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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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May 23, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
Foul weather friends (l).
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May 26, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
My first male Actias dubernardi, from the latest group of caterpillars, to eclose. He's so handsome! I'm thinking of trying to pair him with a female Actias luna for some hybrids. It's been known to work, though not commonly. The last pic is the ...
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May 26, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
A new species of Saturniid for my sheet: Callosamia promethea, the Promethea moth. These are typically day fliers, but apparently females will come to lights.
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May 28, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
I just love those eye-spots! The first small-eyed sphinx (Paonias myops) and first io moth (Automeris io) to show up at my lights this year.
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Critter Corner
May 29, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
The next generation of A. dubernardi, in the works!
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May 30, 2018May 2018

Posted by btroje
you should check out the turtle's story
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Jun 1, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Leafhead
A cute Ermine Moth
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Critter Corner
Feb 18, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by Insectra
Neat bugs! The larval form, called a hellgrammite, and female and male dobsonflies. The larvae live underwater in rivers and streams. The adults are primarily nocturnal fliers and often show up to my black light set-up during the late spring and...
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Feb 20, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by walklightly
A friend just posted this on facebook. this is in australian rainforest country. does anyone know what's going on there?
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Feb 26, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by Insectra
A spotted salamander, a Jefferson's salamander and an Eastern newt, just 3 of the 41 salamanders I found last night while surveying some vernal pools. Final tally was: 1 spotted, 2 Eastern newts, and 38 Jefferson's. It is still early in the season,...
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Mar 2, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by NothinnXpreVails
I saw this little guy today
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Mar 11, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by Insectra
I heard scratchy, rustling noises today and realized that it's coming from my Actias dubernardi cocoons. They're wriggling and writhing with life. I can't wait until they emerge as huge, beautiful moths. They're due to eclose within the next 2 ...
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Apr 14, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Insectra
A new one for my lights last night: a predaceous diving beetle. This one didn't come in until around 3am, so I caught it for some pics this morning. I've frequently found the larvae of this species in shallow ponds and vernal pools, but I've rarely ...
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Apr 21, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Islandgurl
I saw this lizard on a tree in Waikiki, Hi today. Not sure of the species.
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Apr 24, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by JimG
This is from last summer, but I think it is worth sharing. Edited because the disappearing 'THIN' got me.
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Apr 30, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by StylisticIdiot
Strangest critter discovery... This is from several years ago- a brutal mystery. This is a vole's head, upper teeth defiantly latched into a crawlspace vent that evidently looked like an escape route; but the screen inside prevented passage. So, the ...
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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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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 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 20, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
When I don't know what to do with myself, I go to Sullivan county. Always neat stuff to be found! I found 4 of the 6 species of snakes I expected to see up at that elevation. The only 2 missing were the Eastern milksnake and the northern ...
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May 28, 2018May 2018

Posted by Insectra
Spots and stripes: grape leaffolder (Desmia funeralis), the scallop shell (Rheumaptera undulata), harnessed tiger moth (Apantesis phalerata), Ailanthus webworm moth (Atteva aurea), and the hickory tussock moth (Lophocampa caryae).
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Jun 4, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by graceylou
What on earth are you doing, Shadow? No he’s not feeding. He has just molted not long ago and it took several days to “fill up” (when they come out of the old skin the legs are like noodles and it takes time to fill up and regain strength; I ...
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Jun 16, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by AmiSue
You've met my beardie? Ziggy Stardust. Got to grab her leash and take her out later. :)
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Jun 22, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Insectra
My buck moth (Hemileuca maia) caterpillars are halfway grown. Typically scrub oak feeders, they are doing great on scarlet oak. In fact, they're at the point now that they can cause painful stings and welts if handled carelessly.
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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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