A team of eleven completed this week's survey under cold, windy, cloudy conditions following a rainy night. Flying insects must be warm enough for their wing muscles to work, but their temperature tolerances vary quite a bit. Shown below, the grounded red wasp can only walk to more favorable conditions while the yellowjacket and flower fly are capable of flight. Note that the latter two have dense hairs on the sides of their thorax which help retain muscle-produced heat. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Polistes rubiginsus (red wasp, male) photo by Val Bugh Vespula squamosa (southern yellowjacket) photo by Val Bugh Copestylum avidum (flower fly) photo by Joe Fernandes Mesovelia sp. (water treader) photo by Val Bugh Taylorilygus apicalis (plant bug) photo by Val Bugh Polymerus basalis (plant bug) photo by Val Bugh Euschistus sp. (stink bug nymph) photo by Val Bugh Regulus calendula (ruby-crowned kinglet: 2 views) photo by Beth Kirkhart Mimus polyglottos (northern mockingbird) photo by Bill Boyd Melospiza lincolnii (Lincoln's sparrow) photo by Dan Hardy Donacia sp. (aquatic leaf beetle) photo by Val Bugh Haplorhynchites sp. (flower weevil) photo by Val Bugh Glyphipterix circumscriptella (sedge moth) photo by Val Bugh Hyphantria cunea (fall webworm) photo by Val Bugh Chrysoperla rufilabris (green lacewing) photo by Val Bugh Plethodon albagula (western slimy salamander) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. (jumping bristletail) photo by Val Bugh Ctenolipisma sp. (silverfish) photo by Val Bugh Desmonus pudicus (polydesmid millipede) photo by Val Bugh Aniulus sp. (julid millipede) photo by Val Bugh Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Meadowlark (Sturnella sp.) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Coyote (Canis latrans) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Gulf Coast Toad (Bufo nebulifer) Western Slimy Salamander (Plethodon albagula) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Misc.: Sowbug (Porcellionides sp.) Pillbug (Armadillidium vulgare) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Polydesmid Millipede (Eurymerodesmus sp.) Polydesmid Millipede (Desmonus pudicus) Crested Millipede (Abacion texense) Stone Centipede (Unknown sp.) Globular Drop (Helicina orbiculata) Land Snail (Rabdotus sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (larva & pupa)       Danaus plexippus   Monarch    pieridae   Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur (larva & pupa)    arctiidae   Estigmene acrea   Saltmarsh Caterpillar (larva)       Hyphantria cunea   Fall Webworm (larva)    geometridae   Synchlora frondaria   Camouflaged Looper (larva)    glyphipterigidae   Glyphipterix circumscriptella   Sedge Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Donacia sp.   Aquatic Leaf Beetle    coccinellidae   Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle    meloidae   Epicauta pennsylvanica   Black Blister Beetle    carabidae   Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle       Agonum punctiforme   Ground Beetle    attelabidae   Haplorhynchites sp.   Flower Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug    rhopalidae   Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug    lygaeidae   Nysius sp.   False Chinch Bug    miridae   Taylorilygus apicalis   Plant Bug       Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug       Pseudatomoscelis seriatus   Cotton Flea Hopper    anthocoridae   Orius tristicolor   Minute Pirate Bug    mesoveliidae   Mesovelia sp.   Water Treader    veliidae   Microvelia sp.   Small Water Strider (nymph)    pentatomidae   Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph) homoptera   cicadellidae   Empoasca sp.   Leafhopper    acanaloniidae   Acanalonia parva   Planthopper    delphacidae   Megamelus sp.   Planthopper (adult & nymph)    pseudococcidae   Unknown sp.   Mealybug (nymph) hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee    vespidae   Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Polistes dorsalis   Paper Wasp       Polistes bellicosus   Paper Wasp       Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant    argidae   Sphacophilus sp.   Sawfly (larva) diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly    anthomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Root Maggot Fly    lauxaniidae   Lauxania sp.   Lauxaniid Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostyus sp.   Long-legged Fly    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer    libellulidae   Sympetrum corruptum   Variegated Meadowhawk orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper       Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper       Amblytropidia mysteca   Brown Winter Grasshopper       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing       Trimerotropis pallidipennis   Pallid-winged Grasshopper       Trimerotropis maritima   Seaside Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Microcentrum rhombifolium   Greater Angle-wing    rhaphidophoridae   Ceuthophilus sp.   Camel Cricket dermaptera   anisolabididae   Euborellia annulipes   Ring-legged Earwig isoptera   termitidae   Tenuirostritermes sp.   Nasutiform Termite (worker & soldier) neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla rufilabris   Green Lacewing zygentoma   lepismatidae   Ctenolipisma sp.   Silverfish archaeognatha   unknown family   Unknown sp.   Jumping Bristletail araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Pelegrina galathea   Peppered Jumper    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    hahniidae   Cicurina sp.   Spider    lycosidae   Schizocosa sp.   Wolf Spider    pholcidae   Holocnemus pluchei   Marbled Cellar Spider    dipluridae   Euagrus chisoseus   Funnelweb Spider