Five people conducted this survey under mostly overcast skies and very hot, humid conditions. The Frilled Orbweaver shown below is an unusual spider that catches its prey (male moths) at night by releasing a chemical that imitates a female moth's pheromones. The insects fly right into the spider's clutches! The Golden Tortoise Beetle is usually a bright metallic gold, but instantly changes its color to mimic a distasteful ladybird beetle when it is startled, as by having its photo taken. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Cryptocephalus leucomelas (leaf beetle) photo by Val Bugh Charidotella sexpunctata (golden tortoise beetle) photo by Val Bugh Deloyala guttata (tortoise beetles mating) photo by Val Bugh Acmaeodera mixta (metallic woodborer) photo by Val Bugh Dipropus sp. (click beetle) photo by Val Bugh Banasa euchlora (stink bug) photo by Val Bugh Kaira alba (frilled orbweaver) photo by Val Bugh Chortophaga viridifasciata (northern green-striped grasshopper, nymph) photo by Val Bugh Hesperotettix speciosus (showy grasshopper) photo by Val Bugh Atomosia sp. (robber fly) photo by Val Bugh Lobocleta peralbata (white wave) photo by Val Bugh Microtheoris vibicalis (moth) photo by Val Bugh Tallula atrifascialis (moth) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (caterpillar killed by braconid wasp, Aleiodes sp.) photo by Val Bugh Ephuta sp. (velvet ant, female) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (braconid wasp) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (mason wasp) photo by Val Bugh Xylocopa micans (southern carpenter bee, male) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Black-Chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Mammals: Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Misc.: Millipede (Unknown sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Asterocampa celtis   Hackberry Emperor    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    hesperiidae   Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper    noctuidae   Sigela penumbrata   Stippled Sigela Moth    geometridae   Lobocleta peralbata   White Wave    pyralidae   Peoria tetradella   Grass-veneer Moth       Tallula atrifascialis   Moth    crambidae   Microtheoris vibicalis   Moth       Diastictis fracturalis   Moth       Aethiophysa dualis   Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    heliodinidae   Aetole bella   Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Cryptocephalus leucomelas   Leaf Beetle       Griburius sp.   Leaf Beetle       Pachybrachis subvittatus   Leaf Beetle       Phyllotreta sp.   Flea Beetle       Omophoita cyanipennis   Flea Beetle       Charidotella sexpunctata   Golden Tortoise Beetle       Deloyala guttata   Tortoise Beetle    coccinellidae   Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Ladybird       Scymnus sp.   Ladybird Beetle    buprestidae   Acmaeodera mixta   Metallic Woodborer    scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga sp.   June Beetle       Cyclocephala sp.   Masked Chafer    elateridae   Dipropus sp.   Click Beetle    anthribidae   Trigonorhinus limbatus   Fungus Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug       Leptoglossus sp.   Leaf-footed Bug (nymph)    lygaeidae   Lygaeus kalmii   Small Milkweed Bug    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug (adult & nymph)    berytidae   Jalysus sp.   Stilt Bug (adult & nymph)    miridae   Prepops sp.   Plant Bug    pentatomidae   Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Chinavia hilare   Green Stink Bug       Banasa euchlora   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper       Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper       Texananus excultus   Leafhopper       Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper    acanaloniidae   Acanalonia parva   Planthopper    issidae   Thionia acuta   Planthopper    cercopidae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa tabaniformis   Large Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa micans   Southern Carpenter Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee       Coelioxys sp.   Parasitic Leaf-cutter Bee    vespidae   Polistes carolina   Red Wasp       Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Unknown sp.   Mason Wasp    sphecidae   Chlorion sp.   Cricket Hunter    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Spider Wasp    mutillidae   Dasymutilla sp.   Velvet Ant (male)       Ephuta sp.   Velvet Ant (female)    braconidae   Aleiodes sp.   Braconid Wasp (cocoon)       Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp diptera   dolichopodidae   Unknown sp.   Long-legged Fly    asilidae   Atomosia sp.   Robber Fly    agromyzidae   Unknown sp.   Leaf-miner Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer    libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags orthoptera   acrididae   Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing (nymph)       Trachyrhachys kiowa   Kiowa Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (nymph)       Melanoplus sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper (nymph)       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper       Aidemona azteca   Aztec Spurthroat (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Amblycorypha huasteca   Texas False Katydid blattodea   blattellidae   Parcoblatta sp.   Wood Roach araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus arizonensis   Arizona Jumper       Unknown sp.   Jumping Spider, immature    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Kaira alba   Frilled Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    theraphosidae   Aphonopelma sp.   Tarantula