Favoritos de jennformatics
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Mariposa Monarca (Danaus plexippus)Observ.
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Fell from the sky at my feet, taken down by this dragonfly. He has breakfast and flew away.
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Gavilán de Cooper (Accipiter cooperii)Observ.
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Noticed because of the fluffy rain of down and feathers. Messy eaters, these guys!
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The AC gave out in the office today, so instead of sitting in there and sweating, I went out and explored the duck pond trail a little.
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Cochinillas (Género Porcellionides)Observ.
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Genus name courtesy of BugGuide:
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Moscas Carroñeras (Familia Sarcophagidae)Observ.
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No idea if this is the "common" variety that comes up by default; but definitely a flesh fly (three stripes, not four).
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Helecho de la Resurrección (Pleopeltis michauxiana)Observ.
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On a fallen piece of bark shortly after rain
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At Brazos Bend State Park (well off the trail, and during an approved university field trip). S/he didn't move a muscle the whole time we hung around taking pictures -- probably half an hour. Temperature was probably in the 60's or so.
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Culebra Acuática Centroamericana (Thamnophis proximus)Observ.
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The "orange-striped" is a guess, but that top stripe does look significantly oranger than the rest. Anyone who can help me out is welcome to; I'm just Googling!
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Polilla Esfinge Bandeada (Eumorpha fasciatus)Observ.
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Or possibly Banded Sphinx; but it does appear to be on a grapevine.
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Mosca Flotadora de Cuatro Manchas (Dioprosopa clavata)Observ.
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I hate to leave this so vague. I could make a reasonable guess, but it would be so easy to get the order wrong due to inexperience if it's something closely-related but more obscure than I found on Google. :/
