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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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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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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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 dominulus from the Dominican Republic
Polistes dominulus from the Dominican Republic
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Polistes dominulus from the Dominican Republic
Polistes dominulus from the Dominican Republic
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Polistes dominulus from the Dominican Republic
Polistes dominulus from the Dominican Republic
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
Polistes metricus, female, Beltsville, Maryland
Polistes metricus, female, Beltsville, Maryland
Who doesn't like the physique of the Paper wasp.
Who doesn't like the physique of the Paper wasp.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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The Very tubular Solomon's Seal. A lovely bedding plant for your shady yard spots. Specimen and photo by Helen Lowe Metzman.
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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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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Damselflies, two nymphs, Beltsville, Maryland floating in Hand Sanitizer
Damselflies, two nymphs, Beltsville, Maryland floating in Hand Sanitizer
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Beltsville, Maryland, damselfly nymph, unknown species, Floating in hand sanitizer
Beltsville, Maryland, damselfly nymph, unknown species, Floating in hand sanitizer
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Damselfly in Hand Sanitizer, Beltsville, Maryland
Damselfly in Hand Sanitizer, Beltsville, Maryland
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Water Strider, Gerridae, Beltsville, Maryland, Suspended in Hand Sanitzer
Water Strider, Gerridae, Beltsville, Maryland, Suspended in Hand Sanitzer