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Nymphs
Early instar of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. So spiny! (Also tiny; I thought it was a tick at first, but it was moving too fast.) Another early instar, this time of Harlequin Bug. Late instar Magnolia Leaf-footed Bug. Tomorrow is my last Bugging Out in Green-Wood walk of the year. There are still tickets available.
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Locust Borer
Such a spectacular beetle, Megacyllene robiniae, and lately all over the goldenrods as they mate. (It’s the larvae that bore through black locust trees.) With a bonus caught-by-the-camera fly in the ‘hood.
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Oystercatcher Working Group Reporting In
I reported a couple of colored bands on American Oystercatchers to the AMOWG last month. I’ve received reports back, allowing me to see where else these birds have been reported. This one (yellow 8U horizontal), which I’ve seen twice at Plumb Beach during August, was banded at Breezy Point on 4/19/2013. Breezy Point is 2…
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Small Bees
The Perdita are the most diverse of North American bees. They’re also known as “fairy bees” because they can be as small as 2mm long. There are over 600 species, most are in the dry southwest US and northern Mexico. Fewer than 30 species are found east of the Mississippi, however, and barely a handful…
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