High Rock Park Fauna

Sherry Felix

I got help from BugGuide.Net on the first one. I misnamed it as a fly. It is a wasp – Evaniidae – Wikipedia. I also found a few insects while looking at plants. The last two are of an Oak apple – Wikipedia. It is festinating how a wasp lays and egg in a plant then the the larvae makes the plant create a dwelling for it.

Ensign Wasp (Evaniidae), High Rock Park, 6/18/2023
Wolf Spider (Tigrosa helluo), High Rock Park, 6/18/2023
Funnel Weavers (Agelenidae), High Rock Park, 6/18/2023
Oak Apple Gall created by Gall Wasp (Cynipidae), High Rock Park, 6/18/2023
Oak Apple Gall created by Gall Wasp (Cynipidae), High Rock Park, 6/18/2023

11 thoughts on “High Rock Park Fauna”

  1. Barbara Bryan 2023-07-02 / 10:27 am

    Great wasp story about how the laid egg leads ultimately to a dwelling!

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    • Sherry Felix 2023-07-02 / 10:48 am

      Thanks. Learning about nature is such fun. Much better that politics 🙂

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  2. Jet Eliot 2023-07-02 / 10:20 am

    I enjoyed these photos a lot, Sherry, especially the insects. And the funnel spider in the funnel is really special.

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    • Sherry Felix 2023-07-02 / 10:49 am

      Thanks Jet. I was pleased that the spider came out to look at me.

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  3. Anne Lazarus 2023-07-02 / 7:32 am

    It is amazing wh

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  4. shoreacres 2023-07-02 / 6:35 am

    What a great view of that funnel web and its inhabitant. I’ve seen those webs, but never the spider that lived there. It’s a terrific shot.

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    • Sherry Felix 2023-07-02 / 9:02 am

      It was a large and and very bold spider. 🙂

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    • Sherry Felix 2023-07-02 / 9:04 am

      I love seeing things insects make. Thanks Derrick.

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  6. picpholio 2023-07-02 / 5:30 am

    That Oak Apple Gall is realy special, thanks for sharing.
    Have a lovely sunday Sherry.

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    • Sherry Felix 2023-07-02 / 9:05 am

      I love the inside. Like a dandelion. Cheers.

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