Red Goldenrod Aphids on Echinachia
Red Goldenrod Aphids on Echinachia

Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum, Huron Natural Area, Kitchener Ontario, July 2023

Pennsylvania Ambush Bug
Pennsylvania Ambush Bug

Phymata pennsylvanica, with red aphids in Kitchener Ontario, July 2023

Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Saffron Winged Meadowhawk

Sympetrum costiferum, on echinacia in Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario July 2023

Yellow-legged Hover Fly
Yellow-legged Hover Fly

Orphnabaccha jactator, mating pair, Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario, July 2023

Grey Tree Frog 2
Grey Tree Frog 2

Hyla versicolor, can change its skin colour to match its habitat. Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario, July 2023

Grey Tree Frog
Grey Tree Frog

Hyla versicolor, can change its skin color to match its habitat. Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario, July 2023

Pale Green Weevil
Pale Green Weevil

Polydrusus impressifrons, Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario, July 2023

White Shouldered House Moth
White Shouldered House Moth

Looks like Endrosis sarcitrella with hits antennae burreid in this flower, . Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario, July 2023

Condylostylus patibulatus
Condylostylus patibulatus

Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario, July 2023

Ragweed Leaf Beetle
Ragweed Leaf Beetle

Ophraella communa, Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario, July 2023

 Calligrapha Beetle,  Calligraphia spp.

Calligrapha Beetle, Calligraphia spp.

 Seven spot lady beetle,  Coccinella septempunctata

Seven spot lady beetle, Coccinella septempunctata

 Flesh fly,  Sarcophagia spp.

Flesh fly, Sarcophagia spp.

 Hover fly on a thistle  Syrphidae spp.

Hover fly on a thistle Syrphidae spp.

 Green Stink Bug nymph,  Chinavia halaris

Green Stink Bug nymph, Chinavia halaris

 Spined Soldier Bug,  Podisus maculiventris  I think.

Spined Soldier Bug, Podisus maculiventris I think.

 American dagger moth larvae  Acronicta americana.

American dagger moth larvae Acronicta americana.

 Candy-stripped Leafhopper  Graphocephala coccinea.

Candy-stripped Leafhopper Graphocephala coccinea.

 Still unidentifed - maybe Bombus or leaf-cutter bee?

Still unidentifed - maybe Bombus or leaf-cutter bee?

Ants Feeding at Nectory
Ants Feeding at Nectory

Ants feeding at an extrafloral nectory. Leslie Spit 2016

Bull Thistle
Bull Thistle

Inflorescence of the field thistle,  Cirsium discolorLeslie Spit, 2016.

Honey Bee
Honey Bee
Ant on Oxeye Daisy
Ant on Oxeye Daisy

Unknown species of ant on an oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. Leslie Spit 2016.

Field Pennycross
Field Pennycross

The seed pods of the field pennycross, Thlaspi arvense. Leslie Spit 2016.

Spider on Spider
Spider on Spider

Araneus diadematus eating a fellow spider. Bayfield ON 2015.

Black Ant on Leaf
Black Ant on Leaf

Unknown species of ant. Costa Rica 2015.

Tree Frog Napping in Leaf
Tree Frog Napping in Leaf

Unknown species of tree frog. Costa Rica 2015.

Milkweed Bug
Milkweed Bug

Hemitaran, possibly Milkweed Bug in the Seed Bug family Lygaeidae. Costa Rica 2015.

Grey Skimmer
Grey Skimmer

A skimmer from the family Libellulidae, Uracis imbuta. Costa Rica 2015.

Forest Cockroach
Forest Cockroach

Unknown species. Costa Rica 2015.

Wasp on a Plant
Wasp on a Plant

Unknown species. Costa Rica 2015.

Red-spotted Shield Bug
Red-spotted Shield Bug

Red-spotted shield bug Brachystethus rubromaculatus. Costa Rica 2015.

Jumping Spider 1
Jumping Spider 1

A jumping spider from the family Salticidae. Costa Rica 2015.

Jumping Spider 2
Jumping Spider 2

A jumping spider from the family Salticidae. Costa Rica 2015.

Wasp Drinking on Leaf
Wasp Drinking on Leaf

Unknown species. Costa Rica 2015.

