Temperature: 94 F

Weather Conditions: Sunny and humid

GPS Location: 29.649289, -97.829613

Locality: Kingsbury, Tx; backyard of home
 
Other Notable Information: This insect was feeding on a sunflower. The Epicauta callosa is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. They are found in Central and Northern America.  

Locality: Kingsbury, Tx; front of home

Other Notable Information: Fun fact, these insects were given the name Katydids because the noise they make was thought to sound like "Katy-did, Katy-didn't" repeated over and over. 

Locality: Kingsbury, Tx; backyard of home

Other Notable Information: Gryllini is a tribe of crickets and is typical of the family Gryllidae. These insects are terrestrial, carnivorous, and omnivorous and can also be found on all continents except Antarctica.

Locality: Kingsbury, Tx; front of home, found in tomato plant.
 
Other Notable Information: This gulf coast frog was found in my tomato plant at night. They are typically not found far from a permanent water source, which they use for breeding in the spring, but they are capable of traveling long distances while foraging for food. 

O_o     I wonder if the frog ate the moth???!

Locality: Kingsbury, Tx; This moth was also found in my tomato plant. Something about that tomato plant!
 
Other Notable Information: Adult moths typically fly from May to September. Fun fact: There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described! 

Locality: Kingsbury, Tx; found in backyard
 
Other Notable Information: Fun fact, these little leapers don’t just hop around because it’s fun. Jumping spiders use their legs to pounce on their prey, which is typically other insects.
Amazingly, jumping spiders don’t have special leg muscles, like grasshoppers, to help them leap. They propel themselves by suddenly changing the blood flow in their body!

Locality: Kingsbury, Tx; found on the wall outside of the home.
 
Other Notable Information: This insect has a flattened body, spiny legs, and two long antennae. They prefer to live near a water source, but few can survive in water for long periods of time. If fully submerged in water, roaches can ‟hold their breath” for up to 40 minutes.

Locality: Kingsbury, Tx; found this pretty butterfly on a tree
 
Other Notable Information: This was actually my favorite species that I discovered becuase we share the same name, Vanessa! lol. So, I found this beautiful butterfly on a tree and learned that they prefer fermenting tree sap, fruit and fresh dung to flower nectar. 

Temperature: 73 F

Weather Conditions: Clear, sunny skies

GPS Location: 29.671175, -97.850365

Locality: Kingsbury, Tx; found in ground when I was digging
 
Other Notable Information: I found this little guy in the dirt when I was turning it. I actually thought it was an earth worm, how weird! Im not an expert, lol.

Temperature: 80 F

Weather Conditions: A bit humid, not too bad 

GPS Location: 29.647347, -97.851082

Locality: Kingsbury, Tx; near fall decorations 
 
Other Notable Information: I researched some information regarding this little guy's head movement and found out that they can turn their heads 180 degrees! And, females can sometimes practice cannibalism, something we also learned during this course. They attack males during the mating process or courtship.

Temperature: 92 F

Weather Conditions: Humid

GPS Location: 29.674563, -97.806885

Locality: Kingsbury, Tx; found near the sink
 
Other Notable Information: These spiders are super cute! I actually like placing these spiders near the window because they enjoy eating flies. That is exactly what this little one was doing! =D They are actually capable of jumping four times their body length and the females tend to be larger than the males.

Temperature: 90 F

Weather Conditions: A warm morning

GPS Location: 29.674563, -97.806885

Locality: Kingsbury, Tx; flew into my window one early morning
 
Other Notable Information: This bird actually flew right into my window. Once I went outside to check on it, I noticed that it was not moving or breathing =( 
I read a bit more about these birds and learned an interesting thing about them. They actually sip water through their beaks like a straw, unlike many other birds.