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Who wants to see a beetle!?

Pretty sure it's a patent leather beetle (Odontotaenius disjunctus)! This one was a little over an inch long and definitely one of the larger ones I've seen! I feel like it should have some jaunty music to go with the video.

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There were weevils on the beach! I think it's a chestnut weevil 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Look at this tiny European field pansy I found in my lawn! It was only the size of my thumbnail!

There were only a few others, so I wonder how it got there. They're considered weeds, but I think all the tiny flowers I find in my lawn are absolutely wonderful. Tiny pops of beauty in sea otherwise devoid of life.

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Take a look at this cute bent-line dart moth (Choephora fungorum)! As caterpillars, these guys feed on low-growing weeds like clover. They're often seen in the autumn from Ontario down to Florida.

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On this glorious Thursday, I saw a weevil!

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Another cicada!

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Dog day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis) singing a little song. Nothing says "summer" like this sound.

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Bug and Seek!

“Being developed by a husband-wife dev team living in the woods, Bug & Seek is a relaxing, open-ended, bug catching simulator with a mystery twist. In Bug & Seek, you've just sunk your life savings into buying an abandoned Insectarium (bug museum)! Once the lifeblood of the town and its economy, someone stole all the bugs in the dead of night. Now it's up to you to catch and sell bugs to fulfill requests from collectors, neighboring towns, schools, and universities, all while building your personal collection. Become a master bug hunter as you grow level up your skills and expertise, upgrade your equipment, and expand your Insectarium. Meet the locals and complete quests to earn special items and discover what really happened during the Great Bug Heist.”

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bugandseek/bug-and-seek-a-cozy-bug-catching-sim-creature-collector

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Here's a little oakworm moth caterpillar (genus anisota) from our front yard. Unsurprisingly, these little dudes eat oak trees and can be a pest. But in our neighborhood their population seems to be under control.

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A lovely little mushroom we found on our walk today outside Dunkin Donuts

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Look at these adorable little mushrooms and moss growing between the sidewalk slabs in my neighborhood. Both are very cute, and neither have IDs at the moment.

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Hey, welcome to my new sideblog! I love finding critters and weeds or feral flowers when I'm out and about, and I love seeing what will flourish if given a chance. I'll try to ID things when I can, and I'm open to corrections or help IDing.

All nature is fair game including common phobias like insects, spiders, snakes. I'll try to tag accordingly. 🦄