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Super cool! Only one I saw in the vicinity, might go back and see if I can find some more. 70x, 25x, 1x, 10x magnification (if I remember right).

Disturbed ground. Collected will P. aviculare complex.
Just keyed to species above. Better common name is Prairie Knotweed.

Plume Moths Family Pterophoridae at the Chaplin Nature Center near Wichita, KS

Probably red deadnettle, but I've not seen one this light in color or with such rounded leaf tips.

What is this flowering plant? Recently bloomed pale yellow blooms; orange seed pods loved by catbirds.

translucent legs (w darker flecks) and body, 2 symmetrical white patch on top of abdomen
2 forward legs, 2 back
black eyes
small round web 5 ft off ground

Cloaked Warty Leaf Beetles Genus Chlamisus at the Chaplin Nature Center near Wichita, KS

Genus Cylindromyia at the Chaplin Nature Center near Wichita, KS

Growing at the base of a dead cottonwood tree along a small creek.

Growing on sandy soil

The root broke off because it was embedded in between limestone rocks. This specimen was on a low, north-facing slope adjacent to a spring-fed stream on a limestone outcrop.

Owl pellet. What's with the worms?! Parasites? Predated worms? Did they come on the pellet afterwards?

Any ideas please comment!