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Ever since I was stung in the face by a mud wasp when I was a kid, I've always been a little scared of wasps and bees in general. After spending years learning about the natural ecosystem and trying to turn my own yard into a sanctuary (now a registered monarch way station) I'm finally tackling the last crawlies that I'm afraid of! WASPS. Considering I now have a giant (and I mean GIANT) yellow jacket nest in my wall, I'm going to have to get used to these lil guys fast. To be honest their fluff is a little adorable...

Located in western PA. I wanted to hold him but I wasn't sure if he could sting or not and he looked rather annoyed already. God forbid I move him where he won't get stepped on. 🙄

Western PA. I wasn't able to get up high enough to look inside the tunnel, but I've definitely seen a giant fishing spider around here before. Wolf spider? Something else?

I know the spiral is the proboscis, but what are the little fuzzy limbs around it?

I've been watching a few chrysalises over the past few days and noticed some black spots form on this one. Is this normal? Is something going wrong inside?

I'm not really sure if this is the right sub for it, but furries always have the best ideas so I'm sure I'll get good advice anyway. My thought process here is that this paint job doesn't really complete the mask and that some other technique to add texture would be better? I know some people use loose felt with glue to make it look soft without the trouble of patterning and all that, but maybe you guys have some better ideas? Some ideas on how to cover up the gap between the ears and the mask would be helpful too. (Btw the white in the middle is supposed to resemble a glowing star but all I got is luster paint) I've got a bunch of neutral brown and green yarns, some artificial moss, and some honey brown shag fur if that sparks any ideas 😋

Sorry if the pictures are iffy, my power is out right now :( Any additional info or fun facts? I don't usually collect old books but some of the things I came across were just too cool to pass up! (Like a book of Jewish literature from 1888)

I used foam clay to map out the shape that I wanted onto this mask but clearly I did NOT smooth it out enough to look final. Pro tip: do not do something that requires dexterity when it's 2 am. I have plasti dip on hand but from what I can tell it's more of a primer to paint on eva foam than a way to smooth things out. Could this be solved using multiple layers of plasti dip or is there something else that would smooth this out better?

Not sure if this is the right sub so if it isn't please point me in the right direction! Made of a hard green resin material, no maker's mark or brand logo on it. I tried using Google search but it didn't give me anything useful. Any direction is appreciated! Bought it second hand from Mercari and the seller couldn't give me any extra info on it.

Only ever saw this once and I figured to share! After this they sort of bear hugged (biting each other I'm assuming) and rolled off the rock into the plants.

Out of all the robber flies I've held I don't think I ever noticed a mustache... He must be proud of it!

Heaviest moth I've held in a while.

Found this graceful lady while I was gardening and couldn't resist the chance for a little photoshoot. I'm surprised she was calm enough to get these pictures, but I'm not gonna complain!

Never seen a feather with this kind of speckling before!

I live in central/western PA. Found this guy in our wash bay at work and saved em from my rather bug murderous coworker. It's quite the fast little bugger compared to most of the spiders I've found. Very pretty silvery blue stripes on this guy!

These guys fly around our bus garage and I've never managed to get a picture of them perched anywhere until now. About two hours North of Pittsburgh.

It gave me the same ID on three different recordings, but it seems so bizarre to hear one around two hours North of Pittsburgh!

The first time I see an indigo bunting where I can take a picture and I only have my Google pixel 💔