Our team included twelve volunteers on this hot and sunny morning. Both male and female webspinners produce silken tunnels in which they move backwards as well as forward. For the wingless females, this is no problem, while the males have incredibly flexible wings (as shown below) that can endure folding without breakage or creasing, then return to their normal shape for flight. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Dryophytes cinereus & Polistes metricus (green tree frog & paper wasp) photo by Beth Kirkhart Polistes rubiginosus (red wasp) photo by Julie Shaw Tachypompilus ferrugineus (spider wasp) photo by Val Bugh Notocyphus dorsalis (spider wasp) photo by Katherine Daniels Timulla oajaca (velvet ant, male) photo by Julie Shaw Colpa octomaculata (scoliid wasp) photo by Joe Fernandes Tachytes sp. (digger wasp) photo by Barbara Ribble Carmenta tildeni (clearwing moth) photo by Dan Hardy Diadasia sp. (chimney bee) photo by Katherine Daniels Conura amoena (chalcid wasp) photo by Joe Fernandes Passerina ciris (painted bunting, female) photo by Bill Boyd Polioptila caerulea (blue-gray gnatcatcher) photo by Beth Kirkhart Dryobates scalaris (ladder-backed woodpecker, female) photo by Annelia Williams Buteo jamaiensis (red-tailed hawk) photo by Beth Kirkhart Strymon istapa (mallow scrub-hairstreak) photo by Katherine Daniels Libytheana carinenta (American snout) photo by Val Bugh Battus philenor (pipevine swallowtails: female & male) photo by Dan Hardy Argiope aurantia, Battus philenor & Argyrodes sp. (black and yellow orbweaver eating pipevine swallowtail, with silver dewdrop spiders) photo by Julie Shaw Centruroides vittatus, Leptus sp. & Melipotis indomita (striped bark scorpion, with mite, eating moth) photo by Val Bugh Oligotoma sp. (webspinner, male in silk tube) photo by Val Bugh Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) Common Raven (Corvus corax) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Woodhouse's Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Coyote (Canis latrans) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Green Tree Frog (Dryophytes cinereus) Rio Grande Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Sailfin Molly (Poecilia latipinna) Misc.: Asian Trampsnail (Bradybaena similaris) Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Mite (Leptus sp.) Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Danaus plexippus   Monarch       Danaus gilippus   Queen       Asterocampa celtis   Hackberry Emperor       Vanessa cardui   Painted Lady       Libytheana carinenta   American Snout    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Strymon istapa   Mallow Scrub-hairstreak    papilionidae   Battus philenor   Pipevine Swallowtail       Papilio cresphontes   Giant Swallowtail (adult & pupa)    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Colias eurytheme   Orange Sulphur       Phoebis sennae   Cloudless Sulphur    hesperiidae   Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Hylephila phyleus   Fiery Skipper       Lerodea eufala   Eufala Skipper       Amblyscirtes celia   Celia's Roadside-skipper       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Systasea pulverulenta   Texas Powdered-skipper    erebidae   Melipotis indomita   Moth       Bulia deducta   Moth       Plusiodonta compressipalpis   Moonseed Moth    sphingidae   Hemaris diffinis   Snowberry Clearwing (adult & pupa)       Manduca sexta   Carolina Sphinx (larva)    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena       Euchlaena marginaria   Ochre Euchlaena    crambidae   Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar (larva)       Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Hymenia perspectalis   Spotted Beet Webworm Moth       Eoreuma densella   Wainscot Grass-veneer Moth       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Peoria tetradella   Grass-veneer Moth       Peoria opacella   Grass-veneer Moth       Ephestiodes gilvescentella   Dusky Raisin Moth       Tampa dimediatella   Tampa Moth       Adelphia petrella   Moth       Anderida peorinella   Grass-veneer Moth       Sciota subfuscella   Striped Sumac Leafroller Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Amyelois transitella   Moth       Alpheioides parvulalis   Moth       Cacotherapia flexilinealis   Moth    tortricidae   Cydia membrosa   Leafroller Moth       Epiblema abruptana   Leafroller Moth    gelechiidae   Aristotelia sp.   Moth       Calliprora sexstrigella   Moth       Chionodes mariona   Moth       Telphusa sp.   Moth       Isophrictis similiella   Moth       Untomia albistrigella   Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth       Neoscythris fissirostris   Moth    sesiidae   Carmenta tildeni   Clearwing Moth    pterophoridae   Pselnophorus belfragei   Plume Moth    blastobasidae   Blastobasis glandulella   Acorn Moth       Unknown sp.   Moth    gracillariidae   Parornix sp.   Moth    tineidae   Diachorisia velatella   Moth       Xystrologa new sp.   Moth    nepticulidae   Acalyptris sp.   Pygmy Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Pachybrachis texanus   Leaf Beetle       Asphaera lustrans   Flea Beetle    coccinellidae   Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle    scarabaeidae   Ataenius platensis   Aphodiine Dung Beetle    staphylinidae   Carpelimus sp.   Rove Beetle    ptinidae   Caenocara sp.   Puffball Beetle    curculionidae   Rhodobaenus tredecimpunctata   Cocklebur Weevil       Unknown sp.   