Uploads from HorsePunchKid, tagged taxonomy:phylum=arthropoda, with geodata

Dahlia Bumblebee

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:01:41 -0700

Spotted in the little plot outside the Herb Garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. She seemed very lethargic. It's getting cold out! Uploaded wallpaper size.

Lilac Butterfly

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:48:23 -0700

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

One of the first lepidopteran visitors to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, an American lady (Vanessa virginiensis) feeds on a fragrant lilac.

Burrowing Bee

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Sat, 04 May 2013 17:37:21 -0700

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

A busy bumblebee burrowing beneath the Falcone Flyover at the High Line

Honey Bee on Squill

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:52:59 -0700

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

My first bug shot of the season, in the Fragrance Garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Painted Lady on Butterfly Bush

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:44:37 -0800

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

An American painted lady (Vanessa virginiensis) at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Koi Pond Crayfish

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:44:39 -0800

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

I have to say, this is the most unexpected thing I have ever seen at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. People didn't understand why I was so excited and thought I was pointing out a giant cockroach.

Tiger Swallowtail on Butterfly Bush

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:44:38 -0800

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

Papilio glaucus at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Dragonfly from Below

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:44:40 -0800

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

A blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) perched on a lily seedhead in the Monocot Border at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Silly Dragonfly

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:44:40 -0800

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

Blue dasher on a cordon cable at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's koi pond

Monarch Perched

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:44:39 -0800

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

Taking a break from feeding at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Tiger Swallowtail in Motion

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:44:42 -0800

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

Papilio glaucus taking flight after a snack

Tiger Swallowtail

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:44:43 -0800

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

Feeding on one of the butterfly bushes at the south end of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

House Centipede

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:41:35 -0800

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

This photo taken about a half a second before it lost its grip on the ceiling and came flying down at me. I do not react well to critters doing unpredictable things and nearly earned myself a new camera.

Bumblebee on Toadlily

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:12:27 -0700

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

A bumblebee feeds on a tasty-looking Sinonome toadlily in the Washington Grasslands at 13th street on the High Line.

Milkweed Bug at Home

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:12:50 -0700

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

A large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) on a milkweed plant (Asclepias sp.) on the High Line around 16th street.

Milkweed Bugs

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:12:38 -0700

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

I'm not sure if this is actually a milkweed that these large milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) are on, but I shouldn't second guess their judgement.

Ladybeetle Larva

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:12:37 -0700

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

Harmonia sp., spotted on a colorful plant (possibly some kind of milkweed?) on the DVF Sundeck around 15th street on the High Line.

Leafy Scene

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:15:46 -0700

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

Parasitized Leptoglossus leaf-footed bug at Storm King Art Center. The white dot on its head is where a fly larva is developing.

Chilly Bee

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:52:50 -0700

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

A very lethargic bumblebee in the Native Flora Garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Horntail Feeding

nobody@flickr.com (HorsePunchKid) — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:53:44 -0700

HorsePunchKid posted a photo:

Some kind of siricid wasp, I think. I couldn't identify it any further.