Banana Spider Nephila clavipes Family Araneidae Saddle Creek Park, Lakeland, Florida 11 October 2017

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper Romalea guttata Family Romaleidae Big Cypress National Preserve, Ochopee, Florida 1 February 2017

Praying Mantis Mantis religiosa Family Mantidae Great Swamp Wildlife Management Area, West Kingston, Rhode Island 10 October 2011

Praying Mantis Mantis religiosa Family Mantidae Great Swamp Wildlife Management Area, West Kingston, Rhode Island 10 October 2011

Praying Mantis Mantis religiosa Family Mantidae John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge, Narragansett, Rhode Island 3 August 2011

Praying Mantis Mantis religiosa Family Mantidae John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge, Narragansett, Rhode Island 3 August 2011

Praying Mantis Mantis religiosa Family Mantidae John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge, Narragansett, Rhode Island 26 July 2011

Four-spotted Owlfly Ululodes quadripunctatus Family Ascalaphidae Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, South Kingstown, Rhode Island 6 July 2011

Four-spotted Owlfly Ululodes quadripunctatus Family Ascalaphidae Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, South Kingstown, Rhode Island 6 July 2011

Tachinid Fly Epalpus signifer Family Tachinidae Torbolton Forest, Woodlawn, Ontario 9 May 2011 The term "tachinid fly" is a generic term for a member of the Tachinidae, a family of true flies comprising over 8,200 species.  The species of this family do not always have common names, and are specifically referred to by their Latin binomials.

Tachinid Fly Epalpus signifer Family Tachinidae Torbolton Forest, Woodlawn, Ontario 9 May 2011

Black-and-yellow Argiope Argiope aurantia Family Araneidae St. Albert Lagoons, St. Albert, Ontario 10 September 2010

Banded Argiope Argiope trifasciata Family Araneidae Richmond Conservation Area, Richmond, Ontario 5 September 2010 The underside of a female banded agriope.

Banded Argiope Argiope trifasciata Family Araneidae Richmond Conservation Area, Richmond, Ontario 5 September 2010

Banded Argiope Argiope trifasciata Family Araneidae Richmond Conservation Area, Richmond, Ontario 5 September 2010

Banded Argiope Argiope trifasciata Family Araneidae Richmond Conservation Area, Richmond, Ontario 5 September 2010

Black-and-yellow Argiope Argiope aurantia Family Araneidae Richmond Conservation Area, Richmond, Ontario 5 September 2010

Black-and-yellow Argiope Argiope aurantia Family Araneidae Richmond Conservation Area, Richmond, Ontario 5 September 2010

Garden Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus Family Araneidae Richmond Conservation Area, Richmond, Ontario 5 September 2010

Garden Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus Family Araneidae Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario 28 August 2010

Northern Dog-day Cicada Tibicen canicularis Family Cicadidae Bruce Pit, Nepean, Ontario 7 August 2010 The northern dog-day cicada, or annual cicada, is named after the "dog days of summer;" typically the adults of this species emerge in mid- to late summer (July and August).  Unlike their more notable cousins, the periodic cicada (which emerges every 13 or 17 years in North America, depending on species), the northern dog-day cicada has a much shorter lifespan of only about 2 to 8 years.