Invertebrate Blog


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White Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla sackenii) walking on sandy soil
White Velvet Ant      Dasymutilla sackenii
Northern Clearwater Crayfish (Orconectes propinquus) in wet sand
Northern Clearwater Crayfish    Orconectes propinquus
White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) head 
White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) brown and black striped wings with pink
White-lined sphinx moth      Hyles lineata
Atlantic Bay Scallop      Argopecten irradians
gravid female Lady Crab (Ovalipes ocellatus) with eggs

Lady Crab (Ovalipes ocellatus) in tank
Lady Crab              Ovalipes ocellatus
Northern moon snail (Euspira heros) in fish tank
Northern moon snail         Euspira heros
Clymene Moth (Haploa clymene) white with black spots on a branch
Clymene Moth        Haploa clymene
Knobbed whelk (Busycon carica) with shell
Knobbed whelk        Busycon carica