Sphex
When John Clare, a nineteenth century farm worker and poet, wrote of the fields that brought him such enjoyment, he described the weeds in flower as "troubling the cornfields with destroying beauty."
Observations
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Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)Observer
scottkingDescription
Bull Thistle
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota
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Common Hemp-Nettle (Galeopsis tetrahit)Observer
scottkingDescription
Brittlestem Hemp-nettle
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus)Observer
scottkingDescription
Golden Northern Bumble Bee
on Common Hemp-nettle
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota
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Great Black Digger Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus)Observer
scottkingDescription
Great Black Wasp
on Rattlesnake Master
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota
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Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)Observer
scottkingDescription
Virginia Mountain Mint
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota
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Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardi)Observer
scottkingDescription
Big Bluestem
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota
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Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)Observer
scottkingDescription
Great Golden Digger Wasp
on White Prairie Clover
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota
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Broad-winged Thistle (Carduus acanthoides)Observer
scottkingDescription
Plumeless Thistle
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota
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Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)Observer
scottkingDescription
Common Ragweed
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota
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Aerial Yellowjackets (Genus Dolichovespula)Observer
scottkingDescription
Common Aerial Yellowjacket
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota
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Stiff-leaved Goldenrod (Solidago rigida)Observer
scottkingDescription
Stiff Goldenrod
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota
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Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea stoebe)Observer
scottkingDescription
Spotted Knapweed
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota
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White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)Observer
scottkingDescription
White-faced Meadowhawk
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota
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