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Drymoana blanchardi
Drymoana blanchardi is a species of sedge moth in the family Glyphipterigidae. It was described by John B. Heppner in 1985. The species is known from the southeastern United States, with records from coastal and Gulf Coast states. It belongs to a small genus of moths whose larvae are associated with sedges and related plants.
Hypochilus gertschi
Gertsch's lampshade-web spider
Hypochilus gertschi is a lampshade weaver spider in the family Hypochilidae, endemic to the United States. Like other members of its genus, it constructs distinctive flat, circular webs that resemble lampshades. The species was described in 1963 and is one of the few representatives of this relictual spider family in North America.
Magicicada tredecula
Little 13-Year Cicada
Magicicada tredecula is a periodical cicada endemic to the United States that emerges every thirteen years as part of synchronized broods. It is one of four species comprising Brood XIX, the Great Southern Brood, and is typically the least common among the 13-year Magicicada species in most areas where it occurs. Adults are active for four to six weeks, during which they mate and females lay eggs in tree branches before dying.