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NC.https://laurenmnichols.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20130926-lmnichols_belize2013_7602.jpg20130926-LMNichols_Belize2013_7602https://laurenmnichols.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20130926-lmnichols_belize2013_7489.jpg20130926-LMNichols_Belize2013_7489A tiny wasp parasitizes a caterpillar, Belizehttps://laurenmnichols.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20130926-lmnichols_belize2013_7429.jpg20130926-LMNichols_Belize2013_7429Butterfly, Belizehttps://laurenmnichols.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20130926-lmnichols_belize2013_7428.jpg20130926-LMNichols_Belize2013_7428Close-up of the pattern of a butterfly wing, Belizehttps://laurenmnichols.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20130926-lmnichols_belize2013_7399.jpg20130926-LMNichols_Belize2013_7399Butterfly, Belizehttps://laurenmnichols.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20130926-lmnichols_belize2013_7362.jpg20130926-LMNichols_Belize2013_7362A butterfly stands near the eggs she just laid on a leaf, 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Belize.2018-07-03T15:53:55+00:00weekly0.6https://laurenmnichols.com/photography/other-insects/https://laurenmnichols.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20130923-img_6494.jpg20130923-IMG_6494Fly, Belizehttps://laurenmnichols.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20130926-img_7387.jpg20130926-IMG_7387Belizehttps://laurenmnichols.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20131030-nichols_131030_8874-edit.jpg20131030-Nichols_131030_8874-EditAssassin bug nymph (Zelus sp.), Durham, NChttps://laurenmnichols.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20131020-nichols_131020_8776-edit.jpg20131020-Nichols_131020_8776-EditMite, Durham, NChttps://laurenmnichols.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140804-20140804-img_2950-edit.jpg20140804-20140804-IMG_2950-EditLeafhopper (Graphocephala sp), Durham, NChttps://laurenmnichols.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140804-20140804-img_2964-edit.jpg20140804-20140804-IMG_2964-Editflatid planthopper (Acanalonia conica), Durham, 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called The Little Black Ant because of its small size and uniform black color, Monomorium minimum can found in both urban and forested areas alike. Here a worker drinks from a drop of water on a leaf in Durham, NC. https://laurenmnichols.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20130928-img_8073-edit.jpg20130928-IMG_8073-EditA Turtle Ant (Cephalotes sp.) worker, Belize2018-07-03T15:49:20+00:00weekly0.6https://laurenmnichols.com/image-use/2014-08-19T18:15:20+00:00weekly0.6https://laurenmnichols.comdaily1.02026-01-15T18:05:02+00:00