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3027-16. Crab spider on frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 22, 2021Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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3027-16. Crab spider on frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 22, 2021Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Crab spider on frostweed (Verbesina virginica) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 31, 2021  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 22, 2021  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 26, 2021  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 24, 2012  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 26, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2020  Dry plant of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 13, 2023  Dry leaves of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 8, 2023  Flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2020  Dry plants of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 8, 2023  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 7, 2009  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with a love bug (Plecia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2020  Red and black aphids on a plant of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021  Flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 11, 2024  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 11, 2024  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 9, 2024  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 11, 2013  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. After a heavy frost at night frostweed shows its ribbons of frost (as in ribbon candy). College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with aphids in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 15, 2014  Flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 11, 2013  Ice flowers on frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with black aphids in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2019  Bumblebee on flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 23, 2013  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 10, 2024  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) at frosty morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  Red aphids on a shoot of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 18, 2020  Black aphids on leaves of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2022  Inflated stems of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) at cold morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Inflated stems of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) at cold morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  White flowers of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 23, 2020  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) at frosty morning on a pipeline forest cutting in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 23, 2024  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Frozen sap extruded from stem. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Yellow leaves of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with a rust fungus Coleosporium viguierae(?) on a pipeline right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 19, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with yellow and brown leaves with a rust fungus Coleosporium viguierae(?) on a pipeline right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 19, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Frost ribbons sprouting from young plants. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Petals of frost flowers are very delicate and will break when touched. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Spores of a rust fungus Coleosporium viguierae(?) (under a microscope, in KOH solution) found on leaves of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) from a pipeline right of way in Lick Creek Park a day before. College Station, Texas, August 18, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. The stems split and exude sap that freezes into fascinating shapes. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Sap within its stalks bursts forth to form icy formations along its lower stems. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Frothy texture of frozen sap extruded from stem looks like cotton candy. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Spores of a rust fungus Coleosporium viguierae(?) (under a microscope, in Lugol solution) found on leaves of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on a pipeline right of way in Lick Creek Park a day before. College Station, Texas, August 18, 2022  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Layers of ice are formed into exquisite patterns that curl into "petals" that resemble flowers. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Crab spider (spinybacked orb weaver) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 22, 2021  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Thin layers of ice are often formed into exquisite patterns that curl into "petals" that resemble flowers. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on Park Hudson Trail. College Station, Texas, August 6, 2014  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Petals of "frost-flowers" are easily melted and are usually visible in the early morning or in shaded areas. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Crab spider on flowers of late-flowering boneset in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 6, 2021  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. At the first hard freeze, even though the plant has gone to seed and looks dead, the roots are still active. The sap freezes, splits open the stem and forms these "frost-flowers". College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Frost-weed (Verbesina virginica) on Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 12, 2008  Crab like spider in a thistle in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 17, 2009  Crab spider on a thistle in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 7, 2012  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 17, 2019  Shoot of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022  Whitebanded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes) on yellow daisy in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 7, 2010  Whitebanded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes) on yankeeweed (Eupatorium compositifolium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 29, 2010  Flower crab spider (Misumenops celer(?)) eating a skipper butterfly on a thistle in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 30, 2009  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with an ant on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 1, 2020  Ventral view of Whitebanded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes) on yankeeweed (Eupatorium compositifolium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 29, 2010  Disk-shaped abdomen of crab spider (crablike spiny orb weaver, Gasteracantha elipsoides) on its net in Lick Creek Park, on Iron Bridge Trail. College Station, Texas, June 21, 2008  Soft golden aster (Bradburia pilosa) with a spider in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 9, 2021  Weevil beetle and a spider on flowers of late-flowering boneset in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 6, 2021  Red aphids on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021  Slender bush clover (Lespedeza virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021  Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) butterfly on a frostweed flower in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 12, 2008  Dusky-Blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon) butterfly on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 12, 2008  Yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia, writing spider) on a web in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 3, 2010  Stickleaf (blazing star) Mentzelia texana(?) with a crab spider both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 22, 2024  Green lynx spider on soft golden aster eating a brown spider in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 3, 2010  Black tarantula like spider Ummidia sp. (Trapdoor Spider) on Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 1, 2010  Spider web near Deer Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 29, 2007  Crab spider on dayflower (Commelina) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021  Ventral view of a spider in Lick Creek Park, on Racoon Run Trail. College Station, September 17, 2008  Green lynx spider on a passion flower (passiflora) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 23, 2009  Green lynx spider on soft golden aster in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 12, 2010  Spider lily (Hymenocallis) near Nature Center under ultraviolet light in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 9, 2024  Green lynx spider on purple passion flower (passiflora) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 23, 2009  Mexican gold poppy (Eschscholzia mexicana) with a crab spider in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 5, 2011  Flower of Jatropha integerrima (peregrina) with a crab spider in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, June 28, 2008  Crab spider on Firecracker Shrub (Mexican Firebush, Hamelia patens) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, November 15, 2009  Ice flowers on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Shoot of frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 10, 2023  Ice flowers on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022  Ice flowers on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  Frostweed leaves in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2012  Young leaves of frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 16, 2023  Red aphids on a leaf of frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 15, 2014  Ice crystals on frostweed seeds in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Details of ice flowers on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Feathery ice crystals on frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 5, 2022  Frostweed stem with ice crystals in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2020  Ice crystals on a frostweed stems at morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 3, 2022  Black and red aphids on a leaf of frostweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 15, 2014  Rosemary frostweed (Sun rose, Helianthemum rosmarinifolium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 19, 2010  Frostweed and a thistle on Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 17, 2013  Black and red bug on frostweed on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 23, 2020 |