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Platanthera lacera 5, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 5, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 5, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

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Platanthera lacera 6, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 6, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera 6, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

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Platanthera lacera, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman
Platanthera lacera, Green-fringed Orchid, PWRC, Helen Lowe Metzman

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

Who doesn't like an orchid? This is green-fringed orchid, found at the edge of the USGS Bee Lab's grounds near some woods. Nice to see this uncommon species. Planathera lacera. Photo and specimen collected by Helen Lowe Metzman.

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Polistes exclamans, U, Head
Polistes exclamans, U, Head
Polistes exclamans, U, Head

Polistes exclamans, female, Beltsville, Maryland, Head. A social wasp queen from early spring 2013

Polistes exclamans, female, Beltsville, Maryland, Head. A social wasp queen from early spring 2013

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Polistes metricus, U, Head
Polistes metricus, U, Head
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Polistes nest 1, MD, side
Polistes nest 1, MD, side
Polistes nest 1, MD, side

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

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Polistes nest 3, MD, side
Polistes nest 3, MD, side
Polistes nest 3, MD, side

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

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Polistes nest 4, MD, side
Polistes nest 4, MD, side
Polistes nest 4, MD, side

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

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Polistes nest 5, MD, side
Polistes nest 5, MD, side
Polistes nest 5, MD, side

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

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Polistes nest 6, MD, side
Polistes nest 6, MD, side
Polistes nest 6, MD, side

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

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Polistes nest, MD, side
Polistes nest, MD, side
Polistes nest, MD, side

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

Here we present a series of pictures of Polistes wasp nests with lavae, pupae, eggs, and interlopers.

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Polygonatum canaliculatum, Great Solomon's Seal, Howard County, Md, HeLoMetz
Polygonatum canaliculatum, Great Solomon's Seal, Howard County, Md, HeLoMetz
Polygonatum canaliculatum, Great Solomon's Seal, Howard County, Md, HeLoMetz

The Very tubular Solomon's Seal. A lovely bedding plant for your shady yard spots. Specimen and photo by Helen Lowe Metzman.

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Polygonum cespitosum var. longisetum, upper marlboro
Polygonum cespitosum var. longisetum, upper marlboro
Polygonum cespitosum var. longisetum, upper marlboro

10X shot of seed/flower head of Tufted Knotweed or Oriental Lady's Thumb, Polygonum cespitosum. Lovely form for this very weedy plant. Pulled from my backyard in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

10X shot of seed/flower head of Tufted Knotweed or Oriental Lady's Thumb, Polygonum cespitosum. Lovely form for this very weedy plant. Pulled from my backyard in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

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pond 10.18.2012, 2 damselfly nymphs, ventral, Beltsville, MD
pond 10.18.2012, 2 damselfly nymphs, ventral, Beltsville, MD
pond 10.18.2012, 2 damselfly nymphs, ventral, Beltsville, MD

Damselflies, two nymphs, Beltsville, Maryland floating in Hand Sanitizer

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pond 10.18.2012, damselfly nymph 2, side, beltsville, MD
pond 10.18.2012, damselfly nymph 2, side, beltsville, MD
pond 10.18.2012, damselfly nymph 2, side, beltsville, MD

Beltsville, Maryland, damselfly nymph, unknown species, Floating in hand sanitizer

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pond 10.18.2012, water strider 2, ventral, Beltsville, MD
pond 10.18.2012, water strider 2, ventral, Beltsville, MD
pond 10.18.2012, water strider 2, ventral, Beltsville, MD

Water Strider, Gerridae, Beltsville, Maryland, Suspended in Hand Sanitzer