Twelve participants completed this week's survey under warm, moist and overcast conditions. Ant colonies consist mainly of flightless workers which are all female. The only individuals that fly are queens (which lose their wings once they mate) and drones (males), two examples of which are shown below. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Dalquestia formosa (Halloween harvestman) photo by Val Bugh Choephora fungorum (bent-line dart) photo by Val Bugh Tolype velleda (large tolype moths mating) photo by Val Bugh Sturnella neglecta (western meadowlark) photo by Bill Boyd Condica videns (white-dotted groundling larva) photo by Val Bugh & Rad Decker Eristalis stipator (flower fly) photo by Sam Fruehling Bombus pensylvanicus (American bumble bee, male) photo by George Ward Euodynerus annulatus (mason wasp) photo by Sam Fruehling Cochliomyia macellaria (secondary screwworm fly) photo by Beth Kirkhart Chrysomya rufifacies (hairy maggot blow fly) photo by Val Bugh Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus (redstripe ribbon snake) photo by George Ward Opheodrys aestivus (rough green snake) photo by Beth Kirkhart Chelinidea vittiger (opuntia bug) photo by Val Bugh Chelinidea tabulata (opuntia bug) photo by Beth Kirkhart Phileurus valgus (scarab) photo by Val Bugh Stenolophus infuscatus (seedcorn beetle) photo by Val Bugh Melanoplus flabellatus (Dallas short-winged grasshopper) photo by Beth Kirkhart Lomamyia squamosa (beaded lacewing) photo by Val Bugh Pseudomyrmex gracilis & Solenopsis geminata (twig ant & fire ant, males) photo by Val Bugh Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) photo by Beth Kirkhart Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) 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) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) Mammals: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), fresh scat Coyote (Canis latrans), fresh scat Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fresh scat Reptiles: Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Misc.: Julid Millipede (Aniulus sp.) Julid Millipede (Brachyiulus sp.) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Halloween Harvestman (Dalquestia formosa) Black-velvet Leatherleaf Slug (Belocaulus angustipes) Globular Drop (Helicina orbiculata) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Euptoieta claudia   Variegated Fritillary       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Libytheana carinenta   American Snout       Junonia coenia   Common Buckeye       Vanessa virginiensis   American Lady    pieridae   Zerene cesonia   Southern Dogface       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Nathalis iole   Dainty Sulphur       Kricogonia lyside   Lyside Sulphur       Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail (adult & larva)    riodinidae   Calephelis perditalis   Rounded Metalmark    lycaenidae   Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak       Atlides halesus   Great Purple Hairstreak       Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Leptotes marina   Marine Blue    hesperiidae   Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Systasea pulverulenta   Texas Powdered-skipper    noctuidae   Galgula partita   The Wedgling       Spodoptera exigua   Beet Armyworm Moth       Micrathetis triplex   Triplex Cutworm Moth       Acontia cretata   Chalky Bird Dropping Moth       Lacinipolia erecta   Moth       Ogdoconta tacna   Moth       Condica videns   White-dotted Groundling (larva)       Choephora fungorum   Bent-lined Dart       Magusa divaricata   Orbed Narrow-wing       Crambodes talidiformis   Verbena Moth    erebidae   Plusiodonta compressipalpis   Moonseed Moth       Eublemma minima   Everlasting Bud Moth       Melipotis cellaris   Moth    arctiidae   Pareuchaetes insulata   Yellow-winged Pareuchaetes       Estigmene acrea   Salt Marsh Moth (larva)       Cisseps fulvicollis   Yellow-collared Scape Moth    sphingidae   Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing       Aellopos sp.   Sphinx Moth    lasiocampidae   Tolype velleda   Large Tolype    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Digrammia atrofasciata   Moth       Psamatodes abydata   Dot-lined Angle       Iridopsis defectaria   Brown-shaded Gray Moth       Lobocleta ossularia   Drab Brown Wave       Scopula umbilicata   Swag-lined Wave    crambidae   Achyra rantalis   Garden Webworm Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar Moth       Spoladea recurvalis   Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth       Diastictis fracturalis   Fractured Western Snout Moth       Pyrausta laticlavia   Southern Purple Mint Moth       Hellula phidilealis   Cabbage Budworm Moth       Ommatospila narcaeusalis   Moth       Nomophila nearctica   Lucerne Moth       Lineodes interrupta   Moth       Euchromius ocelleus   Grass-veneer Moth       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth       Agriphila vulgivagella   Vagabond Crambus       Microcrambus croesus   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Homoeosoma electella   Sunflower Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Tampa dimediatella   Tampa Moth    tortricidae   Cydia latiferreana   Filbertworm Moth       Pelochrista consobrinana   Leafroller Moth       Decodes basiplagana   Leafroller Moth       Clepsis peritana   Garden Tortrix       Cochylis caulocatax   Moth    gelechiidae   Aristotelia sp.   Moth       Hypatima sp.   Moth       Stegasta bosqueella   Red-necked Peanutworm Moth       Neodactylota liguritrix   Moth       Anacampsis rhoifructella   Moth       Polyhymno new sp. 2   Moth       Chionodes phalacra   Moth    pterophoridae   Emmelina monodactyla   Morning Glory Plume Moth    coleophoridae   Coleophora sp.   Moth    plutellidae   Plutella xylostella   Diamondback Moth    carposinidae   Carposina ottawana   Peach Fruitworm Moth    gracillariidae   Acrocercops quinquistrigella   Moth       New Genus sp.   