New Leaf
New Leaf

Unknown species. Costa Rica 2015.

Orange True Bug
Orange True Bug

Unknown species. Costa Rica 2015.

Red Eyed Fly on Leaf
Red Eyed Fly on Leaf

Possible micropezid fly. Costa Rica 2015.

Green Urania.
Green Urania.

Green Urania or Urania fulgens moth. Costa Rica 2015

True Bug on Daisy
True Bug on Daisy

Possibly a Coreid, Hypselonotus atratus. Costa Rica, 2015.

Arrow-shaped Spider
Arrow-shaped Spider

Arrow-shaped Spider Micrathena sexspinosa. Costa Rica, 2015.

Golden Orb Weaver
Golden Orb Weaver

Golden Orb Weaver spider Nephila clavipe. Costa Rica, 2015

Brown Ant on Leaf
Brown Ant on Leaf

Unknown Species. Costa Rica, 2015.

Dobsonfly Female
Dobsonfly Female

Looks like the Eastern dobsonfly, from the genus Corydalus. Costa Rica 2015.

Bee on a Flower
Bee on a Flower

Unknown species. Costa Rica, 2015.

Giant Red Winged Grasshopper Young
Giant Red Winged Grasshopper Young

Young Tropidacris cristata, Giant Red Winged Grasshopper.  Travel in packs until old enough to survive. Costa Rica 2015.

Bumble Bee on Heliosis
Bumble Bee on Heliosis

Unknown species (possibly Bombus affinis) of bumblebee on a root parasite Heliosis inflorescence. Costa Rica, 2015.

Emerald Fly
Emerald Fly

Unknown species.  Costa Rica, 2015.

Wasp on a Leaf
Wasp on a Leaf

Unknown species. Costa Rica, 2015.

Green Eyed Butterfly
Green Eyed Butterfly

Unknown species. Costa Rica 2015

Red flower
Red flower

Unknown domesticated species. Costa Rica, 2015.

Fly Drinking Nector
Fly Drinking Nector

Unknown species. Costa Rica, 2015.

Nursery Web Spider (male)
Nursery Web Spider (male)

Probably the male nursery web spider Pisaurina mira. Bayfield, Ontario, 2015.

Cluster Fly 1
Cluster Fly 1

Possibly a cluster fly, Pollenia rudis. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Clusterfly 2
Clusterfly 2

Possibly a cluster fly, Pollenia rudis. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Hover Fly 1
Hover Fly 1

The hover fly on a flower, Syrphus ribesii. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Hover Fly 2
Hover Fly 2

The hover fly in flight, Syrphus ribesii. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

European Paper Wasp
European Paper Wasp

European paper wasp, Polistes dominula. Bayfield, Ontario, 2015.

Potato Beetle
Potato Beetle

Potato beetle on goldenrod. Head does not quite look right for a potato beetle, but carapace is correct. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Cranefly
Cranefly

Cranefly or leatherjacket. Genus Tipula. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Green Striped Grasshopper
Green Striped Grasshopper

Probably from the genus Melanopus.  Bayfield Ontario 2015.

7-Spotted Ladybug
7-Spotted Ladybug

The 7 spotted ladybug. Coccinella septempunctata. Bayfield Ontario, 2015

“Twice-Stabbed” Stink Bug
“Twice-Stabbed” Stink Bug

The Twice-Stabbed Stink bug, AKA shield bug, Cosmopepla lintneriana Kirkaldy. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Red Darner
Red Darner

Possibly Sympetrum illotum. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Red-legged Grasshopper
Red-legged Grasshopper

AKA Melanoplus femurrubrum. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

European Garden Spider
European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus. Bayfield, Ontario, 2015.

Parasitized Harvestman
Parasitized Harvestman

Unknown species of Harvestman, order Opiliones, with a mite from the order Leptus parasitizing it. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Tan Jumping Spider
Tan Jumping Spider

Tan jumpting spider, Platycryptus undatus.  Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Water Succulent
Water Succulent

Water in the hydrophobic centre of a succulent houseplant.

