Rustic Borer (Xylotrechus colonus) seen during RCPD Magnificent Moth & Caterpiller Hunting event at GNC. Observed at mothing sheet. Attracted to blacklights, incandescent lights, etc., near Open Fields at Edge of Successional Fields, Prairies and Woods. Observed between 10:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m.
On an Eastern Pondhawk (224796283).
I kept seeing dragons with heavy loads of these
Circle Woods- locations approximate
Circle Woods- locations approximate
Legspan around 1 inch. Ran inside a tree after photographed.
The guy/gal flew into the work truck when we pulled up to the jobsite. It tried to fly through the windshield from the driver side window. I released it and it flew away.
Last few photos were just safety photos (I don't see these guys that often, and this is the largest one I've seen so far!).
Also, this guy was CRAZY fast!!! I see why they are called rabid wolf spiders (with the scientific name Rabidosa rabida)! It was like it was Pardosa and large spider combined (so picture an extremely fast, large spider that jumps a lot)!
I found it while I was searching through dense patches of grass, when I also missed photographing my first adult male Schizocosa cf. ocreata :(
Eating a moth: 221186629
A very well-fed young bird. Light and branches are tricky in this one, but look at the size of that crop!