It was a hot and sunny morning as ten volunteers completed this week's survey. As silk is released from a spider's spinnerets, the liquid immediately solidifies upon contact with the air. The spider does not squirt the fluid, but draws it out, either by attaching the strand's far end or using its leg, as shown below. Select Photos and Complete List of Sightings: Incilius nebulifer (gulf coast toad) photo by Dwayne Mann Poecilia latipinna (sailfin molly) photo by Joe Fernandes Phidippus audax (bold jumper, immature) photo by Katherine Daniels Mecaphesa sp. (crab spider) photo by Beth Kirkhart Castianeira amoena (ant-mimic spider) photo by Val Bugh Argiope aurantia (black and yellow garden spider) photo by Bill Boyd Solenopsis invicta (imported fire ant male caught in web) photo by Linda Crabtree Bombus pensylvanicus (American bumble bee male) photo by Katherine Daniels Centris atripes (digger bee) photo by Katherine Daniels Megachile sp. (leaf-cutter bee male) photo by Katherine Daniels Archilestes grandis (great spreadwing eating ichneumon) photo by Val Bugh Unknown sp. & Saropogon sp. (freeloader flies annoying robber fly) photo by Beth Kirkhart Erioptera tantilla (crane fly) photo by Val Bugh Melanoplus discolor (contrasting spurthroat grasshopper) photo by Beth Kirkhart Stagmomantis carolina (Carolina mantis nymph) photo by Joe Fernandes Centruroides vittatus (striped bark scorpion, immature) photo by Val Bugh Sciurus niger (eastern fox squirrel) photo by Beth Kirkhart Callophrys gryneus (juniper hairstreak) photo by Beth Kirkhart Leptotes marina (marine blue) photo by Linda Crabtree Stigmella sclerostylota, Stigmella plumosetaeella & Acalyptris sp. (pygmy moths) photo by Val Bugh Birds: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Black-bellied Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Dickcissel (Spiza americana) Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 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) Mammals: Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), fresh digging White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Reptiles, Amphibians & Fish: Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis gularis) Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri) Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius nebulifer) Rio Grande Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Sailfin Molly (Poecilia latipinna) Misc.: Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) Insects & Spiders: order family genus/species common name lepidoptera   nymphalidae   Agraulis vanillae   Gulf Fritillary       Danaus gilippus   Queen    pieridae   Eurema nicippe   Sleepy Orange       Eurema lisa   Little Yellow    papilionidae   Papilio sp.   Swallowtail    lycaenidae   Hemiargus isola   Reakirt's Blue       Hemiargus ceraunus   Ceraunus Blue       Leptotes marina   Marine Blue       Strymon melinus   Gray Hairstreak       Callophrys gryneus   Juniper Hairstreak    hesperiidae   Lerema accius   Clouded Skipper       Atalopedes campestris   Sachem       Chioides albofasciatus   White-striped Longtail       Pyrgus communis/albescens   Common/White Checkered-skipper       Erynnis horatius   Horace's Duskywing       Systasea pulverulenta   Texas Powdered-skipper (larva)    noctuidae   Spragueia obatra   Moth    erebidae   Plusiodonta compressipalpis   Moonseed Moth       Toxonprucha excavata   Moth       Eubolina impartialis   Moth       Sigela penumbrata   Stippled Sigela Moth    geometridae   Digrammia pallidata   Moth       Rindgea cyda   Mesquite Looper Moth       Glena quinquelinearia   Five-lined Glena    crambidae   Urola nivalis   Snowy Urola       Pyrausta laticlavia   Southern Purple Mint Moth       Uresiphita reversalis   Genista Caterpillar Moth       Microtheoris ophionalis   Yellow-veined Moth       Fissicrambus sp.   