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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
beadenvyDescription
Fell from the sky at my feet, taken down by this dragonfly. He has breakfast and flew away.
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Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)Observer
jennformaticsDescription
Noticed because of the fluffy rain of down and feathers. Messy eaters, these guys!
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Loamy-ground Tiger Beetle (Dromochorus belfragei)Observer
sambiologyDescription
The AC gave out in the office today, so instead of sitting in there and sweating, I went out and explored the duck pond trail a little.
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Genus PorcellionidesObserver
jennformaticsDescription
Genus name courtesy of BugGuide:
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Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies (Family Sarcophagidae)Observer
jennformaticsDescription
No idea if this is the "common" variety that comes up by default; but definitely a flesh fly (three stripes, not four).
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Resurrection Fern (Pleopeltis michauxiana)Observer
jennformaticsDescription
On a fallen piece of bark shortly after rain
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Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)Observer
jennformaticsDescription
At Brazos Bend State Park (well off the trail, and during an approved university field trip). S/he didn't move a muscle the whole time we hung around taking pictures -- probably half an hour. Temperature was probably in the 60's or so.
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Western Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus)Observer
jennformaticsDescription
The "orange-striped" is a guess, but that top stripe does look significantly oranger than the rest. Anyone who can help me out is welcome to; I'm just Googling!
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Banded Sphinx (Eumorpha fasciatus)Observer
jennformaticsDescription
Or possibly Banded Sphinx; but it does appear to be on a grapevine.
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Four-speckled Hover Fly (Dioprosopa clavata)Observer
jennformaticsDescription
I hate to leave this so vague. I could make a reasonable guess, but it would be so easy to get the order wrong due to inexperience if it's something closely-related but more obscure than I found on Google. :/