Moth    yponomeutidae   Atteva aurea   Ailanthus Webworm Moth    blastobasidae   Blastobasis glandulella   Acorn Moth       Blastobasis taurusella   Moth    depressariidae   Ethmia delliella   Ladder-backed Ethmia    ypsolophidae   Ypsolopha unicipunctella   Agarita Slug Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Diabrotica undecimpunctata   Spotted Cucumber Beetle       Algarobius bottimeri   Bean Beetle    coccinellidae   Harmonia axyridis   Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle       Coccinella septempunctata   Seven-spotted Lady Beetle    cerambycidae   Sphaenothecus bivittata   Longhorn Beetle       Styloxus fulleri   Longhorn Beetle    carabidae   Bembidion impotens   Ground Beetle       Calathus opaculus   Ground Beetle       Stenolophus infuscatus   Seedcorn Beetle    hydrophilidae   Berosus sp.   Water Scavenger Beetle    scarabaeidae   Phileurus valgus   Scarab    bostrichidae   Xylobiops sp.   Powder-post Beetle       Amphicerus bicaudatus   Apple Twig Borer    meloidae   Epicauta immaculata   Blister Beetle       Epicauta pennsylvanica   Black Blister Beetle    tenebrionidae   Eleodes goryi   Desert Stink Beetle    trogidae   Trox sp.   Hide Beetle    ptinidae   Caenocara sp.   Puffball Beetle    anthribidae   Toxonotus cornutus   Fungus Weevil    attelabidae   Haplorhynchites sp.   Flower Weevil    curculionidae   Curculio sp.   Nut Weevil       Chalcodermus collaris   Partridge-pea Weevil       Lignyodes helvolus   Ash Seed Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug       Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Chelinidea vittiger   Opuntia Bug (adult & nymph)       Chelinidea tabulata   Opuntia Bug    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug (adult & nymph)    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug (nymph)    lygaeidae   Lygaeus kalmii   Small Milkweed Bug (nymph)    rhopalidae   Niesthrea louisianica   Scentless Plant Bug    miridae   Polymerus basalis   Plant Bug       Reuteroscopus ornatus   Plant Bug       Neurocolpus sp.   Plant Bug       Dichrooscytus sp.   Plant Bug       Phytocoris nigricollis   Plant Bug    pentatomidae   Mecidea major   Grass Stink Bug       Thyanta custator   Stink Bug       Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug       Chlorochroa ligata   Conchuela       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug       Euschistus sp.   Stink Bug (nymph) homoptera   cicadellidae   Balclutha neglecta   Leafhopper       Balclutha rubrostriata   Leafhopper       Menosoma cincta   Leafhopper       Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter       Norvellina helenae   Leafhopper       Texananus sp.   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Excultanus excultus   Leafhopper       Atanus sp.   Leafhopper       Cantura jucunda   Leafhopper       Graminella nigrifrons   Leafhopper       Gyponana sp.   Leafhopper    delphacidae   Tagosodes sp.   Planthopper    cixiidae   Melanoliarus sp.   Planthopper hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Melissoptila pinguis   Long-horned Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee    megachilidae   Anthidiellum notatum   Resin Bee    sphecidae   Prionyx sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp       Ammophila sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Vespula squamosa   Southern Yellowjacket       Euodynerus annulatus   Mason Wasp       Eumenes fraternus   Potter Wasp       Brachygastra mellifica   Mexican Honey Wasp    formicidae   Pseudomyrmex gracilis   Twig Ant       Solenopsis geminata   Fire Ant       Unknown sp.   Ant    bethylidae   Unknown sp.   Bethylid Wasp    pteromalidae   Unknown sp.   Pteromalid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Unknown sp.   Ichneumon diptera   syrphidae   Hypocritanus fascipennis   Flower Fly       Allograpta obliqua   Flower Fly       Toxomerus marginatus   Flower Fly       Palpada pusilla   Flower Fly       Palpada vinetorum   Flower Fly       Eristalis stipator   Flower Fly       Copestylum marginatum   Flower Fly       Copestylum avidum   Flower Fly       Helophilus latifrons   Flower Fly    tachinidae   Trichopoda sp.   Feather-legged Fly       Archytas sp.   Tachinid Fly    calliphoridae   Cochliomyia macellaria   Secondary Screwworm Fly       Chrysomya rufifacies   Hairy Maggot Blow Fly    tephritidae   Rhagoletis sp.   Fruit Fly    agromyzidae   Cerodontha dorsalis   Leaf-miner Fly    cecidomyiidae   Claspettomyia sp.   Gall Midge    limoniidae   Unknown sp.   Crane Fly    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge    ceratopogonidae   Unknowm sp.   Biting Midge odonata   coenagrionidae   Argia plana   Springwater Dancer       Enallagma civile   Familiar Bluet orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper       Melanoplus plebejus   Plebeian Grasshopper       Melanoplus flabellatus   Dallas Short-winged Grasshopper       Campylacantha olivacea   Fuzzy Olive-green Grasshopper       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper       Orphulella speciosa   Pasture Grasshopper       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper       Trimerotropis pallidipennis   Pallid-winged Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (nymph)    gryllidae   Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket       Oecanthus varicornis   Tree Cricket    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid blattodea   corydiidae   Arenivaga bolliana   Boll's Sand Roach mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis neuroptera   chrysopidae   Chrysoperla rufilabris   Green Lacewing (adult & larva)    berothidae   Lomamyia squamosa   Beaded Lacewing    hemerobiidae   Sympherobius sp.   Brown Lacewing psocoptera   psocidae   Indiopsocus lacteus   Barklouse mecoptera   panorpidae   Panorpa nuptialis   Scorpionfly araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Colonus sylvanus   Jumping Spider    araneidae   Neoscona crucifera   Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx       Oxyopes apollo   Lynx Spider    dictynidae   Dictyna sp.   Meshweb Weaver    lycosidae   Schizocosa sp.   Wolf Spider       Hogna antelucana   Wolf Spider       Rabidosa sp.   Wolf Spider