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More rust fungus infected hepatica foliage. Once you start looking for it, it seems to be everywhere.

Here's the answer to the question what pollinates pipevine (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/216693659).

Cades Cove, Elijah Oliver area. Ground seep across trail, fairly open canopy. All fascicles examined had 5 branches. Branch leaf 2.3 x 0.9mm, stem leaf 1.0 x 0.6mm. Elev. 535m.

Rust fungus on hepatica.

Porters Creek Trail - numerous midges (?) moving rapidly on black cohosh

on Ilex

illini?

After taking a picture of the Phymata fasciata with its catch it dropped the bee. Oops

very prevalent along injun creek

Same individual as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200873591

GSMNP
Road off Old Sugarlands trail
Malaise trap
4-18 May 2021
Coll: WR Kuhn

Not sure

Honestly not sure

GSMNP
Purchase Knob springs
below Ferguson cabin
Malaise trap
Coll: B Sutton, A Norrbom

Leafmine on Packera, probably golden ragwort

Specimen in NCSU
Photographs taken by Kenneth Geisert

Approx. 1-2mm. Found under the bark of a decaying pine tree.