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Step Into Your

Backyard Field Guide

Discover the hidden stories of the

plants and wildlife around you.

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Beaver

Crab spider on a Cutleaf coneflower

Crab spider

Family Thomisidae (many species, e.g., Misumena vatia — Goldenrod Crab Spider)

Eastern Bumble Bee landing on a Swamp Rose Mallow flower

Eastern Bumble Bee

(Bombus impatiens)

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on purple Field Thistle

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

(Papilio glaucus)

Margined Calligrapher fly on Blue Flax flower

Margined Calligrapher fly

(Linum perennial)

Spined Stilt Bug on Seedbox (Ludwig alternifolia)

Spined Stilt Bug

(Jalysus spinosus)

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