Huisache Weevil hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug       Leptoglossus zonatus   Leaf-footed Bug       Mozena sp.   Mesquite Bug       Chariesterus antennator   Euphorbia Bug    lygaeidae   Lygaeus kalmii   Small Milkweed Bug    rhyparochromidae   Tempyra biguttula   Seed Bug       Malezonotus rufipes   Seed Bug    reduviidae   Zelus renardii   Assassin Bug       Apiomerus spissipes   Bee Assassin (nymph)    scutelleridae   Sphyrocoris obliquus   Shield Bug (nymph)    pentatomidae   Euschistus quadrator   Stink Bug       Banasa euchlora   Stink Bug       Chinavia hilaris   Green Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (adult & nymph)       Oncometopia orbona   Leafhopper       Graphocephala hieroglyphica   Leafhopper       Idiocerus nervatus   Leafhopper       Scaphoideus sp.   Leafhopper       Norvellina helenae   Leafhopper       Rugosana sp.   Leafhopper       Draeculacephala sp.   Leafhopper       Xestocephalus sp.   Leafhopper       Jikradia olitoria   Leafhopper       Acinopterus sp.   Leafhopper    cixiidae   Oecleus sp.   Planthopper    flatidae   Metcalfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper    achilidae   Catonia texana   Planthopper    dactylopiidae   Datylopius sp.   Cochineal Insect    cicadidae   Hadoa texana   Cicada       Neotibicen superbus   Superb Cicada hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Bombus sonorus   Sonoran Bumble Bee       Melissodes sp.   Digger Bee       Svastra obliqua   Digger Bee       Diadasia sp.   Chimney Bee       Xylocopa micans   Southern Carpenter Bee       Ceratina sp.   Small Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee       Halictus sp.   Furrow Bee    megachilidae   Megachile fortis   Leaf-cutter Bee       Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee       Dianthidium sp.   Resin Bee       Coelioxys sp.   Parasitic Leaf-cutter Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Polistes dorsalis   Paper Wasp       Polistes metricus   Paper Wasp       Parancistrocerus minimoferus   Mason Wasp    crabronidae   Tachytes sp.   Digger Wasp       Bicyrtes quadrifasciata   Sand Wasp    sphecidae   Chalybion sp.   Blue Mud Dauber       Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber       Prionyx sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp       Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp       Sphex texanus   Digger Wasp    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Tarantula-hawk Wasp       Tachypompilus ferrugineus   Spider Wasp       Notocyphus dorsalis   Spider Wasp    scoliidae   Colpa octomaculata   Scoliid Wasp    mutillidae   Timulla oajaca   Velvet Ant       Dasymutilla sp.   Velvet Ant    formicidae   Crematogaster laeviuscula   Acrobat Ant       Pseudomyrmex pallidus   Golden Twig Ant       Forelius sp.   Ant    chrysididae   Unknown sp.   Cuckoo Wasp    chalcididae   Conura amoena   Chalcid Wasp diptera   syrphidae   Dioprosopa clavata   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Geron sp.   Bee Fly       Systoechus sp.   Bee Fly    asilidae   Promachus hinei   Robber Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    calliphoridae   Lucilia sp.   Blow Fly    muscidae   Musca domestica   House Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Flesh Fly       Sphenometopa sp.   Satellite Fly    tachinidae   Vanderwulpia sequens   Tachinid Fly odonata   libellulidae   Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Libellula luctuosa   Widow Skimmer       Erythemis simplicicollis   Eastern Pondhawk       Perithemis tenera   Eastern Amberwing       Erythrodiplax umbrata   Band-winged Dragonlet       Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags    coenagrionidae   Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer       Argia translata   Dusky Dancer       Telebasis salva   Desert Firetail orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper       Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper       Mermiria bivittata   Two-striped Mermiria       Syrbula montezuma   Montezuma's Grasshopper (nymph)       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing    gryllidae   Oecanthus varicornis   Tree Cricket       Gryllus sp.   Field Cricket (adult & nymph)       Cyrtoxipha columbiana   Columbian Trig    mogoplistidae   Cyloptilum sp.   Scaly Cricket (nymph)    tettigoniidae   Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (adult & nymph)       Amblycorypha huasteca   Texas False Katydid       Orchelimum silvaticum   Long-spurred Meadow Katydid blattodea   ectobiidae   Parcoblatta fulvescens   Fulvous Wood Roach mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis limbata   Bordered Mantis (nymph) neuroptera   myrmeleontidae   Myrmeleon sp.   Antlion (larva)    ascalaphidae   Ululodes macleayanus   Owlfly    mantispidae   Dicromantispa sayi   Mantisfly embioptera   oligotomidae   Oligotoma sp.   Webspinner araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Anasaitis canosa   Jumping Spider    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider       Cyclosa turbinata   Trashline Orbweaver    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx       Oxyopes acleistus   Lynx Spider    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    philodromidae   Philodromus sp.   Running Crab Spider    theridiidae   Argyrodes sp.   Silver Dewdrop Spider