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Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus)Observer
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The boy, 7, is proud to have captured this beauty...
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Insects (Class Insecta)Observer
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9 year old expects dad to know this. Its about the size of a dime. Rock is in a ditch mostly in shade. Near a pond. Lots of toads here...
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Chasers and King Skimmers (Genus Libellula)Observer
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Rode hair for a 20 acre walk. Good day
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Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Observer
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Under a rock, found by daughter looking for snakes... she called it "so cute"...
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Dark Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus)Observer
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In an abandoned dog house... daughter Charlie found ❤ it.
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Banded Tussock Moth (Halysidota tessellaris)Observer
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Very small. An inch or so. Skinny. Tufts at head, smaller ones at rear.
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Plants (Kingdom Plantae)Observer
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It's some kind of thistle or prickly weed and they grow magnificently but hurt like heck.
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Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)Observer
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Rat or mouse? We've never seen a mouse this big! That's a rat trap for scale on a cinder brick.
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Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis)Observer
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Found immobile on front steps. Seems twice the size of other beetles now invading the house for winter warmth. Can't see it googling Ontario lady beetles.
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Subgenus TipulaObserver
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In the crab apple tree out back.
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Banded Tussock Moth (Halysidota tessellaris)Observer
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This lil'fella crawled into a toy mask laying on the ground by our shed. One pine tree nearby.
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Banded Tussock Moth (Halysidota tessellaris)Observer
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No idea what this one is. It crawled up inside a star wars mask left behind the shed.
Looks like some kind of Tussock but can't see it in Ontario guides. Anyone know?