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Wildlife in our own backyard in Central Virginia. Our one acre Certified Backyard Wildlife Habitat.
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Young Female Bullfrog
Various Sizes of Red Aphids on Joe Pye Weed We leave them since we have oodles of lady beetles on our property and they enjoy them before they create any damage.
Paper Wasp Nest With Varying Stages of Larvae Growth
Banded Net-winged Beetle - Good Bug
Closer View of Banded Net-winged Beetle The banded net-winged beetle, Calopteron discrepans, is a colorful black and orange and commonly found resting on vegetation in moist woods throughout much of the eastern United States from New England south to Florida and west to Oklahoma and Kansas. The adults range in length from approximately 3/8-5/8" (10-15 mm). Males are smaller than females. The front wings (elytra) on most beetles are hardened and they cover and protect the hind wings and abdomen; however, net-winged beetles have soft, leathery elytra. It is speculated that their bright coloration is provides a warning to predators that these beetles are not good to eat. Adults are active during the day and they feed on decaying plant material, and occasionally on other insects. The larvae are predaceous and consume a wide range of prey including insects, slugs, sowbugs, and millipedes. Thus, net-winged beetles are considered beneficial insects. I love finding evidence of all the beneficial insects our wildlife habitat has attracted since we don't use chemicals and pesticides.
Newly Born Fawn Nursing While Mom Cleans It Up
Newly Born Fawn Nursing While Mom Cleans It Up This is the first fawn a deer has delivered on our property that we've been able to see. What a magnificent and wonderful thought and record for our wildlife habitat.
Fawn Is All Cleaned Up and Following Mama Deer
Mom and Newly Born Fawn in Front Yard
Paper Wasp Nest With Varying Stages of Larvae Growth
Paper Wasp Nest With Varying Stages of Larvae Growth
Paper Wasp Nest With Varying Stages of Larvae Growth
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