Stone Centipedes
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Everywhere that's dark, damp, and decaying.
We have a variety of centipedes, generally found in decaying wood and leaves. Photos in link are representative
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Genus: tbd (genus in stone centipede order)
Family: Lithobiidae (stone centipedes)
Order: Lithobiomorpha (Stone Centipedes)
Class: Chilopoda (Centipedes)
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Boxelder bugs
Boisea trivittatus
On boxelders (duh!)
They used to gather (see wiki article in link 3) on the south side of the garage each year; after teardown and rebuild, they gather on a wall of the house in nearly the same spot
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Genus: Boisea (True bugs)
Family: Rhopalidae (scentless plant bugs)
Order: Hemiptera (sucking insects)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Black carpenter ants
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
stumps and deadfall
In their natural environment, carpenter ants nest in dead trees and other dead wood. This enhances decay, which has ecological benefits. Carpenter ants are large (¼ in–1 in) ants indigenous to many parts of the world. They prefer dead, damp wood in which to build nests. Sometimes carpenter ants will hollow out sections of trees. The most likely species to be infesting a house in the United States is the Black carpenter ant, Camponotus pennsylvanicus. However, there are over a thousand other species in the genus Camponotus.
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Genus: Camponotus (carpenter ants)
Family: Formicidae (ants)
Order: Hymenoptera (sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants.)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Spotted twice on milkweed in southwest meadow; 2009; in summer 2010 were present in front meadow and feedlot meadow all season. Photo is in feedlot.
The monarch is perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies. Monarchs are especially noted for their lengthy annual migration.
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Genus: Danaus (tiger butterflies)
Family: Nymphalidae (medium sized to large butterflies)
Order: Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Pillbugs
Armadillidium vulgare
under stuff
They are characterised by their ability to roll into a ball when disturbed. They typically feed on moss, algae, bark and other decaying organic matter. They are usually found in moist areas such as decomposing leaf matter and soil.
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Genus: Armadillidium ()
Family: Armadillidiidae (pill bug)
Order: Isopoda (sowbugs and pillbugs)
Class: Malacostraca (crustaceans)
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Wood Louse
Porcellio scaber
under stuff
They typically feed on moss, algae, bark and other decaying organic matter. They are usually found in moist areas such as decomposing leaf matter and soil. Sowbugs differ from pillbugs in that they are somewhat flatter with appendages on rear, cannot roll into a ball.
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Genus: Porcellio (Sowbug)
Family: Porcellionidae (Sowbugs)
Order: Isopoda (sowbugs and pillbugs)
Class: Malacostraca (crustaceans)
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