Ward Pound Ridge Insects

Sherry Felix

Always a joy to spend a day at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. Marc photographed the spider wasp. It wasn’t until I processed it that I saw it was injecting a spider with its eggs.

Spider wasp (Entypus unifasciatus) injecting a spider, Ward Pound Ridge 8/14/2026
Wolf Spider (Tigrosa helluo), Ward Pound Ridge 8/14/2026
Ebony Jewelwing (caloteryx muculata), Ward Pound Ridge 8/14/2026
Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponia), Ward Pound Ridge 8/14/2026
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis), Ward Pound Ridge 8/14/2026
Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica), Ward Pound Ridge 8/14/2026
Common Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) on Bird’s-foot Trefoil or Eggs and Bacon (Lotus corniculatus), Ward Pound Ridge 8/14/2026

5 thoughts on “Ward Pound Ridge Insects”

    • Sherry Felix 2026-09-02 / 7:58 am

      Thanks Derrick. We used long lenses.

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  2. pflanzwas 2026-09-01 / 4:26 pm

    Fascinating insects!

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    • Sherry Felix 2026-09-01 / 5:30 pm

      Thanks. I should have saved the top one for Halloween 🦇

      Reply

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