Plumeria
Filed in Flowers, 24 February, 2009, 5:21 pm
White Plumeria
Pink Plumeria
Also called Frangipani!
So, these might not be the best photos – but I was pumped to identify them. These are from Pinecrest Park in S. Miami near our old apartment.
Rabid Wolf Spider
Filed in Spiders, 20 February, 2009, 4:57 pm
Dead Rabid Wolf Spider Top
Bottom
Rabidosa rabida
Holy Rabid Wolf Spider Carnage! This was a sad sad site indeed. But I promise – I didn’t kill it! I found him dead and dried up on my front porch last summer. But if he could have stretched his legs out he would have been impressive indeed.
Harvestmen
Filed in Bugs, 18 February, 2009, 1:07 pm
Orange Harvestman
Harvestman Back View
Leiobunum politum
Also known as Daddy Long Legs, this dude is not a spider at all! This one was hanging around my tent in New River, WV.
Lantana
Filed in Flowers, 16 February, 2009, 2:14 pm
Yellow Orange Lantana
Pink Yellow Lantana
Lantana camara
Native to tropical areas in Central & South America, this beauty has become naturalized all over the world. My BFF Pef likes this flower. These ones, found at the Raulston Arboretum, are for her. eep!
Velvet Ant
Filed in Bees, , 1:47 pm
Velvet Ant
Velvet Ant Metasoma
Pseudomethoca simillim
Latin for “oh this is going to hurt”. No, not really. But – this fuzzy little dudette isn’t an ant at all. It’s a flightless wasp and is commonly called a Velvet Ant or a Cow Killer (Ant). This one was found on Pilot Mountain in North Carolina a few hours before sunset (these guys are generally nocturnal).
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