 Head of Brunner s stick mantis Brunneria borealis at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Brunner s stick mantis Brunneria borealis on little bluestem grass at morning at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Brunner s stick mantis (Brunneria borealis) in a meadow of little bluestem grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Brunner s stick mantis Brunneria borealis in a meadow of little bluestem grass at morning at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Brunner s stick mantis Brunneria borealis on little bluestem grass (Schizachyrium scoparium) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Head of Brunner s stick mantis Brunneria borealis on little bluestem grass at morning at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Details of Brunner s stick mantis Brunneria borealis on little bluestem grass (Schizachyrium scoparium) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Dorsal view of Brunner s stick mantis Brunneria borealis on little bluestem grass at morning at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Partridge pea at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Buttonbush flower at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Overgrown oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Blooming buttonbush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Vines and oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Sandy path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Creeping vines at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Mowed path at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Blooming buttonbush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 A spider on little bluestem grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Passion flower and other vines at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Orange shoot of buttonbush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Slender vervain (verbena) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Orange seeds of buttonbush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Buttonbush seed head at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Forest overgrown by vines at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Oaks overgrown by greenbrier at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Dead oaks with greenbrier at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Tickseed sunflower (Bidens) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Grasshopper on bluestem grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Spider on little bluestem grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Passion flower (Passiflora foetida) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Morning glory (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Purple bindweed (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Blooming buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Halberdleaf rosemallow (Hibiscus laevis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Large buttonweed (Diodia virginiana) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Shoot of chamberbitter plant (Phyllanthus) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Chinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Marsh mallow (Hibiscus militaris) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Morning glory (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Pair of spiders on little bluestem grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Partridge pea and late flowering boneset at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 American Germander (Teucrium canadense) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Rough Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Close-up of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Morning glory and mustang grape at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 A spider holding a bug on little bluestem grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Close-up of a grasshopper on bluestem grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Late-flowering boneset (Eupatorium serotinum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Foxtail millet grass (Setaria italica) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 A spider with long legs on little bluestem grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Flower of purple bindweed (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Five-fingered morning glory (Ipomoea cairica) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Flowers of rough cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Blooming morning glory (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Seed heads of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Globular flower of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Reddish fruits of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Masses of partridge pea (Cassia fasciculata) in formerly flooded area at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Flower of five-fingered morning glory (Ipomoea cairica) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Flower of whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Blooming whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Underside of chamberbitter plant (Phyllanthus) with tiny fruits at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Leaf of whitestar morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Reddish globular seed head of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 17, 2021
 Fan shaped jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia) on a dry red cedar (juniper) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Fan shaped jelly fungus (Dacryopinax spathularia) on a fallen juniper at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Corticioid fungus Dendrothele nivosa on bark of Eastern red cedar (Juniper) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Leaves of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) damaged by eriophyid gall mites at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Leaf-cutting (sharp-tailed) cuckoo bee Coelioxys (female) taken from bluestem grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Galls caused by eriophyid mites on leaves of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Leaves of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) with galls caused by eriophyid mites at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Kleptoparasitic leaf-cutting (sharp-tailed) cuckoo bee Coelioxys, female, on bluestem grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2021
 Distorted leaves of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) with galls caused by eriophyid mites at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Field of woolly croton (hogwort, Croton capitatus) on floodplain at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
 Dry oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 24, 2021
 Greenbrier at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2021
 Oak skeletons at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 31, 2021
 Dry oak trees at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2021
 Mallow plant at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 9, 2020
 Path in oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 31, 2021
 Dayflower (Commelina) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Flock of pelicans at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2021
 Dead oaks at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2021
 Tilted oak trees at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2021
 Some black moth at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2021
 Grasshoppers on a dry plant at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 31, 2021
 Grasshopper ona plant at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Greenbrier (Smilax) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 24, 2021
 Oaks and bushes at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 24, 2021
 Old cattle pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 31, 2021
 Ruellia flower at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 30, 2021
 Sparse oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 31, 2021
 Shoot of coralberry at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2021
 Some slender seedling of pea family at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 9, 2020
 Turnsole (Heliotropium indicum) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 24, 2019
 Partridge pea (Cassia fasciculata) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 9, 2020
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