Arthropods

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		Skipper in flight by Brian Gratwicke Atalopedes campestris Taken 09/20/2009 Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, DC - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Cabbage White (Introduced) by Chadwick Cipiti Pieris rapae Taken 9/20/2009 Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Sachem (Skipper) by Chadwick Cipiti Atalopedes campestris Taken 9/20/2009 Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Chinese Mantid (Invasive Species) by Chadwick Cipiti Tenodera aridifolia sinensis Taken 9/28/2009 Billy Goat Trail, Bear Island, MD - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo Alien species
		Monarch Butterfly by Brian Gratwicke Danaus plexippus Taken 09/20/2009 Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, DC - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Blue Dasher by Brian Gratwicke Pachydiplax longipennis Taken 09/20/2009 Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, DC - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Eastern tiger swallowtail by Brian Gratwicke Papilio glaucus Taken 09/20/2009 Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, DC - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		White-Marked Tussock Moth Caterpillar by John White Orgyia leucostigma Taken 09/02/2006 Great Falls, VA - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Imperial Moth Caterpillar by John White Eacles imperialis Taken 09/02/2006 Great Falls, VA - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Eastern Boxelder Bug by John White Leptocoris trivittatus Taken 09/02/2006 Great Falls, VA - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo Eastern Boxelder Bug (Leptocoris trivittatus) on the side of a building
		Large Milkweed Bug by John White Oncopeltus fasciatus Taken 09/03/2008 Great Falls, VA - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Have a drink on me by John White Dasymutilla occidentalis Taken 09/03/2007 Great Falls, VA - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo Velvet Ant aka Cow Killer (Dasymutilla occidentalis) feeding on a drop of sugar water
		Ailanthus Webworm Moth by John White Atteva punctella Taken 08/17/07 Great Falls, VA - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Lunch by John White Perillus bioculatus & Coccinella novemnotata Taken 06/01/2007 Great Falls, VA Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo An immature Two Spotted Stink Bug (Perillus bioculatus) feeding on a Nine-Spotted Ladybird Beetle larva (Coccinella novemnotata)
		Ladybug larva by Madalina Corina Diaconu Harmonia axyridis Taken 9/27/08 14th & Q Washington DC - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Blue Dasher by Brian Gratwicke Pachydiplax longipennis Taken 09/01/2008 Great Falls National Park, MD - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Cicada by Brian Gratwicke Taken 8/9/2008 17th & R St NW Washington DC - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Eastern Yellowjacket by Brian Gratwicke Vespula maculifrons Taken 05/03/08 Tributary to Potomac, Glover Park - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Eastern Tent Caterpillar by Brian Gratwicke Malacosoma americanum Taken 05/01/08 Glover park - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Ants by Marina Tyapkina Taken 09/21/2003 Ben Brenman Park, Alexandria, VA - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Pavement Ants by Chadwick Cipiti Tetramorium caespitum Taken 5/17/2008 16th and Belmont Streets, NW - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/ANTKEY/pavement.html
		Spider + Bumble Bee by Shawn Adams Argiope; bumble bee Taken 09/03/2007 1414 Franklin St. NE, Washington DC 20018 - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo This photo was taken in my yard. The spider built an impressive web on a Butterfly Bush (Buddelia) and proceed to catch a variety of prey over the many months that we observed her. She left a large egg pouch over the winter so we are hoping for another show this year.
		Bees Mating by Chadwick Cipiti Hymenoptera: Xylocopidae Taken 4/10/2005 1st and R Streets, NW - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		cicadas by Jerry Clark Magicicada septendecim Taken 5/22/2004 NE suburbs Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Rock Creek Butterfly by Ryan Valdez Papilio glaucus Taken May 2005 Capital Crescent Trail - near the Key Bridge - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Bee by Brian Gratwicke Apis mellifera Taken 8/14/2005 National Zoological Park - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Beautiful Bug - Linnaeus' 17-year Cicada by Jerry Clark Magicicada septendecim Taken 5/22/2006 NE suburbs Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Fishing spider by Brian Gratwicke Dolomedes tenebrosus Taken 3/11/2006 Rock Creek Park - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Squirrel feasting on cicadas by Jerry Clark Sciurus carolinensis; Magicicada septendecim Taken 5/22/2004 NE suburbs Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Crab Spider by Brian Gratwicke Misumenops sp. Taken 8/14/2005 National Zoological Park - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo Not sure what species of flower crab spider this one is.
		Bess Beetle by Kier Soderberg Odontotaenius disjunctus Taken May 2006 Found in a garden in Adams Morgan - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Mating waterstriders on Rock Creek tributary by Brian Gratwicke Family: Gerridae Taken 3/11/2006 Rock Creek Park - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo 48 species and 8 Genera in North America, not sure which species.
		Mating Hemipterans by Mario Castellanos Lygaeidae Taken Spring 2006 Rock Creek Park - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Japanese Beetle (invasive species) by Brian Gratwicke Popillia japonica Taken May 2006 National Mall - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Yellow Jacket by Brian Gratwicke Vespula sp. Taken Summer 2006 National Zoological Park - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Sweat bee by Brian Gratwicke Augochlora pura Taken Summer 2006 National Zoological Park - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Eastern Tent Caterpilars by Brian Gratwicke Malacosoma americanum Taken 4/22/2007 Anacostia Park - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Crayfish by Brian Gratwicke Taken Spring 2007 Rock Creek Park, near NP Head Quarters - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo
		Swarming Bees on Hydrant by Paul Thomson Apis mellifera Taken 5/2/2007 16th and P Streets, NW - Show On Map Download High Resolution Photo Link Directly to This Photo

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