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Yellow-winged Bat (Lavia frons)

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abubakaringim

Date

December 10, 2023 09:51 AM WAT

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Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

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miguelrelvas31

Date

October 2016

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Shaggy Bracket (Inonotus hispidus)

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farleysullivan

Date

September 11, 2023 11:22 AM EDT

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Atlantic Brief Squid (Lolliguncula brevis)

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scorchyru

Date

June 19, 2023 11:26 AM EDT

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Leaf Katydids (Subfamily Phaneropterinae)

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matheusmsantos

Date

April 30, 2022 10:54 PM -03

Description

Curious shot taken by my friend Vinícius Ferarezi (who's agreed with this publication) on the Kiss concert. A katydid (Phaneropterinae?) landed on the MIC hahahaha

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squidpastry

Date

April 2022

Description

pool party!

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Brown-lipped Snail (Cepaea nemoralis)

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m107791

Date

October 14, 2022 12:50 PM EDT

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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

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rosemont

Date

July 13, 2022 05:47 PM EDT

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erindrumm

Date

September 30, 2022 10:23 AM EDT

Description

Film in water?

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False Fairy Wasps (Family Mymarommatidae)

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gnatcatcher

Date

August 2021

Description

Townes style Malaise trap. 0.5mm

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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

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taylor232

Date

April 27, 2021 10:34 AM UTC

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Carolina Sphinx (Manduca sexta)

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rendy

Date

July 1, 2022 06:59 PM EDT
Plants

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Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

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christopherbonis

Date

May 2, 2022 12:52 PM EDT

Description

I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE WHAT THIS IS. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE IDENTIFY THE SPECIES‽ THANK YOU.

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Sneaky African Fig Wasp (Watshamiella alata)

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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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m_ellis

Date

April 24, 2022 10:43 PM -05

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Salps (Order Salpida)

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dgarv75

Date

June 8, 2020 08:57 PM EDT

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Jacks (Family Carangidae)

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dgarv75

Date

June 8, 2020 09:27 PM EDT

Description

The larval fish inside

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Many-ribbed Jellies (Family Aequoreidae)

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dgarv75

Date

June 25, 2020 09:18 PM EDT

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sbushes

Date

April 9, 2022 05:58 PM BST

Description

Planarian or similar....but no distinguishing features like those which I imagine to be planarians... this just looked like a completely anomalous shapeless moving blob.

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cveld

Date

February 13, 2020 08:35 PM AEDT

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Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths, & Allies (Family Tineidae)

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lendebeer

Date

December 30, 2013 11:48 PM EAT

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Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

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tfrench

Date

March 22, 2022 09:10 PM EDT

Description

This is about the 6th melanistic Eastern Chipmunk I have heard of in MA. It was in very good condition, so it was donated to a state mammal research collection.

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souhjiro

Date

December 31, 2004

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Caspian Monitor (Varanus caspius)

Date

April 10, 2017 09:40 AM +0430

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Desert Kingsnake (Lampropeltis splendida)

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naturegirlkh

Date

October 2019

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larid_dylan

Date

August 25, 2021 07:58 AM EDT

Description

Unsure of ID — Nereis was the closest I could think of

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Magellanic Volute (Odontocymbiola magellanica)

Date

July 5, 2017 02:10 PM -03

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Red Searobin (Prionotus nudigula)

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anibalakd

Date

February 23, 2019 07:08 PM -04

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Horned Stalked Jellyfish (Lucernaria quadricornis)

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hunterefs

Date

June 24, 2021 07:48 PM ADT

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alesbucek

Date

April 2021

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Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)

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tysmith

Date

October 29, 2021 01:16 PM EDT

Description

beSt GuEss bAseD OFf cONtExt cLUeS…

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Snaggle-toothed Snake Eel (Aplatophis zorro)

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gaell

Date

August 13, 2021 03:56 PM CEST

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Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii)

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prathamesh2

Date

August 7, 2020 11:15 AM IST

Description

Double headed Russell's viper highly venomous

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Olive-headed Sea Snake (Hydrophis major)

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aline297

Date

December 31, 2021 06:51 AM UTC

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Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)

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watsoncr

Date

March 2014

Place

Costa Rica (Google, OSM)

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Great Bustard (Otis tarda)

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trevorhance

Date

June 26, 2019 04:29 AM CDT

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Ringed Tortoise Beetle (Ischnocodia annulus)

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tiwane

Date

August 24, 2019

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Violet Webcap (Cortinarius violaceus)

Date

September 5, 2019 04:01 PM EDT

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California Aglaja (Navanax inermis)

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lmkitayama

Date

June 19, 2019 07:13 AM PDT

Description

Saw 20 this morning!

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Kaputar Pink Slug (Triboniophorus nov “kaputar")

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andrew_thornhill

Date

November 2010

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Indo-Pacific Violet Blanket Octopus (Tremoctopus gracilis)

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mbartick

Date

February 27, 2019 08:40 AM AWST

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Cerulean Carpenter (Xylocopa caerulea)

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gancw1

Date

August 9, 2018 04:29 PM +08

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Black Flies (Family Simuliidae)

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passiflora4

Date

April 2020

Description

About 5mm, on pond filter.

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Mexican Parrot Snake (Leptophis mexicanus)

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ivanparr

Date

August 2005

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uwkwaj

Date

July 27, 2015

Description

Goniobranchus sp. 26 in NSSI2

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Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae)

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tiwane

Date

July 17, 2021 06:01 PM PDT

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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

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anudibranchmom

Date

August 2021

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Date

October 10, 2013 01:43 PM UTC

Place

Ecuador (Google, OSM)

Description

Estrella de mar

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Salps (Order Salpida)

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jsaydam

Date

February 12, 2022 04:04 PM PST

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Aggregating Anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima)

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teellbee

Date

June 12, 2021 11:03 AM PDT

Description

The interesting bit about this anemone are the claws in the middle. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82852851

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Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

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beesearcher

Date

February 2022

Description

Incredibly beautiful creature: 60 feet long, dead on beach. Known stranding, apparently documented for first time on Jan 4.

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Atlantic Lion's Mane Jelly (Cyanea fulva)

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emmylee

Date

June 3, 2020 03:45 PM EDT

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alexis_orion

Date

January 18, 2022 03:17 PM CET

Description

Lots of fruiting bodies at various stages on one log

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Plant-parasitic Hemipterans (Suborder Sternorrhyncha)

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ajott

Date

January 26, 2020 09:29 AM -05

Description

on a Golofa leg

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Potworms (Family Enchytraeidae)

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wildtaunton

Date

December 2021

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Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)

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tprario

Date

December 10, 2021 03:41 PM EST

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Nomad (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

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giorgio_aimassi

Date

August 15, 2021 05:42 PM CEST

Description

burst

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sebastiandoak

Date

September 4, 2021 09:35 PM NZST

Description

Originally spotted on the rata in some images, moved for a better focus.

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Mauve Stinger (Pelagia noctiluca)

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bethexplores

Date

September 11, 2021 12:57 PM EDT

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paul_norwood

Date

September 9, 2021 08:56 PM AKDT

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Cypress Family (Family Cupressaceae)

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savvaszafeiriou

Date

August 18, 2021 01:18 PM +13

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What

Amber Phantom (Haetera piera)

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siddantas

Date

March 26, 2021 03:49 PM -03

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Date

May 2, 2019

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Sessile Bellwort (Uvularia sessilifolia)

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seankent

Date

April 30, 2021 09:50 AM EDT

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Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon ssp. sipedon)

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nickperf33

Date

July 13, 2021 03:40 PM EDT

Description

Extremely odd behavior from a Watersnake and Ribbonsnake... has anyone else observed something similar to this before? Both healthy adults with no visible injuries and both escaped rather quickly under their own power without coaxing.

I originally walked up on this pair around noon but the ribbon snake took off before I could get a picture of the odd behavior so I immediately left and came back about three hours later to find them both in the exact same position. So it’s fair to assume it’s a reoccurring arrangement between the two of them. The minimal research I have done has turned up nothing but I would love to hear from someone more knowledgeable about this sort of thing!

