This holiday survey was conducted by nineteen volunteers under hot and mostly cloudy conditions. Wasps are often seen hunting other insects and spiders. They do not, however, consume their prey; it is intended for their young. The Thread-waisted Wasp shown below is feeding on nectar, while the Paper Wasp in the next photo will take its kill back to the nest for the grubs. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Archilochus alexandri (black-chinned hummingbird) photo by Harriett Wolf Passer domesticus (house sparrow with grasshopper) photo by Barbara Ribble Prionyx sp. (thread-waisted wasp) photo by Joe Fernandes Polistes exclamans (paper wasp butchering caterpillar) photo by Val Bugh Megachile fortis (leaf-cutter bee) photo by Val Bugh Apis mellifera (honey bee) photo by Erin Cannon Crematogaster laeviuscula (acrobat ants attacking earthworm) photo by Val Bugh Phyciodes texana (Texan crescent) photo by Val Bugh Tibicen sp. (exuviae & teneral cicada) photo by Val Bugh Goniapteryx servia (moth) photo by Val Bugh Misogada unicolor (drab prominent moth) photo by Val Bugh Apiomerus spissipes (bee assassin nymph) photo by Sam Fruehling Oncerometopus sp. (plant bug) photo by Victoria Briseno Phylloscelis atra (black leaf-leg) photo by Val Bugh Scudderia furcata (fork-tailed bush katydid nymph) photo by Sam Fruehling Microphthalma disjuncta (tachinid fly) photo by Val Bugh Phidippus carolinensis (Carolina jumper, male) photo by Sofia Maass Argiope trifasciata (banded garden spider) photo by Val Bugh Lepomis auritus (redbreast sunfish) photo by Barbara Ribble Rana berlandieri (Rio Grande leopard frog) photo by Joe Fernandes Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobatese scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Rio Grande Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus) Misc.: Greenhouse Millipede (Oxidus gracilis) Stone Centipede (Unknown sp.) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Earthworm (Unknown sp.) Rams-horn (Helisoma sp.) Land Snail (Bradybaena similaris) Garden Snail (Otala lactea) Globular Drop (Helicina orbiculata) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & pupa)       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Phyciodes texana   Texan Crescent       Asterocampa celtis   Hackberry Emperor       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue    papilionidae   Papilio polyxenes   Black Swallowtail       Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail (larva)       Papilio multicaudata   Two-tailed Swallowtail (larva)       Papilio troilus   Spicebush Swallowtail (pupa)       Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    hesperiidae   Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Erynnis funeralis   Funereal Duskywing       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Euphyes vestris   Dun Skipper       Amblyscirtes celia   Celia's Roadside-skipper    noctuidae   Bagisara rectifascia   Straight-lined Mallow Moth (larva)    erebidae   Goniapteryx servia   Moth    arctiidae   Virbia aurantiaca   Orange Holomelina Moth       Lycomorpha pholus   Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth       Spilosoma virginica   Virginian Tiger Moth (adult & larva)    notodontidae   Misogada unicolor   Drab Prominent Moth    saturniidae   Eupackardia calleta   Calleta Silkmoth (pupa)       Hyalophora cecropia   Cecropia Moth (pupa)    sphingidae   Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing (larva)    geometridae   Psamatodes abydata   Dot-lined Angle       Tornos scolopacinaria   Dimorphic Gray       Nemoria zygotaria   Emerald       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth       Digrammia pallidata   Moth    crambidae   Petrophila jaliscalis   Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar (larva)    tortricidae   Aethes seriatana   Seriated Aethes Moth       Cochylis hospes   Banded Sunflower Moth    glyphidoceridae   Glyphidocera lactiflosella   Five-spotted Glyphidocera    psychidae   Oiketicus abbotii   Bagworm (larva) coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Omophoita cyanipennis   Flea Beetle       Acanthoscelides sp.   Bean Weevil    coccinellidae   Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle       Chilocorus stigma   Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle    cerambycidae   Moneilema armatum   Cactus Longhorn    mordellidae   Mordella marginata   Tumbling Flower Beetle    scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga sp.   June Beetle    elateridae   Glyphonyx sp.   Click Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle    dermestidae   Cryptorhopalum sp.   Dermestid Beetle hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Leptoglossus zonatus   Leaf-footed Bug       Leptoglossus sp.   