It was hot, humid and cloudy as nineteen volunteers participated in this week's survey. Despite their common name, water scorpions are actually true bugs (hemiptera). As shown below, these slow-moving ambush predators frequently rest just below the water's surface, breathing through a tube at their rear end. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus (redstripe ribbon snake) photo by Dwayne Mann Platycryptus undatus (jumping spider with molted skin) photo by Harriett Wolf Solenopsis invicta (imported fire ant male) photo by Val Bugh Isodontia auripes (brown-legged grass-carrying wasp) photo by Dan Hardy Sceliphron caementarium (yellow-and-black mud dauber) photo by Harriett Wolf Eumenes fraternus (potter wasp) photo by Dwayne Mann Parancistrocerus fulvipes (mason wasp) photo by Dwayne Mann Polistes dorsalis (paper wasp) photo by Katherine Daniels Pareuchaetes insulata (yellow-winged pareuchaetes larva) photo by Val Bugh Agraulis vanillae (gulf fritillary larva) photo by Dan Hardy Pyrgus sp. & Sphacophilus sp. (checkered-skipper & sawfly larvae) photo by Val Bugh & Dwayne Mann Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) photo by Bill Boyd Ranatra sp. (water scorpion) photo by Joe Fernandes Neotephritis finalis (fruit fly mating pair & interloper) photo by Val Bugh Zodion sp. (thick-headed fly: 2 views) photo by Tasneem Ahsanullah & Val Bugh Chalcodermus collaris (partridge-pea weevil) photo by Katherine Daniels Oecanthus varicornis (tree cricket: male & female) photo by Dwayne Mann Scudderia furcata (fork-tailed bush katydid, male) photo by Pat Dittmar Scythris fuscicomella (moth) photo by Tasneem Ahsanullah Hemiargus isola (Reakirt's blue) photo by Joe Fernandes Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Hummingbird (Archilochus sp.) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Reptiles & Amphibians: Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri), adult & tadpole Gulf Coast Toad (Bufo nebulifer) Misc.: Globular Drop (Helicina orbiculata) Striate Wolf Snail (Euglandina singleyana) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary (adult & larva)       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Chlosyne lacinia   Bordered Patch    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur (adult & larva)    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Calycopis isobeon   Dusky-blue Groundstreak       Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue    hesperiidae   Pyrgus sp.   Checkered-skipper (larva)       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Euphyes vestris   Dun Skipper       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem    noctuidae   Cobubatha lixiva   Moth       Ozarba aeria   Moth       Micrathetis triplex   Triplex Cutworm Moth       Tripudia quadrifera   Moth       Cydosia aurivitta   Straight-lined Cydosia       Acontia cretata   Chalky Bird Dropping Moth       Ponometia candefacta   Olive-shaded Bird Dropping Moth       Elaphria festivoides   Festive Midget       Marimatha nigrofimbria   Black-bordered Lemon Moth       Schinia chrysellus   Broomweed Flower Moth    erebidae   Melipotis cellaris   Moth       Aon noctuiformis   Moth       Eublemma recta   Moth       Mocis latipes   Small Mocis       Anticarsia gemmatalis   Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth       Phytometra orgiae   Moth    arctiidae   Pareuchaetes insulata   Yellow-winged Pareuchaetes (larva)    notodontidae   Lochmaeus bilineata   Double-lined Prominent    sphingidae   Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing (larva)       Manduca sexta   Carolina Sphinx (larva)    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Lobocleta ossularia   Drab Brown Wave       Glenoides texanaria   Texas Gray Moth (larva)       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Pimaphera sparsaria   Moth       Idaea furciferata   Notch-winged Wave       Holochroa dissociarius   Moth       Caripeta triangulata   Moth    crambidae   Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Ommatospila narcaeusalis   Moth       Lipocosma polingi   Moth       Aethiophysa invisalis   Moth       Spoladea recurvalis   Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth       Pyrausta laticlavia   Southern Purple Mint Moth       Elophila obliteralis   Waterlily Leafcutter Moth       Lineodes interrupta   Moth       Euchromius ocelleus   Grass-veneer Moth       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Tampa dimediatella   Tampa Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Homoeosoma deceptorium   Moth       Honora mellinella   