It was hot, humid, and cloudy with a bit of rain as twelve volunteers completed this week's survey. The two black beetles shown below are examples of flightless ground-dwellers with thick exoskeletons capable of retaining moisture in a hot, dry environment. While both present a tough shell against predators, the darkling beetle has one more defense: it can squirt a noxious liquid from its rear! Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Eumesosoma roeweri (harvestman) photo by Val Bugh Ochlerotatus trivittatus (mosquito) photo by Julie Shaw Aedes albopictus (mosquito) photo by Val Bugh Eleodes goryi (darkling beetle) photo by Val Bugh Moneilema armatum (cactus longhorn) photo by Val Bugh Enaphalodes rufulus (red oak borer) photo by Val Bugh Periplaneta americana (American cockroach) photo by Val Bugh Ochrimnus mimulus (seed bug) photo by Val Bugh Anticarsia gemmatalis (velvetbean caterpillar) photo by Val Bugh Macaria aequiferaria (woody angle larva) photo by Val Bugh Spodoptera latifascia (velvet armyworm) photo by Val Bugh Agraulis vanillae (gulf fritillary, pre-pupal larva) photo by Harriett Wolf Ethmia hodgesella (ethmia moth) photo by Val Bugh Petrophila jaliscalis (moth) photo by Val Bugh Pelochrista consobrinana (leafroller moth) photo by Val Bugh Galasa nigrinodis (boxwood leaftier moths mating) photo by Val Bugh Glena quinquelinearia (five-lined glena) photo by Val Bugh Speranza graphidaria (moth) photo by Val Bugh Papilio cresphontes (giant swallowtail) photo by Barbara Ribble Hemidactylus turcicus (Mediterranean gecko) photo by Val Bugh Birds: Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Hummingbird (Archilochus sp.) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana), bones Reptiles: Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Misc.: Crested Millipede (Abacion sp.) Harvestman (Eumesosoma roeweri) Halloween Harvestman (Dalquestia formosa) Globular Drop (Helicina orbiculata) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & larva)       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Libytheana carinenta   American Snout    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail (adult & larva)       Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur    hesperiidae   Pyrgus philetas   Desert Checkered-skipper       Thorybes pylades   Northern Cloudywing    noctuidae   Acontia cretata   Chalky Bird-dropping Moth       Xerociris wilsonii   Wilson's Wood-nymph (adult & larva)       Spodoptera latifascia   Velvet Armyworm (larva)       Trichoplusia ni   Ni Moth       Schinia chrysellus   Broomweed Flower Moth    erebidae   Anticarsia gemmatalis   Velvetbean Caterpillar (larva)    arctiidae   Hypoprepia miniata   Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth       Virbia aurantiaca   Orange Holomelina Moth    notodontidae   Gluphisia septentrionis   Prominent       Schizura errucata   Prominent    sphingidae   Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing    saturniidae   Eacles imperialis   Imperial Moth (larva)    geometridae   Macaria aequiferaria   Woody Angle (larva)       Digrammia sp.   Moth       Speranza graphidaria   Moth       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth (adult & larva)       Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria   Blackberry Looper Moth       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald    crambidae   Petrophila jaliscalis   Moth       Desmia sp.   Moth (larva)       Lipocosma polingi   Moth       Aethiophysa invisalis   Moth       Pyrausta laticlavia   Southern Purple Mint Moth    pyralidae   Peoria tetradella   Grass-veneer Moth       Galasa nigrinodis   Boxwood Leaftier Moth    tortricidae   Cochylis sp.   Moth       Pelochrista consobrinana   Leafroller Moth       Cudonigera houstonana   Juniper Budworm Moth       Sparganothoides lentiginosana   Lentiginos Moth       Acleris minuta   Yellow-headed Fireworm Moth    oecophoridae   Inga cretacea   Chalky Inga    glyphidoceridae   Glyphidocera lactiflosella   Five-spotted Glyphidocera    gelechiidae   Anacampsis fullonella   Moth       Aristotelia sp.   Moth       Dichomeris inversella   Moth       Sophronia roseicrinella   Moth    elachistidae   Ethmia hodgesella   Ethmia Moth    tischeriidae   Astrotischeria sp.   Leaf-miner Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Gratiana pallidula   Eggplant Tortoise Beetle (larva)       Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Cryptocephalus fulguratus   Leaf Beetle       Mimosestes amicus   Bean Weevil    coccinellidae   Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle       Olla v-nigrum   Ashy Gray Lady Beetle       Scymnus sp.   Lady Beetle (adult & larva)    buprestidae   Agrilus obtusus   Metallic Woodborer    cerambycidae   Ataxia crypta   Longhorn Beetle       Enaphalodes rufulus   Red Oak Borer       Moneilema armatum   Cactus Longhorn    cleridae   Cymatodera balteata   Checkered Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle       Lobopoda socia   Comb-clawed Beetle    carabidae   Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle    meloidae   Epicauta immaculata   Blister Beetle    zopheridae   Hyporhagus sp.   Opossum Beetle    elateridae   Diplostethus texanus   Click Beetle    scarabaeidae   Diplotaxis sp.   Scarab       Phyllophaga sp.   June Beetle    staphylinidae   Paederus sp.   Rove Beetle    curculionidae   Curculio sp.   Nut Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Mozena lunata   Mesquite Bug       Chariesterus antennator   Euphorbia Bug    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug (adult & nymph)    lygaeidae   Ochrimnus mimulus   Seed Bug    pachygronthidae   Phlegyas annulicrus   Seed Bug    miridae   Pseudatomoscelis seriatus   Cotton Flea Hopper       Halticotoma valida   Yucca Plant Bug (adult & nymph)       Halticotoma nicholi   Plant Bug    pentatomidae   Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Euschistus obscurus   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper       Texananus sp.   Leafhopper       Paraphlepsius sp.   Leafhopper       Hamana sp.   Leafhopper    aphididae   Aphis nerii   Oleander Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Anthophora sp.   Digger Bee    halictidae   Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Spider Wasp    mutillidae   Sphaeropthalma auripilis   Velvet Ant    cynipidae   Belonocnema treatae   Gall Wasp (gall)    ichneumonidae   Thyreodon sp.   Ichneumon diptera   syrphidae   Ocyptamus fascipennis   Flower Fly       Copestylum tamaulipanum   Flower Fly    tachinidae   Trichopoda pennipes   Feather-legged Fly    asilidae   Polacantha sp.   Robber Fly    tephritidae   Trupanea sp.   Fruit Fly    culicidae   Aedes albopictus   Asian Tiger Mosquito       Ochlerotatus trivittatus   Mosquito       Psorophora cyanescens   Mosquito odonata   libellulidae   Tramea lacerata   Black Saddlebags       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Oecanthus sp.   Tree Cricket (nymph)       Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis phasmatodea   diapheromeridae   Diapheromera velii   Prairie Walking Stick blattodea   blattidae   Pariplaneta americana   American Cockroach isoptera   termitidae   Tenuirostritermes sp.   Nasutiform Termite (alate) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing araneae   araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Gasteracantha cancriformis   Spiny-backed Orbweaver    salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus arizonensis   Arizona Jumper       Anasaitis canosa   Jumping Spider    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider       Xysticus sp.   Crab Spider