Leaf-footed Bug (nymph)       Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug (nymph)       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug    alydidae   Alydus pilosulus   Broad-headed Bug    berytidae   Jalysus sp.   Stilt Bug    tingidae   Teleonemia sp.   Lace Bug    miridae   Oncerometopus sp.   Plant Bug    reduviidae   Arilus cristatus   Wheel Bug       Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug (adult & nymph)       Apiomerus spissipes   Bee Assassin (nymph)    scutelleridae   Diolcus chrysorrhoeus   Shield Bug    pentatomidae   Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph)       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug (adult & nymph)       Brochymena arborea   Rough Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Neokolla dolobrata   Leafhopper       Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper       Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter       Oncometopia orbona   Leafhopper       Oncometopia clarior   Leafhopper    cercopidae   Clastoptera xanthocephala   Sunflower Spittlebug       Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug    flatidae   Metcalfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper    acanaloniidae   Acanalonia conica   Planthopper    dictyopharidae   Phylloscelis atra   Black Leaf-leg       Rhynchomitra microrhina   Planthopper    cicadidae   Tibicen texanus   Cicada       Tibicen sp.   Cicada hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Megachile fortis   Leaf-cutter Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Euodynerus sp.   Mason Wasp    sphecidae   Prionyx sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp       Chalybion sp.   Blue Mud Dauber       Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Spider Wasp       Unknown sp.   Spider Wasp       Tachypompilus sp.   Spider Wasp    formicidae   Crematogaster laeviuscula   Acrobat Ant       Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Camponotus texanus   Carpenter Ant       Pseudomyrmex gracilis   Twig Ant    ichneumonidae   Eiphosoma sp.   Ichneumon    argidae   Unknown sp.   Sawfly diptera   syrphidae   Ocyptamus fuscipennis   Flower Fly    asilidae   Promachus hinei   Robber Fly    calliphoridae   Lucilia sp.   Blow Fly    tachinidae   Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly       Microphthalma disjuncta   Tachinid Fly       Trichopoda lanipes   Feather-legged Fly       Zelia sp.   Tachinid Fly    stratiomyidae   Hermetia illucens   Black Soldier Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    culicidae   Aedes albopictus   Asian Tiger Mosquito    cecidomyiidae   Asteromyia carbonifera   Gall Midge (larva) odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia plana   Springwater Dancer       Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet       Telebasis salva   Desert Firetail    libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Libellula luctuosa   Widow Skimmer       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Aidemona azteca   Aztec Spurthroat (nymph)       Paraidemona sp.   Spur-throated Grasshopper       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing (nymph)       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper (adult & nymph)    tettigoniidae   Dichopetala catinata   Spoon-tailed Short-winged Katydid       Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph)       Conocephalus strictus   Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid       Amblycorypha huasteca   Texas False Katydid    gryllidae   Oecanthus niveus   Narrow-winged Tree Cricket       Oecanthus sp.   Tree Cricket       Neonemobius nr. mormonius   Collared Ground Cricket blattodea   ectobiidae   Pseudomops septentrionalis   Pale-bordered Field Cockroach mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis (nymph) phasmatodea   diapheromeridae   Megaphasma denticrus   Giant Walkingstick neuroptera   ascalaphidae   Ululodes macleayanus   Owlfly psocoptera   lepidopsocidae   Echmepteryx hageni   Scaly-winged Barklouse araneae   araneidae   Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Neoscona arabesca   Arabesque Orbweaver       Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Argiope trifasciata   Banded Garden Spider       Gasteracantha cancriformis   Spiny-backed Orbweaver    salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Phidippus arizonensis   Arizona Jumper       Phidippus carolinensis   Carolina Jumper       Colonus sylvanus   Jumping Spider       Naphrys acerba   Jumping Spider       Anasaitis canosa   Jumping Spider    thomisidae   Xysticus sp.   Crab Spider    pisauridae   Dolomedes triton   Fishing Spider    tetragnathidae   Leucauge venusta   Orchard Spider    oxyopidae   Oxyopes salticus   Striped Lynx    anyphaenidae   Wulfila sp.   Ghost Spider    lycosidae   Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider    pholcidae   Holocnemus pluchei   Marbled Cellar Spider       Crossopriza lyoni   Cellar Spider