It was hot, but cloudy skies helped keep our six participants relatively comfortable this time. Although our main focus is on animals during these surveys, we can't help but notice unusual phenomenon in other kingdoms as well. This time a fungus caught our attention. Cedar-apple Rust has two alternating hosts: Eastern Red Cedar and Apple trees. Currently, the phase on Crabapple is quite evident. The fungus can only survive if both of its hosts are in proximity. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae (cedar-apple rust) photo by Val Bugh Strymon melinus (gray hairstreak) photo by Val Bugh Microtheoris ophionalis (yellow-veined moth) photo by Val Bugh Blastobasis sp. (moth) photo by Val Bugh Alpheioides parvulalis (moth) photo by Val Bugh Sceloporus olivaceus (Texas spiny lizard) photo by Val Bugh Altica sp. (flea beetle) photo by Val Bugh Apiomerus spissipes (bee assassin) photo by Val Bugh Trypanalebra maculata (leafhopper, about 2.5 mm long) photo by Val Bugh Schistocerca obscura (obscure bird grasshopper) photo by Val Bugh Arphia simplex (plains yellow-winged grasshopper) photo by Val Bugh Stagmomantis carolina (Carolina mantis, nymph) photo by Val Bugh Enallagma civile (familiar bluet) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (braconid wasp) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (ichneumon) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (green sweat bee) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Dickcissel (Spiza americana) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) Western Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) Mammals: Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), tracks Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), tracks Reptiles: Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Misc.: Globular Drop (Helicina orbiculata) Millipede (Unknown sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Danaus gilippus   Queen       Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (larva)    pieridae   Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak    hesperiidae   Pyrgus philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper    noctuidae   Phyprosopus callitrichoides   Curve-lined Owlet    crambidae   Microtheoris ophionalis   Yellow-veined Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar Moth    pyralidae   Alpheioides parvulalis   Moth       Peoria tetradella   Grass-veneer Moth       Elasmopalpus lignosellus   Lesser Cornstalk Borer Moth       Tampa dimediatella   Tampa Moth       Ephestiodes sp.   Moth    coleophoridae   Blastobasis sp.   Moth       Holcocera sp.   Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Altica sp.   Flea Beetle       Donacia sp.   Aquatic Leaf Beetle       Brachycoryna pumila   Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Scymnus sp.   Ladybird Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle    elateridae   Unknown sp.   Click Beetle    curculionidae   Gerstaeckeria sp.   Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Narnia femorata   Cactus Bug (adult & nymph)       Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug (adult & nymph)       Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Chariesterus antennator   Euphorbia Bug    reduviidae   Apiomerus spissipes   Bee Assassin    rhopalidae   Jadera haematoloma   Red-shouldered Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug    rhyparochromidae   Ozophora picturata   Seed Bug    tingidae   Corythucha sp.   Lace Bug (adult & nymph)    berytidae   Jalysus sp.   Stilt Bug (adult & nymph)    pentatomidae   Chinavia hilare   Green Stink Bug       Euschistus obscurus   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Hymetta sp.   Leafhopper       Illinigina illinoiensis   Leafhopper       Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper       Trypanalebra maculata   Leafhopper    cicadidae   Tibicen texanus   Cicada hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Xylocopa micans   Southern Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa tabaniformis   Large Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Unknown sp.   Green Sweat Bee       Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee    vespidae   Polistes carolina   Red Wasp       Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp    sphecidae   Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber       Sphex pennsylvanica   Great Black Wasp       Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp       Prionyx sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp    crabronidae   Bicyrtes sp.   Sand Wasp    pompilidae   Tachypompilus unicolor   Spider Wasp    chalcididae   Conura sp.   Chalcid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Unknown sp.   Ichneumon    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp    formicidae   Camponotus sp.   Carpenter Ant       Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant diptera   dolichopodidae   Unknown sp.   Long-legged Fly    bombyliidae   Aphoebantus sp.   Bee Fly    asilidae   Efferia tuberculata   Robber Fly    syrphidae   Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Ischnura ramburii   Rambur's Forktail       Argia fumipennis   Variable Dancer       Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet    libellulidae   Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags       Erythemis simplicicollis   Eastern Pondhawk       Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Orthemis ferruginea   Roseate Skimmer       Pantala flavescens   Wandering Glider orthoptera   acrididae   Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca obscura   Obscure Bird Grasshopper       Mermiria sp.   Slant-faced Grasshopper (nymph)       Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper (nymph)       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis (nymph) neuroptera   myrmeleontidae   Myrmeleon sp.   Antlion (larva) araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver