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Rosenberg's Gladiator Frog (Boana rosenbergi)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 23, 2024 08:01 PM CST

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sea-kangaroo

Date

January 23, 2024 10:26 PM CST

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Turtle Ants (Genus Cephalotes)

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kueda

Date

January 27, 2024 08:33 AM CST

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Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)

Observer

kueda

Date

January 2024

Description

This is what I'm hoping it is, at least. A troupe of them moved through the trees by our rental right as I was waking up, so low light and low brain power led to this sure-to-be-award-winning-shot. Later on the trip we saw them making the reverse trip at dusk... and I don't think anyone got better pics then either.

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Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

Observer

sambiology

Date

April 27, 2023 07:19 PM CDT

Description

The backyard fox is back!!! :) Was able to snag just a blurry photo as it ran by. :)

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Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)

Observer

sambiology

Date

April 5, 2023 01:10 PM CDT

Description

After I presented to the Colleyville Garden Club on urban wildlife, I ate a late lunch at Kimzey Park and spotted a few critters!

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Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum)

Observer

tiwane

Date

March 22, 2023 04:41 PM CST

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Harlequin Beetle (Acrocinus longimanus)

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wormgrill

Date

March 16, 2023 04:50 PM CST

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zygy

Date

February 1, 2023 01:15 PM CST

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rendonda

Date

May 8, 2021 02:21 PM SAST

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Sneaky African Fig Wasp (Watshamiella alata)

Observer

alandmanson

Date

June 4, 2022 12:15 PM SAST

Description

This series shows Watshamiella alata watching Sycoscapter cornutus oviposit into a Ficus burkei syconium (fruiting body) for over seven minutes; after the Sycoscapter female departs, the Watshamiella female proceeds to oviposit into the same hole. Compton et al. (2009) described this behaviour for different species of Watshamiella in Uganda and Kenya on Ficus sycomorus and Ficus artocarpoides.
Compton, S.G., Van Noort, S., McLeish, M., Deeble, M. and Stone, V., 2009. Sneaky African fig wasps that oviposit through holes drilled by other species. African Natural History, 5, pp.9-15. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230580629

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Sliminess of the Skin (Trichodina domerguei)

Observer

plingfactory

Date

May 11, 2014 05:47 PM CEST

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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

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skyler

Date

July 28, 2020 11:37 AM SAST

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Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata)

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skyler

Date

July 11, 2020 04:28 PM SAST

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Plain Nawab (Polyura hebe)

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tiwane

Date

January 18, 2020 09:46 AM AWST

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tiwane

Date

January 15, 2020 06:06 PM AWST

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Lined Chiton (Tonicella lineata)

Observer

kestrel

Date

November 12, 2019 04:19 PM PST

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What

Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)

Observer

m_chasse

Date

July 18, 2018 02:45 PM PDT

Description

Mating!

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Mohican Dice Moth (Rhanidophora cinctigutta)

Observer

rogueadventurer

Date

May 2018

Place

Kenya (Google, OSM)

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Great Blue-spotted Mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris)

Observer

chia

Date

December 6, 2017 01:42 PM EST

Description

very cool seeing these in real life, they were everywhere on the mudflat

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Northern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea)

Observer

morrow1028

Date

April 2, 2018 06:46 PM PDT

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Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas)

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sohkamyung

Date

March 28, 2018 08:30 AM AWST

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Evan's Sea Spider (Anoplodactylus evansi)

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sascha_schulz

Date

February 10, 2018 07:30 PM AEDT

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Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus)

Observer

galactic_bug_man

Date

July 1, 2017 01:18 PM CDT

Description

Found two of these leaftails but one I am about to upload looks a little different. @briang @brentano @sambiology @kimberlietx I am having trouble distinguishing the patterns on this one and the other one. I think they are two different species but I am not sure. This one had a thicker superior appendage. than the other one. This one was also a lot larger than the other one. I am very confused which one is the five-striped or the four-stripe or if they are one in the same. They are leaftails I know that much but what kind is this one?

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Owlflies (Subfamily Ascalaphinae)

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portioid

Date

September 3, 2017 01:18 PM HKT

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Superb Large Fan-throated Lizard (Sarada superba)

Observer

hemant

Date

June 7, 2015 09:51 AM IST

Place

satara (Google, OSM)

Description

territorial dispute

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Great Tiger Moth (Arctia caja)

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tsura

Date

July 22, 2017 07:58 PM SAST

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Western Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus)

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joelle

Date

May 28, 2017 05:33 PM PDT

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Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)

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oklili

Date

December 10, 2016 07:40 PM CST

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muir

Date

April 11, 2017 08:05 AM EDT

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Human Botfly (Dermatobia hominis)

Observer

pagophila

Date

June 9, 2010

Description

I was parasitized at La Selva, carried it with me in my scalp for several more weeks of travel in Costa Rica and Venezuela, then extracted it from my scalp when I returned to New York and preserved it.