Reduviid on a Dandylion
Reduviid on a Dandylion

Unknown reduviid or other true bug on a danylion. Don Valley 2016

Red Goldenrod Aphids on Echinachia
Pennsylvania Ambush Bug
Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Yellow-legged Hover Fly
Grey Tree Frog 2
Grey Tree Frog
Pale Green Weevil
White Shouldered House Moth
Condylostylus patibulatus
Ragweed Leaf Beetle
 Calligrapha Beetle,  Calligraphia spp.
 Seven spot lady beetle,  Coccinella septempunctata
 Flesh fly,  Sarcophagia spp.
 Hover fly on a thistle  Syrphidae spp.
 Green Stink Bug nymph,  Chinavia halaris
 Spined Soldier Bug,  Podisus maculiventris  I think.
 American dagger moth larvae  Acronicta americana.
 Candy-stripped Leafhopper  Graphocephala coccinea.
 Still unidentifed - maybe Bombus or leaf-cutter bee?
Ants Feeding at Nectory
Bull Thistle
Honey Bee
Ant on Oxeye Daisy
Field Pennycross
Spider on Spider
Black Ant on Leaf
Tree Frog Napping in Leaf
Milkweed Bug
Grey Skimmer
Forest Cockroach
Wasp on a Plant
Red-spotted Shield Bug
Jumping Spider 1
Jumping Spider 2
Wasp Drinking on Leaf
New Leaf
Orange True Bug
Red Eyed Fly on Leaf
Green Urania.
True Bug on Daisy
Arrow-shaped Spider
Golden Orb Weaver
Brown Ant on Leaf
Dobsonfly Female
Bee on a Flower
Giant Red Winged Grasshopper Young
Bumble Bee on Heliosis
Emerald Fly
Wasp on a Leaf
Green Eyed Butterfly
Red flower
Fly Drinking Nector
Nursery Web Spider (male)
Cluster Fly 1
Clusterfly 2
Hover Fly 1
Hover Fly 2
European Paper Wasp
Potato Beetle
Cranefly
Green Striped Grasshopper
7-Spotted Ladybug
“Twice-Stabbed” Stink Bug
Red Darner
Red-legged Grasshopper
European Garden Spider
Parasitized Harvestman
Tan Jumping Spider
Water Succulent
Reduviid on a Dandylion
Red Goldenrod Aphids on Echinachia

Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum, Huron Natural Area, Kitchener Ontario, July 2023

Pennsylvania Ambush Bug

Phymata pennsylvanica, with red aphids in Kitchener Ontario, July 2023

Saffron Winged Meadowhawk

Sympetrum costiferum, on echinacia in Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario July 2023

Yellow-legged Hover Fly

Orphnabaccha jactator, mating pair, Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario, July 2023

Grey Tree Frog 2

Hyla versicolor, can change its skin colour to match its habitat. Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario, July 2023

Grey Tree Frog

Hyla versicolor, can change its skin color to match its habitat. Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario, July 2023

Pale Green Weevil

Polydrusus impressifrons, Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario, July 2023

White Shouldered House Moth

Looks like Endrosis sarcitrella with hits antennae burreid in this flower, . Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario, July 2023

Condylostylus patibulatus

Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario, July 2023

Ragweed Leaf Beetle

Ophraella communa, Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario, July 2023

Calligrapha Beetle, Calligraphia spp.

Seven spot lady beetle, Coccinella septempunctata

Flesh fly, Sarcophagia spp.

Hover fly on a thistle Syrphidae spp.

Green Stink Bug nymph, Chinavia halaris

Spined Soldier Bug, Podisus maculiventris I think.

American dagger moth larvae Acronicta americana.

Candy-stripped Leafhopper Graphocephala coccinea.

Still unidentifed - maybe Bombus or leaf-cutter bee?

Ants Feeding at Nectory

Ants feeding at an extrafloral nectory. Leslie Spit 2016

Bull Thistle

Inflorescence of the field thistle,  Cirsium discolorLeslie Spit, 2016.

Honey Bee
Ant on Oxeye Daisy

Unknown species of ant on an oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. Leslie Spit 2016.

Field Pennycross

The seed pods of the field pennycross, Thlaspi arvense. Leslie Spit 2016.

Spider on Spider

Araneus diadematus eating a fellow spider. Bayfield ON 2015.

