[Weevil]

Probably a Grey Comma [Polygonia progne]
100mm macro WR f2.8

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Last edited by Weevil; 05-20-2015 at 04:46 PM.

[sinjin]

An odd spider that has incredibly long slender legs and reappears springtime and summer in the basement & garage. Face and fangs different from other spiders familiar to me.

A long-jawed orb weaver, perhaps.

[WPRESTO]

A long-jawed orb weaver, perhaps.

I'll check my book, but I don't think this is an orb weaver. It's web looks rather unplanned, to put it kindly.

[sinjin]

I'll check my book, but I don't think this is an orb weaver. It's web looks rather unplanned, to put it kindly.

Some of the LJOW make pathetic looking structures. But it could also be a cellar spider given where you are finding them.

[WPRESTO]

Some of the LJOW make pathetic looking structures. But it could also be a cellar spider given where you are finding them.

I had previously identified this as a cellar spider (Phalcus phalangioides), but according to the book, it should have "..eight eyes elevated on a prominence..." which does not seem to apply, unless I am misinterpreting the presence of a ridge (prominence) connecting the two eye triads and elevating the median eyes..

[WPRESTO]

Here's a big spider, almost disappears against the fading Q-A lace.

[jacamar]

An odd spider that has incredibly long slender legs and reappears springtime and summer in the basement & garage. Face and fangs different from other spiders familiar to me.

A harvestman perhaps? (not actually a spider - a different family)


This website is useful for all kinds of bugs and if you still can't ID it you can request identification if you want. I have done it a couple of times and usually get a response back from a university professor within a couple of hours. It helps them get information on the distribution of the bug concerned.


Search - BugGuide.Net

[WPRESTO]

A harvestman perhaps? (not actually a spider - a different family)


This website is useful for all kinds of bugs and if you still can't ID it you can request identification if you want. I have done it a couple of times and usually get a response back from a university professor within a couple of hours. It helps them get information on the distribution of the bug concerned.


Search - BugGuide.Net

Definitely NOT a harvestman. This is a web-spinning spider, genus Pholcus or at least in the same family.

[sinjin]

I had previously identified this as a cellar spider (Phalcus phalangioides), but according to the book, it should have "..eight eyes elevated on a prominence..." which does not seem to apply, unless I am misinterpreting the presence of a ridge (prominence) connecting the two eye triads and elevating the median eyes..

Qualitative characters are difficult that way, so subjective to interpretation. I had a better look at your photo and compared it more images. Those eyes are on a slight prominence (but that is a terrible character, so I can see why it confused you). It's the spitting image of a cellar spider, in my opinion!

[sinjin]

It's been cold enough lately that many insects won't move, making it easy to get in their faces.

A frosted whiteface dragonfly


A northern caddisfly

[WPRESTO]

Curious little fellow from a couple years back. Suspect it's a nymph rather than an adult.

[sinjin]

Curious little fellow from a couple years back. Suspect it's a nymph rather than an adult.

You're correct, looks like a planthopper nymph.

[sinjin]

This is a common dragonfly, but still impresses.



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These longhorns look like ichneumonid wasps to me. Interesting how their elytra are so reduced as to barely be useful in protecting the hind wings.



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Blistering sex. There is a corner of my backyard where blister beetles show up each year to do what comes naturally .

[Doundounba]

Finally found some dragonflys around!

[WPRESTO]

A dainty damselfly from two years or so back. ?Calopteryx