9.24.23 McCormick Nature Area, Chicago, IL



Drury's Longhorn Bee coming for ya

SO. MUCH. POLLEN.

Cutie

Still, to much pollen

Western Honey Bee

European Paper Wasp

Short-winged Meadow-katydid

Carolina Grasshopper

Red-legged Grasshopper

Fall Field Cricket eating Red-legged Grasshopper. There are two young tapeworms coming out of the carcass.

Red-legged Grasshopper

Black Blister Beetle

Black Blister Beetles

Brown Stink Bug

Oleander

Aphids give live birth to nymphs that are already pregnant. Due to this cloning technique, they can pass on a new generation in five days. During late fall, aphids clone males, which then mate with the females. The females then lay eggs, which either sit around or get brought into an ant nest. (Ants protect aphids because aphids poop out a sugary substance known as honeydew. Ants harvest the honeydew for it's sugar content.) The eggs then hatch during spring

Large Milkweed Bug

Small Milkweed Bug

Large Milkweed Bug

Scissor Grinder

Monarch

Wooly Bear Caterpillar (larval Isabella Tiger Moth)

Spotted Orbweaver eating something

American Goldfinches eating seeds

Am. Goldfinch being cute

Rose-breasted Grosbeak eating a fruit/seed



 

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