I believe this is a Dusted Skipper butterfly but I'm not entirely sure. Feel free to correct me in the comments. Have a great Saturday!

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Variable Dancer Damselfly (Argia fumipennis)
The intricate architecture of a small but effective predator.

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Look at this tiny wildflower!
Hairy Bush-Clover (Lespedeza hirta)

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Lesser Angle-Winged Katydid (Microcentrum retinerve)

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Sensitive Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista nictitans)

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Panicled Tick Trefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) in morning light

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This Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) carries a battle-scar, proving its brilliant tail decoy system successfully averted a fatal predator strike. A true survivor!

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A twin-flagged jumping spider (Anasaitis canosa) guarding his fallen branch home.

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Flat-backed millipedes (Family Xystodesmidae) found beneath the leaf litter.

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The last Yucca (Yucca filamentosa) blooms I’ll probably see this season

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The vibrant lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) moving through a tangle of green.

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I’m really lichen these textures.

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The tiny but beautiful wildflower, Panicled Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium paniculatum)

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Thanks, Ray! 😊

The Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)

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A delicate hawkweed seed head with tiny parachutes ready to ride the wind.

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So fresh.

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An Eastern black carpenter ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) carrying its spoils back to the colony

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Crab molt catching the last light on the sand

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More from the beach

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I went out to shoot the moon rising over this pier but the clouds said “no,” so I switched lanes and shot some sunset beach textures instead.

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This twin-flagged jumping spider jumped away as I tried to photograph him. He was more interested in breakfast than a cute portrait.

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Raindrops cling to yucca petals

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Twin-flagged jumping spider (Anasaitis canosa)

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Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) resting on a blade of grass. Tiny, but full of detail when seen up close.

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Two-lined spittlebug (Prosapia bicincta)

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Long-legged fly (Dolichopodidae) — these tiny metallic flies are part of a family with ~280 genera and over 7,000 known species worldwide. They’re incredibly diverse, and often can’t be confidently identified beyond family without a microscope.

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Curious squirrel 🐿️

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Hey there! Wishing you a great week 👋
Fruit fly (Tephritidae) on sweet clover (Melilotus sp.)

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Eastern black carpenter ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) 🐜

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