It was hot and partly cloudy as fourteen participants contributed to this week's survey. The larvae of ants are legless white grubs, completely dependent upon the colony's workers for food and protection. The carpenter ants shown below (a species that nests in the ground rather than excavating wood) create papery cocoons in which they pupate. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Mimus polyglottos (northern mockingbird) photo by Beth Kirkhart Cardinalis cardinalis (northern cardinal) photo by Beth Kirkhart Archilochus alexandri (black-chinned hummingbird) photo by Beth Kirkhart Danaus gilippus (queen) photo by Bill Boyd Wallengrenia otho (southern broken-dash) photo by Joe Fernandes Erynnis horatius (Horace's duskywing) photo by Joe Fernandes Cryptothelea sp. (bagworm moth) photo by Barbara Ribble Scythris trivinctella (moth) photo by Val Bugh Libellula croceipennis (neon skimmer) photo by Harriett Wolf Hedriodiscus truquii (soldier fly) photo by Joe Fernandes Hoplitimyia constans (soldier fly) photo by Val Bugh Bicyrtes ventralis (sand wasp) photo by Val Bugh Camponotus festinatus (carpenter ant: worker, larva & cocoons) photo by Val Bugh Acanthocephala terminalis (coreid bug nymph) photo by Val Bugh Mozena lunata (mesquite bug) photo by Dan Hardy Leptoglossus clypealis (leaf-footed bug) photo by Barbara Ribble Jalysus sp. (stilt bug) photo by Joe Fernandes Peucetia viridans (green lynx: eating bumble bee & with egg sac) photo by Pat Dittmar & Val Bugh Colonus puerperus (jumping spider) photo by Dan Hardy Aspidoscelis gularis gularis (Texas spotted whiptail) photo by Joe Fernandes Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thmnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri) Rio Grande Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) Misc.: Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Chigger (Unknown sp.) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Greenhouse Millipede (Oxidus gracilis) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch    pieridae   Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur (adult & larva)       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak       Calycopis isobeon   Dusky-blue Groundstreak       Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail       Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail       Papilio multicaudata   Two-tailed Swallowtail    hesperiidae   Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Systasea pulverulenta   Texas Powdered-skipper       Thorybes pylades   Northern Cloudywing       Euphyes vestris   Dun Skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Wallengrenia otho   Southern Broken-dash       Amblyscirtes celia   Celia's Roadside-skipper    noctuidae   Xerociris wilsonii   Wilson's Wood-nymph       Charadra dispulsa   Moth       Phosphila miselioides   Spotted Phosphila       Tripudia quadrifera   Moth       Elaphria festivoides   Festive Midget       Tarache quadriplaga   Bird-dropping Moth       Ponometia fasciatella   Moth       Metaponpneumata rogenhoferi   Moth       Chloridea virescens   Tobacco Budworm (larva)    erebidae   Plusiodonta compressipalpis   Moonseed Moth    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Caterpillar Moth    notodontidae   Schizura errucata   Prominent    geometridae   Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Holochroa dissociarius   Moth       Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Synchlora frondaria   Camouflaged Looper (larva)    crambidae   Lipocosma polingi   Moth       Aethiophysa invisalis   Moth       Glaphyria sesquistrialis   White-roped Glaphyria       Microtheoris ophionalis   Yellow-veined Moth       Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Ephestiodes sp.   Moth       Peoria opacella   Grass-veneer Moth       Elasmopalpus lignosellus   Lesser Cornstalk Borer Moth       Chararica hystriculella   Moth       Baphala pallida   Moth    tortricidae   Cydia latiferreana   Filbertworm Moth       Cydia membrosa   Leafroller Moth       Sparganothoides lentiginosana   Lentiginos Moth       Ecdytolopha mana   Leafroller Moth       Epiblema strenuana   Ragweed Borer Moth       Pelochrista metariana   Leafroller Moth       Choristoneura houstonana   Juniper Budworm Moth       Ancylis comptana   Strawberry Leafroller Moth    gelechiidae   Dichomeris inversella   Moth       Coleotechnites sp.   Moth       Isophrictis similiella   Moth       Anacampsis fullonella   Moth    oecophoridae   Inga cretacea   Chalky Inga       Inga obscuromaculella   Moth    glyphidoceridae   Glyphidocera lactiflosella   Five-spotted Glyphidocera    yponomeutidae   Atteva aurea   Ailanthus Webworm Moth    lacturidae   Lactura pupula   Bumelia Leafworm Moth    psychidae   Cryptothelea sp.   Bagworm Moth    blastobasidae   Blastobasis glandulella   Acorn Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth    elachistidae   Haplochrois bipunctella   Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus piger   Tubeworm Moth       Acrolophus popeanella   Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   coccinellidae   Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle    chrysomelidae   Cryptocephalus leucomelas   Leaf Beetle       Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle       Lema daturaphila   Three-lined Potato Beetle    buprestidae   Agrilus sp.   