Hazy day
Hazy day again. Glad the temp is pleasant.
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This is a Flesh Fly (Sarcophagidae) on blackberry (Rubus oklahomas) leaves.
Larvae:
many species are necrophagous, but some feed in mammalian tissues or
parasitize other arthropods (bees, cicadas, termites,
grasshoppers/locusts, millipedes), earthworms, or snails. Adults feed on various sugar-containing materials such as nectar, sap, fruit juices and honeydew. Source BugGuide
many species are necrophagous, but some feed in mammalian tissues or
parasitize other arthropods (bees, cicadas, termites,
grasshoppers/locusts, millipedes), earthworms, or snails. Adults feed on various sugar-containing materials such as nectar, sap, fruit juices and honeydew. Source BugGuide
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Arkansas Yucca (Yucca arkansana)
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Three shades of the Palafoxia (Palafoxia callosa) on the same plant.
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Doesn’t it look like a landing strip with the yellow lines on the Agalinis (Agalinis homalantha)?
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Fall Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) just starting.
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I re-discovered this Plains Nipple Cactus (Escobaria missouriensis) on my fence line this summer. I had thought they had died out, but YEAH!
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This is the Texas Greeneyes or some call it the Chocolate Flower (Berlandiera betonicifolia) from flower to seeds
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I just call this a ground bee (Hymenoptera) because it makes its nest in the ground. In the movie, it looked like it was taking dirt back in the hole. I find them every summer. Fairly tiny critters and they don’t seem to mind me watching.
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Really excited to see that the Green-lip Ladies-tresses (Spiranthes lacera var gracilis) is about to bloom
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The praying mantis and I were looking each other over.
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Slim Leaf milkweed (Asclepias stenophylla)
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I forgot to include this Trumpetvine (Campsis radicans) closeup from yesterday.
Those bull snakes have at times made me think its a rattler
Me too! In fact, last year I tripped over my feet trying to get away from one. It surprised me in the backyard.