Black Ant on Leaf

Unknown species of ant. Costa Rica 2015.

Tree Frog Napping in Leaf

Unknown species of tree frog. Costa Rica 2015.

Milkweed Bug

Hemitaran, possibly Milkweed Bug in the Seed Bug family Lygaeidae. Costa Rica 2015.

Grey Skimmer

A skimmer from the family Libellulidae, Uracis imbuta. Costa Rica 2015.

Forest Cockroach

Unknown species. Costa Rica 2015.

Wasp on a Plant

Unknown species. Costa Rica 2015.

Red-spotted Shield Bug

Red-spotted shield bug Brachystethus rubromaculatus. Costa Rica 2015.

Jumping Spider 1

A jumping spider from the family Salticidae. Costa Rica 2015.

Jumping Spider 2

A jumping spider from the family Salticidae. Costa Rica 2015.

Wasp Drinking on Leaf

Unknown species. Costa Rica 2015.

New Leaf

Unknown species. Costa Rica 2015.

Orange True Bug

Unknown species. Costa Rica 2015.

Red Eyed Fly on Leaf

Possible micropezid fly. Costa Rica 2015.

Green Urania.

Green Urania or Urania fulgens moth. Costa Rica 2015

True Bug on Daisy

Possibly a Coreid, Hypselonotus atratus. Costa Rica, 2015.

Arrow-shaped Spider

Arrow-shaped Spider Micrathena sexspinosa. Costa Rica, 2015.

Golden Orb Weaver

Golden Orb Weaver spider Nephila clavipe. Costa Rica, 2015

Brown Ant on Leaf

Unknown Species. Costa Rica, 2015.

Dobsonfly Female

Looks like the Eastern dobsonfly, from the genus Corydalus. Costa Rica 2015.

Bee on a Flower

Unknown species. Costa Rica, 2015.

Giant Red Winged Grasshopper Young

Young Tropidacris cristata, Giant Red Winged Grasshopper.  Travel in packs until old enough to survive. Costa Rica 2015.

Bumble Bee on Heliosis

Unknown species (possibly Bombus affinis) of bumblebee on a root parasite Heliosis inflorescence. Costa Rica, 2015.

Emerald Fly

Unknown species.  Costa Rica, 2015.

Wasp on a Leaf

Unknown species. Costa Rica, 2015.

Green Eyed Butterfly

Unknown species. Costa Rica 2015

Red flower

Unknown domesticated species. Costa Rica, 2015.

Fly Drinking Nector

Unknown species. Costa Rica, 2015.

Nursery Web Spider (male)

Probably the male nursery web spider Pisaurina mira. Bayfield, Ontario, 2015.

Cluster Fly 1

Possibly a cluster fly, Pollenia rudis. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Clusterfly 2

Possibly a cluster fly, Pollenia rudis. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Hover Fly 1

The hover fly on a flower, Syrphus ribesii. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Hover Fly 2

The hover fly in flight, Syrphus ribesii. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

European Paper Wasp

European paper wasp, Polistes dominula. Bayfield, Ontario, 2015.

Potato Beetle

Potato beetle on goldenrod. Head does not quite look right for a potato beetle, but carapace is correct. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Cranefly

Cranefly or leatherjacket. Genus Tipula. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Green Striped Grasshopper

Probably from the genus Melanopus.  Bayfield Ontario 2015.

7-Spotted Ladybug

The 7 spotted ladybug. Coccinella septempunctata. Bayfield Ontario, 2015

“Twice-Stabbed” Stink Bug

The Twice-Stabbed Stink bug, AKA shield bug, Cosmopepla lintneriana Kirkaldy. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Red Darner

Possibly Sympetrum illotum. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Red-legged Grasshopper

AKA Melanoplus femurrubrum. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus. Bayfield, Ontario, 2015.

Parasitized Harvestman

Unknown species of Harvestman, order Opiliones, with a mite from the order Leptus parasitizing it. Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Tan Jumping Spider

Tan jumpting spider, Platycryptus undatus.  Bayfield Ontario, 2015.

Water Succulent

Water in the hydrophobic centre of a succulent houseplant.

Reduviid on a Dandylion

Unknown reduviid or other true bug on a danylion. Don Valley 2016

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