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Carpathian Blue Slug (Bielzia coerulans)

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cloudya

Date

June 2, 2014 02:57 AM PDT

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Searobins (Family Triglidae)

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erindrumm

Date

June 16, 2021 03:47 PM EDT

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Sea Swallow (Glaucus atlanticus)

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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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aunty

Date

March 29, 2016

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What

African Social Spider (Stegodyphus dumicola)

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wynand_uys

Date

December 31, 2017 05:46 AM SAST

Description

A scrappy expanse of silky refuges and capture webs littered with body parts of previous victims. When preferred prey is entangled, the female spiders emerge from their 'nests' and overpower it by grabbing its extremities. In this case, a wasp https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319446.
Presumably they inject venom because after a minute or so the prey stops struggling. Then they snip it out of the web and carry it into one of several 'nests' or refuges.
Unwanted prey, often beetles (see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319435 ) are also killed but sometimes left in the web, uneaten. Ants, in this case, Maranoplus ( https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319390 )scavenge around the periphery of the webs, feasting on unwanted beetles or other left-overs.

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Eurasian Brown Bear (Ursus arctos ssp. arctos)

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annikaml

Date

August 1, 2017 04:41 PM CDT

Description

Watching for bears from a hide for 14 hours. Saw at least 22 different bears, probably more. Three different mother bears with two or three cubs from this year.

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Black-and-gold Sapsucking Slug (Cyerce nigricans)

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ianhutton

Date

January 1, 2017 05:25 PM AEDT

Description

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

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Shuttlecock Egg Cowrie (Volva volva)

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seastung

Date

February 4, 2018 05:43 AM SAST

Description

seen at Stables in 35m of water

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American Titan (Macrocybe titans)

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igerboski

Date

May 13, 2018 04:05 PM CDT

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Black-chested Snake-Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis)

Observer

happyasacupcake

Date

May 30, 2018 12:20 PM SAST

Description

We saw the snake eagle as it flew up from the ground. It flew in slow circles while it controlled and started to eat the snake. One minute from pic 1 to pic 8 where it started to eat the snake. Total time for this series, three minutes.

Snake at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14774517

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Hoodwinker Mola (Mola tecta)

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tomleeturner

Date

February 19, 2019 05:17 PM PST

Description

I am 6 feet from finger tip to finger tip. Big fish!

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What

Green-striped Grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata)

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pufferchung

Date

February 6, 2019 05:00 PM CST

Description

I am not sure what this one is.

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dhfischer

Date

July 6, 2019 10:47 AM HST

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Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus ssp. macrurus)

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cholmesphoto

Date

June 9, 2020 11:44 AM EDT

Description

A female Giant Ichneumon wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus) oviposits into the side of a tree.

I was honored to have this observation selected as observation of the day for June 11, 2020, and again as observation of the week (week of June 21, 2020). It is covered in this blog post: A Trip to Texas Provides a Long Sought Photographic Opportunity - Observation of the Week, 6/21/20.

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Lightbulb Sea Squirt (Clavelina lepadiformis)

Date

July 5, 2015 08:26 AM CEST

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What

Little Leaf-Sheep (Costasiella kuroshimae)

Observer

dave_and_janet

Date

January 30, 2015 09:46 AM GMT

Description

Water Temp 24C
Depth 4m
Size 3+mm

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What

American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Observer

azgulo

Date

March 27, 2013 12:47 PM HST

Description

Finishing off a Coypu (Nutria).

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What

Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)

Observer

gyukna

Date

September 3, 2019

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Common Land Snails and Slugs (Order Stylommatophora)

Observer

colinpurrington

Date

October 25, 2017 11:21 AM EDT

Description

Under bark so I'm assuming slug eggs. Happy to be corrected. Second photo shows a close-up of individual egg with what I assume is the blastula stage of embryo.

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Oregon Beaked Moss (Kindbergia oregana)

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rambryum

Date

June 18, 2021 10:20 AM PDT

Description

habitat self-evident

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Giant Squid (Architeuthis dux)

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christophercaine

Date

September 11, 2013

Description

Locals claimed it before any measurements could be taken. Photo captured by Gerrie Heyns

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Aerial Yellowjackets (Genus Dolichovespula)

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jef

Date

July 8, 2013 02:31 PM EDT

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