Metallic Woodborer       Acmaeodera flavomarginata   Metallic Woodborer    bostrichidae   Xylobiops sp.   Powder-post Beetle    carabidae   Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle       Unknown sp.   Ground Beetle    hydrophilidae   Tropisternus lateralis   Water Scavenger Beetle       Berosus sp.   Water Scavenger Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Darkling Beetle       Glyptotus cribratus   Darkling Beetle    elateridae   Diplostethus texanus   Click Beetle    scraptiidae   Unknown sp.   False Flower Beetle    scarabaeidae   Phyllophaga sp.   June Beetle hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Leptoglossus clypealis   Leaf-footed Bug       Mozena lunata   Mesquite Bug       Hypselonotus punctiventris   Coreid Bug    rhyparochromidae   Pseudopachybrachius basalis   Seed Bug    rhopalidae   Harmostes reflexulus   Scentless Plant Bug    berytidae   Jalysus sp.   Stilt Bug    reduviidae   Apiomerus spissipes   Bee Assassin       Arilus cristatus   Wheel Bug    cydnidae   Pangaeus sp.   Burrowing Bug       Amnestus sp.   Burrowing Bug    pentatomidae   Banasa euchlora   Stink Bug       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Euschistus tristigmus   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter       Acinopterus angulatus   Leafhopper       Excultanus excultus   Leafhopper       Paraphlepsius irroratus   Leafhopper       Norvellina chenopodii   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Menosoma cincta   Leafhopper       Graphocephala versuta   Leafhopper    flatidae   Metcalfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper       Flatormenis saucia   Planthopper    cercopidae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug       Clastoptera xanthocephala   Sunflower Spittlebug    cixiidae   Melanoliarus sp.   Planthopper    dactylopiidae   Dactylopius sp.   Cochineal Insect hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Melissodes sp.   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee       Xylocopa parkinsoniae   Large Carpenter Bee       Ceratina sp.   Small Carpenter Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    halictidae   Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee       Augochlorella sp.   Green Sweat Bee       Agapostemon sp.   Green Sweat Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Euodynerus hidalgo   Mason Wasp       Brachygastra mellifica   Mexican Honey Wasp    sphecidae   Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp       Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber       Ammophila sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp    crabronidae   Bicyrtes ventralis   Sand Wasp       Bicyrtes quadrifasciata   Sand Wasp    pompilidae   Unknown sp.   Spider Wasp       Pepsis sp.   Spider Wasp    formicidae   Camponotus festinatus   Carpenter Ant       Leptogenys elongata   Ant       Pseudomyrmex gracilis   Twig Ant       Unknown sp.   Ant    braconidae   Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Palpada vinetorum   Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Toxomerus politus   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Geron sp.   Bee Fly    stratiomyidae   Hoplitimyia constans   Soldier Fly       Hedriodiscus truquii   Soldier Fly    milichiidae   Unknown sp.   Freeloader Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer    libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Libellula pulchella   Twelve-spotted Skimmer       Orthemis ferruginea   Roseate Skimmer       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Tramea lacerata   Black Saddlebags orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (adult & nymph)       Conocephalus strictus   Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid (adult & nymph)       Orchelimum silvaticum   Long-spurred Meadow Katydid       Unknown sp.   Meadow Katydid (nymph)    gryllidae   Oecanthus celerinictus   Fast-calling Tree Cricket (nymph)       Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis blattodea   corydiidae   Arenivaga sp.   Sand Roach neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla sp.   Green Lacewing       Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (eggs) trichoptera   hydropsychidae   Hydropsyche sp.   Netspinning Caddisfly       Potamyia flava   Netspinning Caddisfly    glossosomatidae   Unknown sp.   Little Black Caddisfly    philopotamidae   Chimarra sp.   Black Caddisfly    hydroptilidae   Unknown sp.   Microcaddisfly araneae   araneidae   Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider    salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Pelegrina galathea   Peppered Jumper       Colonus puerperus   Jumping Spider    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    pisauridae   Pisaurina mira   Nursery Web Spider    theridiidae   Argyrodes elevatus   Silver Dewdrop Spider