Moth    tortricidae   Eucosma raracana   Reddish Phaneta Moth       Pseudexentera knudsoni   Leaftier Moth       Pelochrista canana   Leafroller Moth       Pelochrista salaciana   Leafroller Moth       Suleima helianthana   Sunflower Bud Moth       Cydia latiferreana   Filbertworm Moth       Ecdytolopha mana   Leafroller Moth       Sparganothoides lentiginosana   Lentiginos Moth       Crocidosema plebejana   Cotton Tipworm Moth    gelechiidae   Isophrictis similiella   Moth       Stegasta bosqueella   Red-necked Peanutworm Moth       Anacampsis fullonella   Moth       Anacampsis conclusella   Moth       Chionodes mariona   Moth       Battaristis concinusella   Moth       Hypatima sp.   Moth       Sophronia roseicrinella   Moth       Numata bipunctela   Moth       Aristotelia sp.   Moth    blastobasidae   Blastobasis glandulella   Acorn Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    pterophoridae   Pselnophorus belfragei   Plume Moth    elachistidae   Haplochrois bipunctella   Moth    bedellidae   Bedellia somnulentella   Morning-glory Leafminer Moth    scythrididae   Scythris fuscicomella   Moth       Scythris trivinctella   Tachinid Fly    oecophoridae   Antaeotricha sp.   Bird-dropping Moth       Antaeotricha humilis   Dotted Antaeotricha Moth    cosmopterigidae   Cosmopterix sp.   Moth    yponomeutidae   Atteva aurea   Ailanthus Webworm Moth    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus heppneri   Tubeworm Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle    coccinellidae   Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle    buprestidae   Paragrilus rugatulus   Metallic Woodborer    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle       Bothrotes sp.   Darkling Beetle    elateridae   Diplostethus texanus   Click Beetle    staphylinidae   Philonthus rufulus   Rove Beetle       Carpelimus sp.   Rove Beetle    hydrophilidae   Berosus pugnax   Water Scavenger Beetle       Berosus peregrinus   Water Scavenger Beetle       Tropisternus lateralis   Water Scavenger Beetle    dytiscidae   Prodaticus bimarginatus   Predaceous Diving Beetle    heteroceridae   Heterocerus sp.   Variegated Mud-loving Beetle    carabidae   Bembidion impotens   Ground Beetle       Calosoma sayi   Ground Beetle       Harpalus sp.   Ground Beetle       Notiobia sp.   Ground Beetle    scarabaeidae   Diplotaxis sp.   Scarab       Ataenius platensis   Aphodiine Dung Beetle       Martineziana dutertrei   Aphodiine Dung Beetle       Aphodius pseudolividus   Aphodiine Dung Beetle       Digitonthophagus gazella   Dung Beetle    hybosoridae   Hybosorus illigeri   Scavenger Scarab    ptinidae   Caenocara sp.   Puffball Beetle    meloidae   Epicauta immaculata   Blister Beetle    anthribidae   Trigonorhinus limbatus   Fungus Weevil    bostrichidae   Xylobiops sp.   Powder-post Beetle    curculionidae   Chalcodermus collaris   Partridge-pea Weevil       Curculio sp.   Nut Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug (adult & nymph)       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)       Chariesterus antennator   Euphorbia Bug (adult & nymph)    alydidae   Alydus pilosulus   Broad-headed Bug       Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug (adult & nymph)    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug       Largus maculatus   Largus Bug    rhopalidae   Harmostes reflexulus   Scentless Plant Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug       Nysius sp.   False Chinch Bug    rhyparochromidae   Neopamera bilobata   Seed Bug       Heraeus plebejus   Seed Bug    berytidae   Metacanthus multispinus   Stilt Bug    miridae   Halticotoma nicholi   Yucca Plant Bug (adult & nymph)       Phytocoris sp.   Plant Bug       Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug       Apiomerus spissipes   Bee Assassin    notonectidae   Notonecta sp.   Backswimmer    nepidae   Ranatra sp.   Water Scorpion    tingidae   Teleonemia sp.   Lace Bug    cydnidae   Amnestus sp.   Burrowing Bug    scutelleridae   Sphyrocoris obliquus   Shield Bug    pentatomidae   Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Cosmopepla lintneriana   Stink Bug       Oebalus pugnax   Rice Stink Bug       Banasa euchlora   Stink Bug       Proxys punctulatus   Black Stink Bug       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Oncometopia orbona   Leafhopper (adult & nymph)       Balclutha neglecta   Leafhopper       Menosoma cincta   Leafhopper       Cuerna costalis   Leafhopper       Exitianus exitiosus   Gray Lawn Leafhopper       Paraphlepsius sp.   Leafhopper       Rugosana sp.   