2025 June 20
Here are some photographs from Ian Cooper’s Solstice photoshoot at Colquitz River Park.

Limax maximus (Pul.: Limacidae) Ian Cooper

Female Western Earwig Forficula dentata (Derm.: Forficulidae)
Ian Cooper

Medetera sp. (Dip.: Dolichopodidae) Ian Cooper

Protolophus niger (Opiliones: Protolophidae) Ian Cooper

Enoplognatha ovata (Ara.: Theridiidae) Ian Cooper
With prey – another spider?

Woodlouse Hunter Spiders (in copula) Dysdera crocata
(Ara.: Dysderidae)
Ian Cooper

Male Woodlouse Hunter Spider Dysdera crocata
(Ara.: Dysderidae)
Ian Cooper

Privet Leafhopper Fieberiella florii (Hem.: Cicadellidae) Ian Cooper
Here’s a selection of photographs by Aziza Cooper taken locally in the last few days.

Choristoneura rosaceana (Lep.: Tortricidae) Aziza Cooper
A first report of the year of an Essex Skipper, from Maber Flats:

Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola (Lep.: Hesperiidae)
Aziza Cooper

Ants at Swan Lake (Hym.: Formicidae) Aziza Cooper

Misumena vatia (Ara.: Thomisidae) Aziza Cooper

Strophiona (probably tigrina) (Col.: Cerambycidae) Aziza Cooper
Identified by Scott Gilmore