A large Amanita mushroom looms over the forest floor. Raleigh,
A pair of mating Greenhouse Millipedes (Oxidus gracilis). Raleigh, North Carolina.
A cluster of Trooping Crumble Cap or Fairy Inkcap (Coprinellus disseminatus) sprouting from the base of a tulip tree. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Trooping Crumble Cap or Fairy Inkcap (Coprinellus disseminatus) sprouting from the base of a tulip tree. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Asian Needle Ants (Brachyponera chinensis) with pupae. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A beautiful female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) feasts on nectar from a cluster of lantana. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A beautiful female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) feasts on nectar from lantana blooms. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Profile view of an Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta). Raleigh, North Carolina.
Top view of a Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans). Raleigh, North Carolina.
Front view of a Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans). Raleigh, North Carolina.
A pair of Bolete Mushrooms growing from a mossy bank. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Starbellied Orbweaver (Acanthepeira stellata) blends in on an old leaf. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A cute tiny Whitman's Jumping Spider (Phidippus whitmani) posing from its little patch of webbing. Known to mimic the Velvet Ant. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Carolina Mantleslug (Philomycus carolinianus) feasts on Dog Vomit Slime Mold (Fuligo septica). Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Wolf Spider (Subfamily Lycosinae) skitters across the litter of the forest floor. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Top view of a Wolf Spider (Subfamily Lycosinae) skittering across the litter of the forest floor. Raleigh, North Carolina.
An American Giant Millipede (Narceus americanus) coils up in defense. Raleigh, North Carolina.
An American Giant Millipede (Narceus americanus). Raleigh, North Carolina.
A species of Ichneumon Wasp, Coleocentrus rufus, grooms on a piece of wood. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) chills on teh trunk of a sapling. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) and a trio of fronds or fiddleheads of a Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) sprout from the forest floor. Raleigh, North Carolina.
