a pair of indigo buntings today. They aren't common at all here. Here's a stock photo in place of the one I didn't get.
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Critter Corner
May 14, 2018May 2018

Posted by Lukian
Can we please save this uniquely cute critters
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Critter Corner
May 15, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
Some of the cool insects that showed up last night. It was 70°F and very humid at 11pm--a great combination. These are: a huge species of cranefly, a male luna, a dotted prominent, Abbott's sphinx (which has very cool caterpillars!), and a ...
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Critter Corner
May 16, 2018May 2018

Posted by Lukian
Here is a very interesting video of the lifecycle of the Hercules beetle.
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Critter Corner
May 17, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
Male (top) and female (bottom) Luna moths. There's some variability in , pattern and color, so the best way to tell them apart is by looking at their antennae. The male's are much r and more feathery--to help him follow the scent of a female's ...
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Critter Corner
May 17, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
I've just finished hatching chicken and turkey eggs, now I have moth eggs hatching. These little guys are a neat day-flying species called buck moths (Hemileuca maia). They will feed on oak for most of the spring and early summer. Late summer they...
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Critter Corner
May 17, 2018May 2018

Posted by StylisticIdiot
Barnswallow nest update: day five of construction... I've been watching these cuties up close for at least a decade now, and this couple is doing something unprecedented (to me). The form of the nest is typical; but the choice of long grasses is ...
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Critter Corner
May 19, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
Some of the other critters I've encountered while bird-watching, this week.
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Critter Corner
May 19, 2018May 2018

Posted by TrevorDawson
Some of the invert pictures i took.
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Critter Corner
May 19, 2018May 2018

Posted by OpposingOpposum
Found this dude in my lunchbox. Extra protein ?
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Posted by dalefvictorThis is a picture of Tigger, he has been sick for a while.

Posted by BudgieSo one night my brother finds a carpet python inside, the other night I nearly trod on one coming in the door, tonight there was one in the chicken coop.

Posted by BudgieSo one night my brother finds a carpet python inside, the other night I nearly trod on one coming in the door, tonight there was one in the chicken coop.

Posted by ZsterMy first Monarch since moving here! I started a butterfly garden two years ago, specifically targeting monarchs and swallowtails.

Posted by InsectraThis is my girl Space Ghost (I thought she was a male when I named her).

Posted by InsectraThis is my girl Space Ghost (I thought she was a male when I named her).

Posted by InsectraThis is my girl Space Ghost (I thought she was a male when I named her).

Posted by InsectraA cute grey treefrog (Hyla versicolor) that I found in my birch tree, this afternoon. His camouflage was great and I only discovered him when I heard him calling.

Posted by InsectraA cute grey treefrog (Hyla versicolor) that I found in my birch tree, this afternoon. His camouflage was great and I only discovered him when I heard him calling.

Posted by InsectraA cute grey treefrog (Hyla versicolor) that I found in my birch tree, this afternoon. His camouflage was great and I only discovered him when I heard him calling.

Posted by InsectraA cute grey treefrog (Hyla versicolor) that I found in my birch tree, this afternoon. His camouflage was great and I only discovered him when I heard him calling.

Posted by InsectraA cute grey treefrog (Hyla versicolor) that I found in my birch tree, this afternoon. His camouflage was great and I only discovered him when I heard him calling.

Posted by InsectraSpring amphibian migration in Pennsylvania is well under way! Most of these are Jefferson's salamanders, one of our earliest moving amphibians and a species of special concern in Pennsylvania.

Posted by InsectraSpring amphibian migration in Pennsylvania is well under way! Most of these are Jefferson's salamanders, one of our earliest moving amphibians and a species of special concern in Pennsylvania.

Posted by InsectraSpring amphibian migration in Pennsylvania is well under way! Most of these are Jefferson's salamanders, one of our earliest moving amphibians and a species of special concern in Pennsylvania.

Posted by InsectraSpring amphibian migration in Pennsylvania is well under way! Most of these are Jefferson's salamanders, one of our earliest moving amphibians and a species of special concern in Pennsylvania.

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