Mist rising from the lake in Oak Point Nature Preserve |
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Oak Point Nature Preserve |
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) |
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American Coot (Fulica americana) |
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) |
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Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) |
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Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) |
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Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) |
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Blue-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum ambiguum) |
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Blue-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum ambiguum)
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Dusky Dancer (Argia translata) female |
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Scorpionfly (Panorpa nuptialis) male |
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Scorpionfly (Panorpa nuptialis). The male's abdomen curves upward, just visible here behind the leaf, resembling the tail of a scorpion- but scorpionflies do not sting. |
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Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis) |
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Monarch pupa (Danaus plexippus) |
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Yellow Foxtail (Setaria pumila) |
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Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) |
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Crab Spider (Misumenops sp.) waiting for a hapless bee or butterfly. |
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Lunate Zale Moth (Zale lunata) |
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