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Meadow Voles (Genus Microtus)Observer
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*Approx dimensions of entire pellet: 3" long x 1.5" wide by 1" thick. This seemed to be the entire pellet.
*Approx. dimensions of skull: 7/8" long x 1/2" wide.
Owl pellet found along the LaPlatte river trail near the bridge by the Shelburne Bay boat launch in Shelburne. Photos later taken in Winooski VT are on white cloth. Glove photo taken onsite with pine cone segment for reference.
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Insect-egg Slime (Leocarpus fragilis)Observer
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the acorn, for size reference, is a small acorn
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Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)Observer
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This solitary wasp was digging a hole in the gravel driveway, kicking up tiny bits with its feet. With its jaws, it removed larger pieces up to 1/2" long from the hole. Wasp is between 1 and 1.25" long.
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Beetles (Order Coleoptera)Observer
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1.5 inches long, fast, didn't like the hot walkway stones so it was writhing when it crossed these
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Spotted Thyris Moth (Thyris maculata)Observer
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at most, 1/2 inch wing spread. Landed on my planter outside
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Modest Sphinx (Pachysphinx modesta)Observer
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3 inches long, in a wild area of fields and woods, in the rain
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Ghost Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)Observer
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a lovely patch of ghost pipes with the Preston Brook in the background
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American White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis ssp. arthemis)Observer
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possibly Limenitis arthemis
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Northern Dog-day Cicada (Neotibicen canicularis)Observer
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I have waited all my life to see one of these noisy critters
2 inches long
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Bristle Flies (Family Tachinidae)Observer
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on campion, Northeast Kingdom of VT
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Two-striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus)Observer
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two-fer!
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Merlin (Falco columbarius)Observer
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This morning, merlin swoops in and gets mourning dove. Photos by my downstairs neighbor, Alice T. Used with permission.
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Two-striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus)Observer
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3/4 inch long in June, I will need help with this id
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Salt Marsh Moth (Estigmene acrea)Observer
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distant picture shows the moth size relative to a cedar shingle on a building
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Arabesque Orbweaver (Neoscona arabesca)Observer
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on an orange day lily
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Canadian Imperial Moth (Eacles pini)Observer
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caterpillar about 2" long, crawling slowly (that may not be significant)
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Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)Observer
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Approx 6 inches across