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Ant-mimicking Treehopper (Cyphonia clavata)

Observer

treegrow

Date

December 4, 2016 01:44 PM EST

Description

Cyphonia clavata. La Fortuna de San Carlos, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica.

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Lilac Tasselflower (Emilia sonchifolia)

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vijaybarve

Date

December 31, 2007

Description

Observed growing in grassland regularly grazed by cattle.

Thanks to Shri. KM Prabhu Kumar and Shri. Nidhan Singh for identification help.

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victormontilla

Date

March 6, 2017 02:29 PM +05

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Bigfin Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana)

Observer

kimberlylrandal

Date

August 8, 2013 09:09 PM PDT

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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Observer

kimberlylrandal

Date

August 2014

Description

We were fortunate to watch humpback whales over the course of 10 days - bubblenet feeding, pec flapping, and breaching.

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Coastal Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei)

Observer

tiwane

Date

December 2016

Description

Lifer! One of 3 or 4 females seen. No males found. Seen with Spencer Riffle and @robberfly.

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Diamondback Watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer)

Observer

greglasley

Date

June 1, 1968

Description

Diamondback Watersnake
Palo Alto, Clay Co., Mississippi
June 1, 1968

I caught this fairly large Diamondback Watersnake on the night of June 1, 1968 at a farm pond in n.e. Mississippi on the property of a cousin. We took the photos the next day. These are old slides, but the pattern of the snake is visible enough for an ID.

two shots posted

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finatic

Date

August 13, 2016 08:46 PM PDT

Description

Pinal County, Arizona, US

This tiny little fly has the most amazingly scary face to anything that sees it.

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What

Cobweb Spiders (Family Theridiidae)

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erikapetryszyn

Date

November 1, 2016 12:51 PM PDT

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What

Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

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joe_cutler

Date

October 1, 2016 09:59 AM PDT

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sean46

Date

July 27, 2016 06:19 PM PDT

Description

Found him hanging out on my buddies shirt at the beach

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Pharaoh Cicada (Magicicada septendecim)

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tamie

Date

June 29, 2016 01:15 PM EDT

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What

Common Eucalyptus Longhorn (Phoracantha semipunctata)

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alutz

Date

August 3, 2016 10:07 AM PDT

Description

Found this insect crawling on my foot

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Rufous-breasted Hermit (Glaucis hirsutus)

Observer

greglasley

Date

August 1, 2016 07:20 AM CDT

Description

This Rufous-breasted Hermit somehow became trapped inside the Asa Wright dining room overnight. In the morning, when discovered, it was caught with an insect net, examined briefly, then released. It immediately went to some flowers and started feeding. All images of the same bird.

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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

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jmaughn

Date

July 2016

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Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae)

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loarie

Date

July 21, 2016 04:01 PM PDT

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naturestills

Date

August 3, 2014 10:20 AM +07

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Plainfin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus)

Observer

anudibranchmom

Date

June 4, 2016 03:26 PM MST

Description

So cool to see the photophores on the bellies of the juveniles of this deepwater, BIOLUMINESCENT species. They can BREATHE AIR and live out of water for hours! The males VOCALIZE using their swim bladder, singing call-and-response tunes! They have THREE genders!

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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)

Date

May 14, 2016 03:39 PM PDT

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Mottled Tortoise Beetle (Deloyala guttata)

Observer

robert45

Date

May 21, 2016

Description

Collected specimen
Size: 5.8 mm

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Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle (Monolepta australis)

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vicfazio3

Date

May 9, 2016

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What

Flame Lined Chiton (Tonicella lokii)

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kestrel

Date

May 11, 2016 09:42 AM PDT

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martinmandak

Date

December 3, 2014

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Twin Fanworm (Bispira volutacornis)

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jpsilva

Date

August 8, 2012 11:50 AM WEST

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What

Giant Stag Beetle (Lucanus elaphus)

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steve_kerr

Date

July 18, 1973

Description

I caught this stag beetle (the only one I had ever seen) and saved it carefully wrapped in cotton for approx. 35 years, before putting it under glass and giving it to my nephew.

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leptonia

Date

April 28, 2016 01:46 PM PDT

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Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

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hfabian

Date

January 8, 2016

Description

Near paddle boats.

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aunty

Date

March 29, 2016

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Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus)

Observer

liesbeth

Date

February 2, 2016 02:54 PM CET

Place

Tarangire (Google, OSM)

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vipinbaliga

Date

September 5, 2015

Description

I was waiting for a bus in a village near Bangalore when I saw something like a 2 headed Velvet Ant moving very fast on the ground. Took a closer look and realized it was very beautiful spider !!! The front pair of legs had beautiful velvet like tufts which it held out with pride while moving about.

Now the harsh reality set in. The bus i was waiting for would reach any minute. If i miss it, i would have to wait for at least 3 hours for the next one. With this in mind I quickly got my camera out and started photographing this fast little spider from every angle possible. Initially i thought it was a Salticidae. Eye arrangement which i observed in the zoomed in picture proved me wrong.

This spider was a nightmare to photograph. Continuously moving in an erratic manner and turning away from the direction of the camera. I was on the ground struggling for a satisfactory shot when an audience started gathering around me.

I had to take the Spider in my hand so that it wouldn't escape among the many pairs of legs all around me :-D

I had to answer all the curious questions from the watching audience while holding my breath, trying to get the focus right and frame well.

i had to make sure the spider didn't escape among the bushes in a split second while i was reviewing a shot. (Not answering them would be considered rude and I didn't want that).

After a few minutes of epic struggle with this beautiful creature the bus arrived. The spider was now safely among the grass and I clumsily boarded the bus with my tripod in one hand , camera in the other and a half open bag on my back :-D

The bus journey turned into a Q&A session. The interested students and local people taking a closer look at the pictures, asking all kinda questions, narrating their version of spider stories etc.

This is a high ISO shot, didn't have time to set up the lighting.... Not much info is available about this spider, its behavior, feeding and breeding habits.

Any info would be appreciated.

Spider on Steroids : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feXAaGfrrEg

Close-up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9exsBvhZCCo

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renedurocher

Date

February 19, 2016

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What

Orbweavers (Family Araneidae)

Date

May 10, 2015

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What

Sweat and Furrow Bees (Subfamily Halictinae)

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alison_kondler

Date

September 6, 2014

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Date

January 30, 2016

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What

Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)

Observer

rkharwood

Date

March 9, 2016

Description

"Botta's" ?

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jonathan_kolby

Date

July 10, 2010

Description

This observation record is for the parasitic cordyceps fungus that killed this wasp. This species is likely Ophiocordyceps humberti (as per David Hughes from Penn State --thanks!)

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San Salvador Iguana (Cyclura rileyi ssp. rileyi)

Observer

maycl

Date

March 2016

Place

Bahamas (Google, OSM)

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What

Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius)

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

February 28, 2016 01:12 PM AEDT

Description

Caught a baby ray!

Ray has its own observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2739571

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Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri)

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terathopius

Date

June 2015

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What

Central African Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops leptorhynchus)

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friel

Date

August 26, 2002 07:28 AM CDT

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What

Spanish Shawl (Flabellinopsis iodinea)

Observer

donendicott

Date

March 6, 2016

Description

Sighted at Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, California, during 6 March 2016 a "Tidepool Pre-Blitz" event, a preliminary survey and practice run for the upcoming Nation-wide Bioblitz scheduled this coming May. This individual was first encountered exposed in a small pool shortly after low tide. It was observed browsing on submerged algae as can be viewed in a video recorded at the same time and posted to YouTube.

https://youtu.be/j4m86AXGmOA

Technical:
Sony DSC-RX100 Digital Camera

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shaun-lee

Date

February 21, 2016

Description

Bioluminescent Limpet

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What

Peacock Fly (Callopistromyia annulipes)

Observer

alison_kondler

Date

November 8, 2014 01:38 PM MST

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What

Land Planarians (Family Geoplanidae)

Observer

plantcrazy007

Date

February 7, 2016 09:11 AM +11

Description

Head end is in upper left

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What

Sea Swallow (Glaucus atlanticus)

Observer

tangatawhenua

Date

February 11, 2016

Description

Is it a fish? Is it a slug? Is it a fishy anemone? I do not have a clue what this is!

It is about 30mm long and there were a few of them in the sand - outgoing tide nearly on the turn. Most were buried and only the "fan fin" was showing.

Resting on the wet sand, when the sand collapsed it arched it's face upwards (2nd and third photos) and seem to spawn capsule from somewhere - there are 2 floating in the 4th pic.

Totally hypnotic, by the time my sister-in-law and I carried on the brother had walked 2kms away from us!

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Zebra Clubtail (Stylurus scudderi)

Observer

jdee

Date

August 30, 2015

Description

Spotted on Red Rock Road, Charlotte County, NB. Carrying eggs. Spotted by Gail Taylor and I. We have never seen this one before nor an ode with an egg sac like this. No specimen collected.

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What

Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)

Observer

mlodinow

Date

April 7, 2013

Place

bubaliplas (Google, OSM)

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Observer

jesusrc

Date

December 2015

Place

Cuba (Google, OSM)

Description

Chipojo azul de Santa María

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What

Golden Jumping Spider (Paraphidippus aurantius)

Observer

alice_abela

Date

August 4, 2015 04:22 PM PDT

Description

Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, West Fork, Yavapai County, Arizona

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What

Arid Eudesmia Moth (Eudesmia arida)

Observer

alice_abela

Date

August 4, 2015 07:42 PM PDT

Description

Clear Creek Campground, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, Arizona

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What

American Keeled Slug (Anadenulus cockerelli)

Observer

pileated

Date

March 2014

Description

As far as I know, this is the first record of Anadenulus cockerelli in over 70 years, and the first images of this species ever.

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anudibranchmom

Date

January 16, 2015 02:27 PM PST

Description

About 1.5" long female, under oak log with eggs. Cool!

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What

Giraffe Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa)

Observer

nlblock

Date

November 14, 2009

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adorantes

Date

August 21, 2011

Description

En planta de Colubrina greggii var. yucatanensis.

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What

Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomophorus pusillus)

Observer

blackjohn

Date

January 8, 2016

Description

Dwarf fruit bat caught in mangrove scrub whilst working on bird project, sex female and forearm length 47.2mm

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What

Mirrorwing Flyingfish (Hirundichthys speculiger)

Observer

exxpeditiongirls

Date

November 20, 2015

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What

Common Chrysalis-Snail (Lauria cylindracea)

Observer

cedric_lee

Date

January 20, 2016

Description

This is the first record of Lauria cylindracea in North America.

Video I took of the snails:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhqE7IeQiVA

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What

Alpine Whitlowgrass (Draba oxycarpa)

Observer

hoppy1951

Date

July 2014

Description

Alpine Whitlow-grass. Surrounded by a wet dark algal mat.

Faksevågen, Lomfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

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What

Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)

Observer

scottwahlberg

Date

July 17, 2013

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Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)

Observer

wendy5

Date

January 14, 2016

Description

I was very surprised that this Golden-crowned Kinglet seemed so unafraid. It was all alone (which is unusual), and called to me from a tree, then let me photograph it on the lawn. After trying to photograph these birds for months, two days in a row I've succeeded.

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arachnida

Date

July 2013

Description

Una especie de Ricinulido que se distribuye en Chiapas y Tabasco, dscrita en 2011. Habita en el interior de cuevas a partir de -80 m por debajo de la superficie.

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East Pacific Red Octopus (Octopus rubescens)

Observer

anudibranchmom

Date

January 2016

Place

Private

Description

This selfie was taken BY THE OCTOPUS, who also took a 90-second mostly-dark video of the inside of its den (with a muffled soundtrack of Alison Young and I laughing hysterically). The octopus grabbed my camera with three tentacles, and grabbed rocks with the others. After a determined tug-of-war that snapped the nylon wrist strap, it carried the camera deep into its den and started pressing buttons with its tentacles. Alison braved beak and tentacles to rescue the camera (the octo was still holding it) - is there anything she won't do for Citizen Science? Thank you Alison!

The alternate photo is the last one I took before the battle - you can see the first tentacle snaking towards the shiny camera...

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Weasels (Subfamily Mustelinae)

Observer

redfaux

Date

December 24, 2015 01:15 PM CST

Description

You can't see it in the picture but he has a black tip on his tail.

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What

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)

Observer

alexshepard

Date

December 19, 2015 03:54 PM PST

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What

Hypotrichs (Subclass Hypotrichia)

Observer

tiskolin

Date

December 2015

Description

Something that might possibly be a flatworm rummaging in the organic debris.

Plants

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What

Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

Observer

alexshepard

Date

November 17, 2015 04:57 PM PST

Description

description body with some text and a link in it.

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What

California Sandcastle Worm (Phragmatopoma californica)

Observer

alexshepard

Date

November 7, 2015 02:42 PM PST

Description

some kind of worm colony?

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What

Banded Garden Spider (Argiope trifasciata)

Observer

mohamedfadly

Date

November 14, 2015 02:11 PM EET

Description

A photograph of the male and female of the banded garden spider. The male is the small one, the female is the big one.

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What

Red-bellied Clerid (Enoclerus sphegeus)

Observer

antzilla

Date

October 14, 2015 09:30 PM PDT

Description

Coleoptera - initially thought family cicindellidae, tiger beetle but another entomologist suggested cleridae, clown beetle.

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