Went on a nature walk with the family today and braved literal swarms of mosquitoes to catch these tiny little guys. They were so cute and there were so many of them!
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I love to do this! 
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Me too! We have horrible summers here in AZ, so whenever we get rain, I try to take advantage and get outside as much as possible. We have a really cool riparian preserve right nearby that always has interesting wildlife to see.
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Summer here in South Florida are really hard too. It comes down to when the humidity and rain raise in the summers.
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Oh my Odonata! That’s one of the coolest species of Dragonfly I’ve ever seen, whatever it is!
Some of you live, or have traveled, to some amazing places for herps! There’s not a lot of species in the wild here in southwestern Idaho, but I want to go find some critters to photograph now! Great thread, @lumpy
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Thank you, truly this thread has become something that I never thought it was going to become. Now I believe that it will never die out.
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I found this alligator lizard in a classroom at my work a while back. I wrangled him/her into an empty trashcan to take them outside.
Found this guy on the patio at work. He was a pretty good size and just chilled while I snapped a bunch of photos.
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I found these two on my fishing trip, Baldwin Michigan, in late September. I put them closer to shore as I did not want the male to drown the female LOL. I’m not sure what type of turtle they are. It’s the third time I have seen them on my trips over the years. Some of them have yellow instead of orange color.
Take care
Tom
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Here’s mine I’ve also found turtles and gopher snakes but newer been able to hold onto one long enough to get e pictures but here’s one my uncle caught about 2years ago and tried to keep as a pet before I convinced him to release it about a week later as well as a toad of sorts(I think) if anyone can identify it I found it late at night in my driveway in Nevada county California
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It kind of reminds me of a marine toad.
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Looking at the toads local to me jr looks like a boral toad but this was 2ish years ago
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They’re not reptiles, but since we also talk about inverts around here, I thought I’d share these too.
Cicada I found outside the kitchen at work (odd find, since we don’t really see them around here):
Big beautiful orb weaver outside the bathroom at work:
Pretty little jumping spider. Can’t quite remember where I found him. Tile looks like it could be my bathroom? Not sure. EDIT: Now I remember! It was in the campsite bathroom on Santa Cruz Island.
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Ooh, if we’re including inverts, here’s this beautiful sphinx moth my son found in the yard. They have a lovely splash of pink hidden under their wings and they’re so fuzzy.
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We can include inverts!!! 
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I’m pretty sure those are North American Wood Turtles, a semi-aquatic species. I know people who have kept them, and they have said that they seem intelligent for a reptile and that they have a lot of personality.
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Yes, those are definitely Wood Turtles. @tommccarthy Beautiful animals. How was the fishing on the PM? One of my favorite rivers. I’m missing it (and others) since my move to NH!
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Hi dlhirst
Fishing is always good for me up there. I’ve been going since 2000, so even on the slow runs, I know where to look for them.
Take care
Tom
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That river is an incredible resource. Never disappoints!
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