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Crowder County Park - Apex

A cozy Wake County park with a small lake or pond. It has a combination of natural and paved trails. Lots of flora and fauna, so slow down and pay attention.
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  • A large Amanita mushroom looms over the forest floor. Raleigh,

    A large Amanita mushroom looms over the forest floor. Raleigh,

  • A pair of mating Greenhouse Millipedes (Oxidus gracilis). Raleigh, North Carolina.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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 a cluster of lantana. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A beautiful female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) feasts on nectar from lantana blooms. 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.

    Profile view of an Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta). Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • Top view of a Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans). 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.

    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 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 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 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 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.

    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.

    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) coils up in defense. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • An American Giant Millipede (Narceus americanus). 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 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 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.

    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.

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