Grass-veneer Moth    pyralidae   Peoria tetradella   Grass-veneer Moth       Peoria opacella   Grass-veneer Moth       Anderida peorinella   Grass-veneer Moth       Tacoma feriella   Moth       Eurythmia angulella   Moth       Salebriaria pumilella   Moth       Sciota subfuscella   Striped Sumac Leafroller Moth       Elasmopalpus lignosellus   Lesser Cornstalk Borer Moth       Chararica hystriculella   Moth    tortricidae   Cydia latiferreana   Filbertworm Moth       Epiblema strenuana   Ragweed Borer Moth       Epiblema abruptana   Leafroller Moth       Pelochrista sp.   Leafroller Moth       Sparganothis demissana   Moth    gelechiidae   Aristotelia sp.   Moth       Aristotelia new sp.   Moth       Keiferia glochinella   Eggplant Leafminer Moth       Coleotechnites sp.   Moth       Agnippe evippeella   Moth    scythrididae   Scythris trivinctella   Moth       Neoscythris fissirostris   Moth    oecophoridae   Antaeotricha humilis   Dotted Antaeotricha Moth       Inga obscuromaculella   Moth    depressariidae   Durrantia piperatella   Moth    blastobasidae   Unknown sp.   Moth    cosmopterigidae   Unknown sp.   Moth    heliodinidae   Aetole tripunctella   Moth    tischeriidae   Coptotriche sp.   Trumpet Leafminer Moth    acrolophidae   Acrolophus piger   Tubeworm Moth    tineidae   Monopis crocicapitella   Bird Nest Moth    nepticulidae   Stigmella sclerostylota   Pygmy Moth       Stigmella plumosetaeella   Moth       Acalyptris sp.   Moth coleoptera   chrysomelidae   Pachybrachis texanus   Leaf Beetle       Pachybrachis turbidus   Leaf Beetle       Acanthoscelides pectoralis   Bean Weevil    coccinellidae   Cycloneda sanguinea   Red Lady Beetle    carabidae   Pasimachus californicus   Ground Beetle    scraptiidae   Allopoda sp.   False Flower Beetle    mordellidae   Mordella sp.   Tumbling Flower Beetle    elateridae   Diplostethus texanus   Click Beetle hemiptera   coreidae   Acanthocephala terminalis   Coreid Bug       Leptoglossus phyllopus   Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)       Leptoglossus zonatus   Leaf-footed Bug (adult & nymph)       Leptoglossus clypealis   Leaf-footed Bug       Chariesterus antennator   Euphorbia Bug    alydidae   Hyalymenus tarsatus   Texas Bow-legged Bug    largidae   Largus sp.   Largus Bug    lygaeidae   Oncopeltus fasciatus   Large Milkweed Bug       Lygaeus kalmii   Small Milkweed Bug    miridae   Phytocoris sp.   Plant Bug       Tupiocoris sp.   Plant Bug    tingidae   Corythucha morrilli   Morrill Lace Bug (adult & nymph)    berytidae   Jalysus sp.   Stilt Bug    mesoveliidae   Mesovelia mulsanti   Water Treader    reduviidae   Diaditus sp.   Assassin Bug       Apiomerus spissipes   Bee Assassin    pentatomidae   Banasa euchlora   Stink Bug       Euschistus servus   Brown Stink Bug homoptera   cicadellidae   Homalodisca vitripennis   Glassy-winged Sharpshooter       Eutettix slossoni   Leafhopper       Erythridula sp.   Leafhopper       Erasmoneura vulnerata   Leafhopper       Cantura jucunda   Leafhopper       Norvellina helenae   Leafhopper       Paraphlepsius irroratus   Leafhopper       Acinopterus sp.   Leafhopper       Unknown sp.   Leafhopper    cixiidae   Oecleus sp.   Planthopper    achilidae   Opsiplanon luella   Planthopper    delphacidae   Chionomus puellus   Planthopper       Megamelus sp.   Planthopper    cercopidae   Lepyronia quadrangularis   Spittlebug    flatidae   Metcalfa pruinosa   Citrus Planthopper    membracidae   Stictocephala sp.   Treehopper    cicadidae   Hadoa texana   Cicada    aphididae   Aphis nerii   Oleander Aphid hymenoptera   apidae   Apis mellifera   Honey Bee       Bombus pensylvanicus   American Bumble Bee       Bombus sonorus   Sonoran Bumble Bee       Centris atripes   Digger Bee       Anthophora sp.   Digger Bee       Xylocopa virginica   Eastern Carpenter Bee       Ceratina cockerelli   Small Carpenter Bee    halictidae   Augochloropsis metallica   Green Sweat Bee       Lasioglossum sp.   Sweat Bee       Halictus sp.   Furrow Bee    megachilidae   Megachile sp.   Leaf-cutter Bee       Dianthidium sp.   Resin Bee    vespidae   Polistes exclamans   Paper Wasp       Polistes rubiginosus   Red Wasp       Polistes dorsalis   Paper Wasp       Polistes metricus   Paper Wasp       Brachygastra mellifica   Mexican Honey Wasp    crabronidae   Bicyrtes quadrifasciata   Sand Wasp    sphecidae   Chalybion sp.   