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Behavior Question
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
November 2, 2009
Size: 9 mm
2 of 3 images of this specimen.
Contracted maxillae.
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Contributed by StevenBren on 2 November, 2009 - 5:03pm

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Behavior Question
Behavior Question
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
November 2, 2009
Size: 9 mm
1 of 3 images of this specimen.
I saw several of these metallic bees doing this on Turk's Cap flowers. They would sit for 10 minutes seemingly trying to ingest an overly large drop of water or nectar by extending the maxillae and contracting them. Were they feeding or trying to rid themselves of a large drop of water stuck there by surface tension? The legs were never involved. I never saw a drop disappear because other bees would eventually disturb them.
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Contributed by StevenBren on 2 November, 2009 - 5:01pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Ground and Water Beetles (Adephaga) » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Woodland Ground Beetles (Pterostichini) » Pterostichus
Ground beetle? - Pterostichus
Ground beetle? - Pterostichus
Rochester, New York, USA
November 2, 2009
Size: .75–1"
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Contributed by Marty R. on 2 November, 2009 - 4:51pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Blow Flies (Calliphoridae) » Cluster flies (Pollenia)
Fly - Pollenia
Fly - Pollenia
Little Presque Isle, Marquette Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
October 20, 2009
Found under a rotting tree's bark. Notice the yellow markings on the abdomen.
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Contributed by Cody R. Hough on 2 November, 2009 - 4:28pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Skippers (Hesperioidea)
Butterfly ID
Butterfly ID
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
July 18, 2009
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Contributed by Bob_71 on 2 November, 2009 - 4:27pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Skippers (Hesperioidea)
Butterfly ID
Butterfly ID
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
July 21, 2009
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Contributed by Bob_71 on 2 November, 2009 - 4:25pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Skippers (Hesperioidea)
Butterfly ID
Butterfly ID
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
August 18, 2009
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Contributed by Bob_71 on 2 November, 2009 - 4:23pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Skippers (Hesperioidea)
Butterfly ID
Butterfly ID
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
September 28, 2009
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Contributed by Bob_71 on 2 November, 2009 - 4:22pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Skippers (Hesperioidea)
Butterfly ID
Butterfly ID
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
September 28, 2009
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Contributed by Bob_71 on 2 November, 2009 - 4:20pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Skippers (Hesperioidea)
Butterfly ID
Butterfly ID
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
July 18, 2009
Having a TOUGH time ID'ing the skipper's!
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Contributed by Bob_71 on 2 November, 2009 - 4:17pm

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