Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) -- Flower Bud
Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) -- Fruit, which are often called maypops.
Sometimes even assassin bugs get no respect.
Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis)
Assassin Bug nymph enjoying a beetle break.
Skipper - Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
Spider Wasp (Tachypompilus ferrugineus)
Jo's hibiscus is blooming.
Nymph: A mighty potent weapon for such a small guy to be wielding.
Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)
Leafhopper (Tinobregmus viridescens)
Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
Bee Assassin (Apiomerus crassipes)
Delta Flower Scarab (Trigonopeltastes delta)
Tersa Sphinx (Xylophanes tersa)
Black-waved Flannel Moth (Megalopyge crispata)
Black-waved Flannel Moth (Megalopyge crispata) Caterpillar
Black-waved Flannel Moth (Megalopyge crispata) Male
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
Rosepink (Sabatia angularis) --- Stamens erect ... anthers loaded with pollen ... style twisted and limp.
Rosepink (Sabatia angularis) --- The style becomes erect.
Rosepink (Sabatia angularis) --- The two branches of the style untwist.
Rosepink (Sabatia angularis) --- The stigmas are fully exposed across the top of the flower.
Black & Yellow Argiope (Argiope aurantia)
Green Beans escaping wire enclosure (7/19/08)
Bucket gets a bath.
Rusty's bath.
Common Burdock (Arctium minus)
Black Stink Bug (Proxys punctulatus)
Yellow Passionflower (Passiflora lutea)
Giant Walking Stick (Megaphasma denticrus)
Black Swallowtail Caterpillar (Papilio polyxenes)
Leafhopper ... Speckled Sharpshooter (Paraulacizes irrorata)
Jo's self-portrait: Unloading the kiln after a glaze firing.
Antlion (Glenurus gratus)
Tiger Bee Fly (Xenox tigrinus)
Passionflower Flea Beetle (Disonycha discoidea)
Fiery Searcher (Calosoma scrutator)
Squash Bug - Genus Anasa ... Female laying eggs on squash leaf.
Squash Bug - Genus Anasa ... A great crop of squash bugs this summer. The result: We harvested no squash.
