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Bumble bees and I think they are mating: "Bumble bees have a different wintering strategy than honey bees. Virgin bumble bees leave their nests in late summer and early autumn to mate. After they have mated, they crawl underground and enter diapause. They spend the entire winter in this quiet s...

Pickerel Frog

That last one came up 7 of 7 on Seek
as a Walnut Orb Weaver.

Giant Crane Fly This from Google Generative AI: Crane flies, also known as mosquito hawks, are larger than mosquitoes and have longer legs. They have bodies about 3/4 inch long and legs about 4 inches long. They can gather in large numbers, and their larvae are about 1 inch long. Crane flies are har...

See says Eastern Hognose Snake.

Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird.
(The males have the ruby throat.)

Spotted Orbweaver

American Toad

Squash Bug

When changing my Byrd Robin 2 Wharncliffe from tip-up to tip-down the clip screws extended through the scales interfering with the tang of the blade and impairing the opening and closing. This did not cause a problem tip-up as there is plenty of extra space at the pointy end. Are replacement screws ...

Brush Footed Tiger Milkweed Butterfly Caterpillars

Monarch Butterfly

European Paper Wasp
Not to be confused with a Yellow Jacket
which lacks the orange tipped antennae.

An antihistamine like Benadryl
can relieve that icky sick feeling
and calm the sting.

Also, aloe vera applied directly to the sting
can relieve the heat, pain and discomfort.

Carolina Stagmomantis Mantid
After you have sex one time
she has the decency to bite your head off immediately
instead of making you pay for it for decades.

An unidentified species of Tylobolus Spirobolid Millipede.

That's getting them started in the right direction!

My gun and knife walls have been featured here before but I keep adding stuff and rearranging things. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc_fpFKFYLuxG-tH5oGutv_c_Lnt2E4Eo6xFP05y72MzWOJGkEdsr2O_VbTF30ZtTQAD7W0RlbYoIMhXhvnz1xVWXdzgL3UiVz6raPp_zRlw9NTUMZqs=w2400 One might wonder why is there a Wo...

Adorable Northern White-breasted Hedgehog.

Thank you.

I'm new around here.
What knives are those?

Last night at 10:30, Ginger was barking her snake alert bark. While I was trying to pound the Copperhead with the blunt end of a 1x2 stake Ginger picked it up and shook it, three times, before I could finish off the unlucky reptile and dispatch it to viper valhalla. Somehow, Ginger avoided being bit...

Carolina Sphinx Yellow-Striped Armyworm and Fall Armyworm Armyworms are dreaded here because they can reduce a pasture to nothing in a matter of days. This picture of a Fall Armyworm was taken September 2018. The characteristic inverted V on the head is clearly visible. https://lh3.googleusercontent...

Triangulate Combfoot False Widow Spider
with undetermined moth

Saltmarsh Moth