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Praying Mantis, the eggcorn is Preying Mantis

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  • A Hover Fly feeding on pollen of Helenium, also called Sneeze Weed. Hover flies eat thousands of larvae of aphids. They are beneficial pollinators, too. Phippsburg, Maine mid August.
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  • Katydids get their name from the loud, repetitive sound they make, "katy-did-did-did." They are usually nocturnal and usually katydids are heard, but not seen. They eat green leaves and can make really big holes. They are insects in the family Tettigoniidae.
  • Katydids get their name from the loud, repetitive sound they make, "katy-did-did-did." They are usually nocturnal and usually katydids are heard, but not seen. They eat green leaves and can make really big holes. They are insects in the family Tettigoniidae.
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  • Hover Fly on Helenium flower, Phippsburg Maine mid August
  • Black Vine Weevil,<br /> Otiorhynchus sulcatus Fabricius is a serious pest in nurseries and established landscape plantings. A native of Europe, this species was first reported in Connecticut in 1910. This key pest is the most destructive and widely distributed species of root weevils in the genus Otiorhynchus. Adults and larvae prefer rhododendron, Rhododendron spp., yew, Taxus spp., euonymus, Euonymus spp., and Japanese holly, Ilex crenata. Larvae also feed on the roots of hemlock, Tsuga spp. This pest has been recorded on more than 100 species of cultivated and wild plants. Some landscape pest managers refer to this insect as the taxus weevil.<br /> beetle, possible a type of weevil, on daylily blossom, Phippsburg Maine garden, mid August
  • True Katydid nymph on Daylily petal, mid August Phippsburg Maine
  • I think this is a Spotted Green Pineneedle Aphid, Eulachnus agilis on Helenium, also called Sneeze weed, in a Phippsburg, Maine garden. It occurs throughout Europe and parts of Asia, and has been introduced to North America. They can often be found feeding on old pine needles. For more than you might ever need to know about aphids (and other insects), see <a href="http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Aphid_genera.htm">http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Aphid_genera.htm</a>
  • I think this is a Spotted Green Pineneedle Aphid, Eulachnus agilis on Helenium, also called Sneeze weed, in a Phippsburg, Maine garden. It occurs throughout Europe and parts of Asia, and has been introduced to North America. They can often be found feeding on old pine needles. For more than you might ever need to know about aphids (and other insects), see <a href="http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Aphid_genera.htm">http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Aphid_genera.htm</a>
  • A pollen covered bee working the center of a Helenium flower
  • A pollen covered bee working the center of a Helenium flower
  • Hover Fly on Helenium flower, Phippsburg Maine mid August
  • Hover Fly on Helenium flower, Phippsburg Maine mid August
  • A Bumble Bee pollinating a Bottle Gentian, Gentiana andrewsii blossom, Phippsburg Maine, September first. Bottle Gentians are indigenous Maine wildflowers. The blossoms in this photo are as open as they will be, thus the name "bottle." The one and only pollinators of this plant are these big Bumble Bees. They are the only insects large enough to pry open the flowers and climb inside for the pollen.
  • A Bumble Bee pollinating a Bottle Gentian, Gentiana andrewsii blossom, Phippsburg Maine, September first. Bottle Gentians are indigenous Maine wildflowers. The blossoms in this photo are as open as they will be, thus the name "bottle." The one and only pollinators of this plant are these big Bumble Bees. They are the only insects large enough to pry open the flowers and climb inside for the pollen.
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  • Praying Mantis, the eggcorn is Preying Mantis
  • Praying Mantis, the eggcorn is Preying Mantis
  • Praying Mantis, the eggcorn is Preying Mantis
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