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    Admirable Grasshopper on grass stem

    Admirable Grasshopper

    Syrbula admirabilis
    image of an Ailanthus Webworm Moth on a flower

    Ailanthus Webworm Moth

    Atteva aurea
    Jagged ambush bug on a plant stem

    Ambush Bugs

    Phymata spp. and others in subfamily Phymatinae (ambush bugs)
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    Venomous

    image of American Carrion Beetle

    American Carrion Beetle

    Necrophila americana
    image of a Thread-Waisted Wasp

    Ammophila Wasps

    Ammophila spp.
    Andrenid or miner bee collecting pollen on a flower

    Andrenid Bees (Miner Bees)

    More than 1,200 species in North America north of Mexico
    Marbled orbweaver spider in web

    Angulate and Roundshouldered Orbweavers

    Araneus spp.
    image of Walker's Cicada clinging to a perch

    Annual Cicadas

    Neotibicen spp. (in Missouri) (formerly Tibicen)
    Photo of adult antlion with wings spread

    Antlion Adults

    More than 100 species in North America north of Mexico
    image of Antlion Larva on rock

    Antlion Larvae (Doodlebug Larvae)

    More than 100 species in North America north of Mexico
    Acrobat ants on a leaf

    Ants

    More than 700 species in North America
    several yellow aphids on plant

    Aphids

    More than 1,300 species in North America north of Mexico
    Longhorn bee visiting a flower, viewed from side

    Apid Bees

    About 1,000 species in North America north of Mexico
    Photo of a female arabesque orbweaver spider

    Arabesque Orbweaver

    Neoscona arabesca
    Photo of an armored harvestman walking on the ground

    Armored Harvestmen

    Members of suborder Laniatores
    Photo of a triangle orbweaver, or arrowhead spider

    Arrowhead Spider (Triangle Orbweaver)

    Verrucosa arenata
    Photo of arrow-shaped micrathena spider

    Arrowshaped Micrathena

    Micrathena sagittata
    Two Asian lady beetles, one orange with several black spots, the other red with no spots

    Asian Lady Beetle

    Harmonia axyridis
    Asian longhorned beetle male, specimen

    Asian Longhorned Beetle

    Anoplophora glabripennis
    invasive icon

    Invasive

    image of Assassin Bug crawling on a leaf

    Assassin Bugs

    Nearly 200 species in North America north of Mexico
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    Venomous

    Female spider wasp grasping and dragging body of sac spider

    Auplopus Spider Wasps

    Auplopus spp.
    image of Bald-faced Hornet on Goldenrod

    Bald-Faced Hornet

    Dolichovespula maculata
    Baltimore checkerspot, perched, with wings folded

    Baltimore Checkerspot

    Euphydryas phaeton
    banded or white backed garden spider in web

    Banded Garden Spider

    Argiope trifasciata
    Photo of a Banded Tiger Moth

    Banded Tiger Moth

    Apantesis vittata
    image of Bee Fly on leaf

    Bee Flies

    About 800 species in North America
    image of Black Giant Ichneumon Wasp on tree trunk

    Black Giant Ichneumon Wasp

    Megarhyssa atrata
    Photo of a Black Swallowtail, Male, Wings Spread

    Black Swallowtail (Parsnip Swallowtail)

    Papilio polyxenes
    Image of a black widow

    Black Widow Spiders

    Latrodectus mactans and L. variolus
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    Venomous

    Image of a female Argiope garden spider.

    Black-and-Yellow Garden Spider

    Argiope aurantia
    Photo of a Black-and-Yellow Lichen Moth

    Black-and-Yellow Lichen Moth

    Lycomorpha pholus
    Image of a Black-Bordered Lemon Moth

    Black-Bordered Lemon Moth

    Marimatha nigrofimbria
    Black-legged meadow katydid female

    Black-Legged Meadow Katydid

    Orchelimum nigripes
    Photo of a meloe blister beetle, female, on ground

    Blister Beetles

    More than 400 species in North America north of Mexico
    image of greenbottle fly on carcass

    Blow Flies (Bottle Flies)

    About 84 species in North America.
    Blue orchard bee resting on a dirt surface

    Blue Orchard Bee

    Osmia lignaria
    Blue-winged scoliid wasp taking nectar on English ivy flowers

    Blue-Winged Wasp

    Scolia dubia
    Photo of a bold jumping spider.

    Bold Jumper

    Phidippus audax
    photo of bumblebee on a wild rose flower

    Bumble Bees

    Bombus spp.
    Several regal fritillaries feeding on butterfly weed

    Butterflies and Skippers

    More than 700 species in North America north of Mexico
    Photo of a Cabbage White

    Cabbage White

    Pieris rapae
    Image of Tomentose Burying Beetle crawling on the ground

    Carrion Beetles (Burying Beetles)

    Nicrophorus, Necrophila, Necrodes, and others
    Image of a Cecropia moth.

    Cecropia Moth

    Hyalophora cecropia
    image of a Checkered White, Twigs

    Checkered White

    Pontia protodice
    Click beetle resting on a brick wall

    Click Beetles

    Approximately 1,000 species in North America
    image of a Clouded Sulphur on a wildflower

    Clouded Sulphur

    Colias philodice
    Wood cockroach crawling on tree

    Cockroaches and Termites

    About 100 species of cockroaches and termites in North America north of Mexico
    Photo of a Common Checkered Skipper

    Common Checkered Skipper

    Pyrgus communis
    Male common eastern bumble bee on a New World aster

    Common Eastern Bumble Bee

    Bombus impatiens
    Photo of a female scorpionfly perched on a leaf.

    Common Scorpionflies

    Panorpa spp.

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