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.
The pinkish bloom of a Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata) in late February. Raleigh, North Carolina.
An American Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca americana) hanging out on a tree limb as if it were a squirrel. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Serene black and white of a pond shore at Crowder County Park in Apex, North Carolina.
The American Beavers (Castor canadensis) have been busy. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Serene image of a pond shore at Crowder County Park in Apex, North Carolina.
A Hermit Thrush poses in a holly tree. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronatasmall) perches on a pine twig on the forest floor. Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) is the world's smallest species of perching bird or passerine . Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Carolina Chickadee perches proud with its feather puffed out on a cool winter day. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Female Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis) is keeping the pests at bay in the lantana bush. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Female Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis) poses, looking back over her shoulder. Raleigh, North Carolina.