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Erythroneura tricincta   Leafhopper       Graminella nigrifrons   Leafhopper       Ceratagallia sp.   Leafhopper       Scaphytopius elegans   Leafhopper       Prairiana sp.   Leafhopper       Excultanus excultus   Leafhopper       Xestocephalus sp.   Leafhopper    cercopidae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug    flatidae   Metaclfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper    delphacidae   Sogatella kolophon   Planthopper       Chionomus sp.   Planthopper    cixiidae   Melanoliarus sp.   Planthopper    acanaloniidae   Acanalonia parva   Planthopper    aphalaridae   Pachypsylla sp.   Hackberry Psyllid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Melissodes sp.   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee       Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Halictus ligatus   Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee    andrenidae   Protandrena sp.   Bee    sphecidae   Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp       Sphex habenus   Digger Wasp       Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber       Isodontia auripes   Brown-legged Grass-carrying Wasp       Ammophila sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Polistes dorsalis   Paper Wasp       Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket       Vespula maculifrons   Eastern Yellowjacket       Eumenes fraternus   Potter Wasp       Parancistrocerus fulvipes   Mason Wasp    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Cyphomyrmex rimosus   Fungus Growing Ant       Pheidole sp.   Big-headed Ant       Camponotus texanus   Carpenter Ant    platygastridae   Unknown sp.   Wasp    argidae   Sphacophilus sp.   Sawfly (adult & larva) diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum tamaulipanum   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Systoechus sp.   Bee Fly    conopidae   Zodion sp.   Thick-headed Fly    calliphoridae   Lucilia sp.   Blow Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly    tachinidae   Trichopoda sp.   Feather-legged Fly       Crocinosoma cornuale   Tachinid Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    tephritidae   Neotephritis finalis   Fruit Fly    chloropidae   Unknown sp.   Frit Fly    milichiidae   Unknown sp.   Freeloader Fly    sepsidae   Unknown sp.   Black Scavenger Fly    cecidomyiidae   Unknown sp.   Gall Midge odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Telebasis salva   Desert Firetail    libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher    aeshnidae   Anax junius   Common Green Darner orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper       Trimerotropis pallidipennis   Pallid-winged Grasshopper    tetrigidae   Paratettix mexicanus   Pygmy Grasshopper    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid       Conocephalus strictus   Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid       Orchelimum silvaticum   Long-spurred Meadow Katydid    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket       Neonemobius nr. mormonius   Collared Ground Cricket       Oecanthus varicornis   Tree Cricket    rhaphidophoridae   Ceuthophilus sp.   Camel Cricket (nymph) mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis    thespidae   Oligonicella scudderi   Scudder's Mantis blattodea   corydiidae   Arenivaga bolliana   Boll's Sand Roach neuroptera   mantispidae   Leptomantispa pulchella   Mantisfly    chrysopidae   Unknown sp.   Green Lacewing (eggs) trichoptera   hydropsychidae   Potamyia flava   Netspinning Caddisfly       Cheumatopsyche sp.   Netspinning Caddisfly    philopotamidae   Chimarra sp.   Black Caddisfly ephemeroptera   baetidae   Callibaetis sp.   Small Minnow Mayfly araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Pelegrina galathea   Peppered Jumper       Platycryptus undatus   Jumping Spider       Anasaitis canosa   Jumping Spider       Colonus sylvanus   Jumping Spider       Eris militaris   Bronze Jumper       Hentzia palmarum   Long-jawed Jumper    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Araneus pegnia   Orbweaver       Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver       Metepeira sp.   Orbweaver       Mangora gibberosa   Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    tetragnathidae   Tetragnatha sp.   Longjawed Orbweaver    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider       Mecaphesa dubia   Crab Spider       Xysticus sp.   Crab Spider    clubionidae   Clubiona sp.   Sac Spider    lycosidae   Schizocosa sp.   Wolf Spider       Rabidosa rabida   Rabid Wolf Spider