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Texas Bugs

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Charley Eiseman

Having devoted three posts to miscellaneous bugs I photographed in southern Arizona last November, I’m going to fill this one with my favorite photos from the Chihuahuan Desert of western Texas, where we spent a few days before heading back … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Acmaeodera, Acmaeodera maculifera, Alticini, ant, Aphaenogaster, Aphaenogaster cockerelli, Argidae, beaver, bee, beetle, big-headed ant, Blepharida rhois, bobcat, Buprestidae, Coleoptera, Diacrita, Diptera, flea beetle, fly, Formicidae, globemallow, harvester ant, hog-nosed skunk, hollyhock sawfly, Lampetis drummondi, larva, leaf beetle, long-horned bee, Melissodes tristis, metallic wood-boring beetle, mountain lion, Mutillidae, narrowleaf globemallow, Neoptilia malvacearum, Pheidole, Pheidole xerophila, picture-winged fly, Pogonomyrmex, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, sawfly, skunk, Sphaeralcea, Sphaeralcea angustifolia, spine-waisted ant, sumac flea beetle, Texas, tracks, Ulidiidae, velvet ant, wasp | 2 Comments

Ant-attracting Galls

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Charley Eiseman

A few months ago I mentioned that Hurricane Irene had brought down some interesting galls from the treetops, and I’m just now getting to that point in my photo sorting. There was one spot in the woods where the freshly … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged acrobat ant, ant, Aphaenogaster, Cicadellidae, Crematogaster, Crematogaster cerasi, Cynipidae, Dryocosmus deciduus, elaiosome, Formicidae, gall, honeydew, leafhopper, oak, Quercus, Quercus rubra, red oak, Scaphoideus, spine-waisted ant, wasp | 6 Comments

Disappearing Squirrel

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Charley Eiseman

Today I found some squirrel parts lying in the woods. A red fox had killed a gray squirrel and had done a pretty good job eating it, leaving just the tail (left), the stomach (right, largely covered by a chunk … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ant, Aphaenogaster, beetle, blow fly, burying beetle, Calliphoridae, carrion, carrion beetle, Coleoptera, Diptera, downy yellowjacket, fly, Formicidae, fox, gray squirrel, kill site, mite, Nicrophorus, Nicrophorus tomentosus, Parasitidae, phoresy, Poecilochirus, predation, red fox, rodent, scat, Sciurus carolinensis, Silphidae, spine-waisted ant, squirrel, tomentose burying beetle, Vespula, Vespula flavopilosa, Vulpes vulpes, yellowjacket | 3 Comments

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