Warm spring day. The star of the day, for me, was the Synemosyna ant-mimic jumping spider, see below!
Observations here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2026-05-16&user_id=gaurav1729&verifiable=any
Coleoptera
Some mating winter fireflies Photinus corruscus
Spiders
Ground crab spider in the parking lot. I believe that this is Xysticus, as Bassaniana I think has a more rounded carapace.
As always, plenty of spring Cyclosa cf conica:
One weird thing was I saw about ten different Dictynid spiders. I’ve never seen this many in a day. Then I got home and found one in my kitchen :-).
As promised, Synemosyna ant-mimic jumping spider:
a little wild 