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The endoparisitic fungus Cordyceps caloceroides growing out of a tarantula in Ecuador

Giant Chinese dobsonfly, Acanthacorydalis fruhstorferi, Corydalidae

Like other dobsonflies, this species displays sexual dimorphism with males having considerably larger mandibles.

California Red Jumping Spider (Phidippus adumbratus)

Texas Ironclad Beetle (Zopherus nodulosus), family Zopheridae, North TX, USA

White-banded Fishing Spider (Dolomedes albineus)

Green Mantle (Caria mantinea), family Riodinidae, Bolivia

Pterinochilus murinus

(OBT)

Woodland Flowers

I've been adding to this in dribs and drabs over the past few months because the last time I did something like this, it ended up being very time consuming. I wanted to include as many of the species I see on my regular walks as I could--although this is by no means exhaustive! There were at least 2 or 3 more species that I wanted to add, but I really just didn't have space. My fav is probably the cuckoo-pint or arum lily because it has such an interesting life cycle and structure.