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Barnes Prairie, Racine Co., WI, by the hedgerow.

Barnes Prairie, Racine Co., WI. Several caterpillars on whorled milkweed.

Barnes Prairie, Racine Co., WI. On gray-headed coneflower.

Barnes Prairie

Barnes Prairie near the hedgerow.

Barnes Prairie hedgerow

With dancing kiss fly prey.

No bogs around here, but there is a seasonal pond.

On Virginia creeper at Barnes Prairie hedgerow.

walking around on grass stem, below flowers.

Few of these gnat ogres were seen this year, and they were first seen about 2 weeks later than 2022.

with prey, on common milkweed.

m/f at Barnes Prairie.

I got a few good pics of this confrontation. Both spiders jumped away after a few seconds.

F/M Female with prey. I was fortunate to get a dozen good pictures of a female holding her male prey.

4 on aster sp. leaves.

M/F Barnes Prairie.

Ten Mile Creek, Black Hill Regional Park, Montgomery Co., Maryland; Germantown quad

Bot fly on gray-headed coneflower, Barnes Prairie, Racine Co., WI