Blue Mud Dauber       Sceliphron caementarium   Yellow-and-black Mud Dauber       Podium rufipes   Thread-waisted Wasp       Prionyx sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp       Ammophila sp.   Thread-waisted Wasp       Sphex ichneumoneus   Great Golden Digger Wasp       Sphex habenus   Digger Wasp       Sphex texanus   Digger Wasp    pompilidae   Pepsis sp.   Tarantula-hawk Wasp       Episyron sp.   Spider Wasp       Notocyphus dorsalis   Spider Wasp    formicidae   Solenopsis invicta   Imported Fire Ant       Brachymyrmex patagonicus   Rover Ant    braconidae   Phanerotoma sp.   Braconid Wasp       Unknown sp.   Braconid Wasp    ichneumonidae   Anomalon sp.   Ichneumon diptera   syrphidae   Copestylum vittatum   Flower Fly    bombyliidae   Geron sp.   Bee Fly    stratiomyidae   Hedriodiscus sp.   Soldier Fly    asilidae   Saropogon sp.   Robber Fly    dolichopodidae   Condylostylus sp.   Long-legged Fly    sarcophagidae   Unknown sp.   Satellite Fly    tachinidae   Unknown sp.   Tachinid Fly    muscidae   Musca domestica   House Fly    milichiidae   Unknown sp.   Freeloader Fly    agromyzidae   Unknown sp.   Leaf-miner Fly    limoniidae   Erioptera tantilla   Crane Fly    culicidae   Aedes albopictus   Asian Tiger Mosquito    chironomidae   Unknown sp.   Midge odonata   libellulidae   Libellula croceipennis   Neon Skimmer       Orthemis ferruginea   Roseate Skimmer       Pachydiplax longipennis   Blue Dasher       Erythemis simplicicollis   Eastern Pondhawk       Plathemis lydia   Common Whitetail       Tramea onusta   Red Saddlebags    coenagrionidae   Telebasis salva   Desert Firetail       Argia immunda   Kiowa Dancer    lestidae   Archilestes grandis   Great Spreadwing orthoptera   acrididae   Melanoplus ponderosus   Ponderous Grasshopper       Melanoplus differentialis   Differential Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Melanoplus femurrubrum   Red-legged Grasshopper       Melanoplus discolor   Contrasting Spruthroat Grasshopper       Hesperotettix speciosus   Showy Grasshopper       Syrbula admirabilis   Handsome Grasshopper (adult & nymph)       Mermiria bivittata   Two-striped Mermiria       Orphulella pelidna   Spotted-wing Grasshopper       Schistocerca lineata   Spotted Bird Grasshopper       Schistocerca nitens   Gray Bird Grasshopper       Chortophaga viridifasciata   Northern Green-striped Grasshopper       Arphia simplex   Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper       Lactista aztecus   Aztec Bandwing       Trimerotropis maritima   Seaside Grasshopper       Hippiscus ocelote   Wrinkled Grasshopper    gryllidae   Hapithus agitator   Restless Bush Cricket    tettigoniidae   Orchelimum silvaticum   Long-spurred Meadow Katydid       Pediodectes bruneri   Bruner Shieldback       Scudderia furcata   Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (nymph) mantodea   mantidae   Stagmomantis carolina   Carolina Mantis (nymph) neuroptera   myrmeleontidae   Myrmeleon sp.   Antlion (larva)    berothidae   Lomamyia banksi   Beaded Lacewing       Lomamyia squamosa   Beaded Lacewing    ascalaphidae   Ululodes macleayanus   Owlfly    coniopterygidae   Unknown sp.   Dustywing trichoptera   leptoceridae   Oecetis inconspicua   Long-horned Caddisfly    hydroptilidae   Unknown sp.   Microcaddisfly psocoptera   liposcelididae   Liposcelis bostrychophila   Booklouse strepsiptera   stylopidae   Unknown sp.   Twisted-wing Parasite araneae   salticidae   Phidippus audax   Bold Jumper       Habronattus coecatus   Jumping Spider       Colonus sylvanus   Jumping Spider    araneidae   Argiope aurantia   Black and Yellow Garden Spider    oxyopidae   Peucetia viridans   Green Lynx    uloboridae   Uloborus glomosus   Feather-legged Orbweaver    thomisidae   Mecaphesa sp.   Crab Spider    corinnidae   Castianeira amoena   Ant-mimic Spider    theridiidae   Argyrodes sp.   Silver Dewdrop Spider       Latrodectus mactans   Southern Black Widow       Steatoda triangulosa   Checkered Cobweb Weaver       Tidarren sisyphoides   Cobweb Spider    pholcidae   Holocnemus pluchei   Marbled Cellar Spider    scytodidae   Scytodes atlacoya   Spitting Spider