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Genus: Argiope (A. aurantia and A. trifasciata)

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White-breasted Nuthatch Nesting in Tree Cavity (4)

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Female Red-tailed Hawk "Athena" in the Woods (11)
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Purple Martin Roost (19)

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Swans and Geese (7)

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Pileated Woodpecker (20)

Wonderful Wrens (47)
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Birds & Berries (14)

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Longwings (Subfamily: Heliconiinae) (15)

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Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth (8574) (10)
Lunate Zale Moth (8689) (8)

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Atlas Moth Gallery (8)
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Bees, Flies, Wasps, Midges and Related Species (1)

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Deer Flies and Horse Flies (11)
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Bee Flies and Mydas Flies (16)
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Soldier Flies, Snipe Flies, Stiletto Flies and Others (13)
Houseflies, Fleshflies, Blowflies, Dung Flies and Related Flies (9)
Sawflies, Horntails, & Wood Wasps (8)
March Flies and Fungus Gnats (5)
Mosquitoes (1)
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Lacewings, Antlions, Owlflys, and their relatives (11)
Vespid Wasps (38)
Traditional Sphecidae/Apoid Wasps (47)
Potter and Mason Wasps (12)
Scoliid Wasps and Velvet Ants (25)
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Spider Wasps and related wasps (7)
Bees: Family Apidae (29)
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Midges, Black Flies and related insects (5)
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Mayflies (13)
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Beetles and Related Insects (161)

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (19)

Ground Beetles (15)
Horned Passalus Beetle (Patent Leather Beetle) (9)
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Magnificent Mantids (1)

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Grasshoppers (55)
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