Ten volunteers contributed to this survey on a cold sunny morning with a light dusting of snow. Although cochineal insects protect themselves with white fluff, a number of predators specialize in eating them anyway. Shown below are two specific examples: the lady beetle and the aphid fly. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Phidippus cardinalis (cardinal jumper & eggs) photo by Val Bugh Euagrus chisoseus (funnelweb spider) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (stone centipede) photo by Val Bugh Anolis carolinensis (green anole) photo by Val Bugh Geococcyx californianus (greater roadrunner) photo by Bill Boyd Oreothlypis celata (orange-crowned warbler) photo by Beth Kirkhart Vireo huttoni (Hutton's vireo) photo by Dan Hardy Melospiza lincolnii (Lincoln's sparrow) photo by Harriett Wolf Mimus polyglottos (northern mockingbird) photo by Pat Dittmar Hyperaspis trifurcata (lady beetle) photo by Val Bugh Leucopis bellula (aphid fly) photo by Val Bugh Stictomyia longicornis (picture-winged fly) photo by Val Bugh Eupithecia miserulata (common eupithecia larva) photo by Beth Kirkhart Chortophaga viridifasciata (northern green-striped grasshopper nymphs: 2 color forms) photo by Val Bugh Gryllus sp. (field cricket) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (dragonfly naiad) photo by Val Bugh snow on palmettos photo by Barbara Ribble Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) Mammals: Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Reptiles & Fish: Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Misc.: Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Millipede (Eurymerodesmus sp.) Stone Centipede (Unknown sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady    saturniidae   Hyalophora cercropia   Cecropia Moth (pupa)    geometridae   Eupithecia miserulata   Common Eupithecia (larva) coleoptera   coccinellidae   Hyperaspis trifurcata   Lady Beetle hemiptera   rhopalidae   Arhyssus sp.   Scentless Plant Bug homoptera   dactylopiidae   Dactylopius sp.   Cochineal Insect hymenoptera   formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant diptera   syrphidae   Eupeodes volucris   Flower Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    ulidiidae   Stictomyia longicornis   Picture-winged Fly    chamaemyiidae   Leucopis bellula   Aphid Fly odonata   libellulidae   Unknown sp.   Dragonfly (naiad) orthoptera   acrididae   Eritettix abortivus   Texas Short-winged Slant-faced Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (nymph)    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket araneae   araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider (eggs)    salticidae   Phidippus cardinalis   Cardinal Jumper    lycosidae   Schizocosa sp.   Wolf Spider    dipluridae   Euagrus chisoseus   Funnelweb Spider