A collection of photographs taken by our very own Dr. Richard Buckner.
If you're as impressed by these as I am, take the time to email Dr. Buckner and tell him.
A green lynx spider (Peucetia sp.) feeding.
Another view of Peucetia.
The black widow, Latrodectus sp.
A grasshopper. Who can figure out the genus?
A robber fly (Family Asilidae), perhaps the bearded robber fly Efferia. Notice that it's feeding on a small insect that it has captured.
A wolf spider in the genus Lycosa (perhaps the forest wolf spider, L. gulosa). One of the distinguishing features of Lycosa are the three rows of eyes (totaling 8), with the lower row containing four small eyes.
Another view of Lycosa. You may recall that this is the genus of spider that we collected in the field with the young riding on the mother's back.
A group of two-striped walking sticks (Anisomorpha buprestoides). These phasmids are reputed to be able to cause temporary blindness with a spray produced by thoracic glands. This is actually not just an old wive's tale.
A pair of two-stripe walkingsticks (Anisomorpha buprestoides). The smaller male uses it cerci to attach itself to the female.
A copulating pair of Gulf fritillaries (Agraulis vanillae). The caterpillars of this butterfly feed on the foliage of the passion flower. As a result, both the caterpillars and the adults are poisonous.
The cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) collected by the field zoology class in near Alamuchee Creek in Sumter County.
