Copies of these images have been placed in appropriate albums below. If you want to just check these new images, they have been grouped in this temporary album

Photographs of Jumping Spiders taken in and around Louisiana, mostly in 2005.

We have been infected by Herschel Raney's enthusiasm for Robber flies. This album contains our first efforts with this difficult group. The identifications are tentative, and errors will be corrected if/when more knowledgable folk find time to help us.

Chasing Dragonflies can be dangerous to your health!
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Calopterygidae(Broad-winged Damsels)
Lestidae (Spreadwings)

Coenagrionidae
(Pond Damsels)

Digital photos of Damselflies

Close-ups of Damselfly faces.

Petaluridae (Petaltails)
Aeshnidae (Darners)
Gomphidae (Clubtails)
Cordulegastridae (Spiketails)
Macromiidae (Cruisers)
Corduliidae (Emeralds)

Libellulidae
(Skimmers)

Petaluridae (Petaltails)
Aeshnidae (Darners)
Gomphidae (Clubtails)
Cordulegastridae (Spiketails)
Macromiidae (Cruisers)
Corduliidae (Emeralds)

Skimmers
(Libellulidae)

Close-ups of Dragonfly faces

Odonata images from our visit to the Texas Butterfly Festival in Mission TX, October 15-19, 2003

Lepidoptera photos from our visit to the Texas Butterfly Festival in Mission TX Oct 15-19, 2003

Photographs of specimens of the genus Brephidium. Recent posts by Texas folks on the distribution of B. pseudofea and B. exilis in Texas prompted me to post these images of Lousiana specimens from my collection.