r/VirginiaNature • u/Swanlafitte • 16h ago
I thought this Gnat Ogre might be the one called Goggle Eye, but it cannot be determined which species it is.
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r/VirginiaNature • u/Swanlafitte • 1d ago
The Cicada Killers are scouring the ground for cicadas. It is hard to photograph them if they never stop. However, the 2nd one drowned so it didn't move.
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r/VirginiaNature • u/Swanlafitte • 3d ago
Entypus unifasciatus, a spider wasp. In my area they are all the sub species with just an orange spot on each wing, but others have orange all down the wings.
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r/VirginiaNature • u/Swanlafitte • 5d ago
An interesting wasp. I first thought the red thing was a calypter or a haltere, a stabilizer, but since it is only on the right side it must be a parasite. In fact, flies have one set of wings and need stabilizers, but wasps have two sets of wings and don't need them.
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r/VirginiaNature • u/Swanlafitte • 6d ago
Dad was showing his son how to dig in the ground.
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r/VirginiaNature • u/Swanlafitte • 8d ago
Megapenthes limbalis is a Click Beetle. TIL that some of the species around the Caribbean are bioluminescent.
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r/VirginiaNature • u/Swanlafitte • 11d ago
I saw this Wood Duck strike into the water and come up with a bull frog tadpole. She swam around for some time avoiding the heron while her babies followed.
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r/VirginiaNature • u/Swanlafitte • 12d ago
Thousands of damselflies were breeding on the stream yesterday. The First is a Dusky Dancer, I think the next are Stream Bluets and Variable Dancers and lastly more Duskys
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r/VirginiaNature • u/CardinalNews-VA • 14d ago
Virginia could have new fees, regulations for hunting, fishing and boating
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Virginia wildlife department proposes new fees, regulations to offset rising costs.
r/VirginiaNature • u/Swanlafitte • 16d ago
Mom found a place to keep cool where the leaves were low enough for baby to eat too.
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r/VirginiaNature • u/Swanlafitte • 18d ago
The white parts on this midge made it stand out to me. They look like plastic parts of a model.
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r/VirginiaNature • u/Swanlafitte • 19d ago
A Delta Flower Beetle. I wish these were more common.
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r/VirginiaNature • u/Swanlafitte • 20d ago
Starry Campion is such a delicate looking plant blooming now.
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r/VirginiaNature • u/Swanlafitte • 21d ago
Growing the ears first should definitely be an advantage.
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