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chziemkeDescription
attacking Rhabdotis sobrina beetle on flowering Euphorbia (other workers were occupied consuming floral nectar) - these euphorbs were all flowering at once; the apparent cause of a flurry of insect activity around the blooms
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Solenopsis Fire Ants and Thief Ants (Genus Solenopsis)Observer
christian_gabriel
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Leconte's Giant Lady Beetle (Anatis lecontei)Observer
chziemkeDescription
on aspen / Populus tremuloides
obs. consuming honeydew dried on leaf surface, and consuming aphids (cf. Periphyllus) on underside of leaf
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Acrobat Ants and Cocktail Ants (Genus Crematogaster)Observer
leptimDescription
On alfalfa
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Littlebell (Ipomoea triloba)Observer
stevemaldonadosilvestriniPlace
Missing Location
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Southern Bee-Killer (Mallophora orcina)Observer
aaron567Description
Snatched up what appears to be some kind of large borer beetle.
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Florida Collared Ant (Aphaenogaster floridana)Observer
aaron567Description
Active excavation
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Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies (Genus Camponotus)Observer
jiri_hodecek
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Mangrove Twig Ant (Pseudomyrmex elongatus)Observer
jaykellerDescription
On the railing beneath white & red mangroves
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Summer Salt Marsh Mosquito (Aedes dorsalis)Observer
chziemkeDescription
on human
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Subfamily AlydinaeObserver
chziemkeDescription
apparently an ant mimic, but mutilids also present of similar gestalt
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Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies (Genus Camponotus)Observer
chziemkeDescription
on apsen (Populus tremuloides), apparently lapping up honeydew
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Genus EurytomaObserver
chziemkeDescription
ovipositing (pic 2) on Populus tremuloides
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Wood, Mound, and Field Ants (Genus Formica)Observer
chziemkeDescription
cf. 'rufa'
apparently consuming honeydew dried on leaf of living plant, apparently dripped from Populus tremuloides canopy above
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Hackberry Nipplegall Psyllid (Pachypsylla celtidismamma)Observer
chziemkeDescription
on Western hackberry/ Celtis reticulata (ID via placard at Denver Botanic Gardens)
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Army Cutworm Moth (Euxoa auxiliaris)Observer
chziemkeDescription
on ornamental flower, nectaring near Agapostemon bees, apparently without major conflict
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Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies (Genus Camponotus)Observer
chziemkeDescription
on aspen Populus tremuloides
(note on species: the bicolored Camponotus of the eastern front range of the Rocky Mtns. in CO are of ambiguous species designation, in my opinion)
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chziemkeDescription
in an open-canopy black cotton soil savanna, with Vachellia drepanolobium as the dominant tree species in the area
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Ant Flies (Genus Microdon)Observer
chziemkeDescription
in larval chamber of Crematogaster mimosae ants
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Kipepeo kedongaObserver
chziemkeDescription
in a hollow thorn of Vachellia drepanolobium
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True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)Observer
chziemkePlace
Missing LocationDescription
on basidiomycete fungus
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Mealybugs (Family Pseudococcidae)Observer
chziemkeDescription
on Prestoea montana palma de sierra
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Pug Moths (Genus Eupithecia)Observer
chziemkeDescription
pink morph of same species? : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203391034 from same area, hostplant, one year apart
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Typical Crane Flies (Superfamily Tipuloidea)Observer
chziemkeDescription
on callery pear
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Argentine Ant (Linepithema humile)Observer
chziemkeDescription
argentine ants (Linepithema humile) on extrafloral nectaries of Smilax rotundifolia
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Common Sawflies (Family Tenthredinidae)Observer
chziemkeDescription
on elderberry
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Black-tailed Laphria (Laphria flavicollis)Observer
chziemkeDescription
forest edge
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Ferruginous Carpenter Ant (Camponotus chromaiodes)Observer
chziemkeDescription
scavenging on scaraboid beetle
scavenging flies: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/208847445
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Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Order Neuroptera)Observer
chziemkeDescription
on aspen Populus tremuloides, eggs placed near colonies of (cf Periphyllus) aphids
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Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies (Genus Camponotus)Observer
chziemkeDescription
tending aphids (cf. Chaitophorus) on aspen / Populus tremuloides
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Common Gluphisia Moth (Gluphisia septentrionis)Observer
chziemkeDescription
on aspen / Populus tremuloides
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Therion circumflexumObserver
chziemkeDescription
on aspen / Populus tremuloides
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Western Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis)Observer
chziemkeDescription
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (species determined by location and nest morphology - pebble-topped mounds) workers with Armadillidium vulgare isopod prey near nest entrance (last picture as originally encountered by author)
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Pale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus)Observer
chziemkeDescription
on Populus tremuloides
positioned along leaf vein
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Genus EuuraObserver
chziemkeDescription
on Populus tremuloides
waved its posterior in apparent defensive motions when approached by author (perhaps triggered by visual 'looming')
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Genus CacopsyllaObserver
chziemkeDescription
on Ribes, next to Puccinia rust on leaf. Insect possibly just taking shelter, but may be feeding near the rust for some unknown reason. Surely the nutritive quality of the tissue surrounding the rust is altered relative to uninfected leaf tissue.
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Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth (Phyllocnistis populiella)Observer
chziemkeDescription
on Populus tremuloides/ aspen
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Periphyllus Aphids (Genus Periphyllus)Observer
chziemkeDescription
on Populus tremuloides/ aspen
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Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies (Genus Camponotus)Observer
chziemkeDescription
two Camponotus workers 'tending' and occasionally feeding on honeydew from (cf.) smoky poplar aphids (Chaitophorus populicola) on aspen Populus tremuloides
workers remained on patch and became aggressive when breathed on or when the author's finger was closeby.
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Cactus Sap Beetle (Nitops pallipennis)Observer
chziemkeDescription
many individuals (>10) consuming honeydew from aphids on Yucca glauca (Great Plains yucca)
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Western Leaf-footed Bug (Leptoglossus clypealis)Observer
chziemkeDescription
on Great Plains yucca (Yucca glauca)
