I very good insect diversity. Many species of native bees, plus my Honey bees. I planted more Thyme, Oregano, mints, several varieties of Bee balm, sunflowers, and Coneflowers. Plan to plant a wider variety next year.
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| Adult Antlion, Glenurus gratus (Say) |
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| Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) |
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| Lightning bug, Lampyridae. The Lampyridae are a family of insects in the beetle order Coleoptera |
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| Eastern eyed click beetle, Alaus oculatus |
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| Housefly (Musca domestica) |
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| Slug; Eastern whitelip snail; Slug |
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| Giant leopard moth (Hypercompe scribonia) |
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Camel or Cave Crickets, mostly Ceuthophilus spp. |
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| Yellowjacket Hover Fly, Milesia virginiensis |
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| Tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. The tobacco hornworm caterpillar has black margins on its white stripes and it has a red horn, but the tomato hornworm has green margins on its white striptes and it's horn is blue. |
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| Leaf Beetle larva |
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| Butternut Woollyworm larva. Butternut Woolyworm (Eriocampa juglandis) is a sawfly (a wasp with caterpillar-like lava). Found on a Black Walnut. |
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| Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) |
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| Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) |
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| House Finch babies, Haemorhous mexicanus |
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| Gray ratsnake, Pantherophis spiloides. Found and ate the baby House Finces |
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| Tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor. I would put out dry dog food on the porch and watch them fty over and grab a piece. If I was on the porch without bringing out food, I would hear about it |
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| American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) |
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| Larva of a wood boring beetle |
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| Not a very happy Opossum. |
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Eastern striped skunk. I love them! But they scratch at the hives which can cause the colony to up and leave. Caught 4 that I believe to have been litter mates.
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