RatGMAN Loc: SE Pennsylvania

Some shots from the Gwynedd Preserve in North Wales, PA and Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia, PA. I've noticed that the wasps seem to be gone. I think the spider is an Orb Weaver. It was trying to get inside my bag. I guess to make a home for the contents of that sack? Curious about the dragonfly since the only match I could find online was from the UK? The Cabbage White is something I've been trying to do for a while - get a butterfly in flight. Also, I'm pretty sure the other shot is a bit of Cabbage White mating? The spider had spun it's web across the top of a very large urn and it's a very small spider. I have no idea about it's identity?

Fungi

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Monarch

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Orb Weaver?

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Cabbage White

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Cabbage White Mating?

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Dragonfly

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Monarch Caterpillar

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Skipper

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Spider

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ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA

Nice set.

EnglishBrenda Loc: Kent, England

They look the same as the Cabbage White butterflies that are very common here in England. There are 2 different types here, the Large Cabbage White (Pieris brassicae) and the Small Cabbage white (Pieris rapae). The adults look similar except for their size but their caterpillars are quite different. All eat my cabbages though. I have seen that Dragonfly in Spain but don't know its name.

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

What you have here Bill is an Eastern green morph of a male Shadow Darner(Aeshna umbrosa). The double download shows the dark "T" on the top of the frons (face) and it shows the terminal appendages very well. A great clear shot. Very well done sir.
-Doc

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Great set thanks for sharing.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Nice set. Heat and humidity still here but I'm trying to get out some anyway.

napabob Loc: Napa CA

nice series.........

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

Very nice! The spider does look like an orb weaver. The caterpillar is a black swallowtail cat.