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Texas Blind Snake (Rena dulcis)Observer
astrobirderDescription
we found billy bob himself at billy bob's burgers
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Northern Two-striped Walkingstick (Anisomorpha ferruginea)Observer
saraheaston95
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chomaDescription
Observed on juniper bush in dry creek bed. 68 degrees fahrenheit. Overcast with occasional sprinkles.
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Mesquite Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus ssp. prosopidicola)Observer
astrobirderDescription
went into a megatruck
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Blatchley Walkingstick (Manomera blatchleyi)Observer
emttimDescription
Found this near my garden today.
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Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)Observer
idbirdsDescription
Ed Levin County Park, Santa Clara County, CA, 2020-11-18
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Central Florida Crowned Snake (Tantilla relicta ssp. neilli)Observer
aispinsects
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North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers (Genus Melanoplus)Observer
pfau_tarleton
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Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)Observer
stevendanielDescription
Butterwort
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Texas Seaside Paintbrush (Castilleja halophila)Observer
astrobirderDescription
no @blazeclaw were harmed in the making of this photo
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Narrowcell Cornsalad (Valerianella stenocarpa)Observer
eric_keithDescription
Both species abundant in this location. Inks Lake State Park.
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Mississippi Buckeye (Aesculus × bushii)Observer
safronDescription
A. bushii on left and top, A. pavia on right and bottom (except in the singular leaflet photos, where they are reversed)
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Northern Zigzag Salamander (Plethodon dorsalis)Observer
wildlanderDescription
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY
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Cotton-green Cicada (Chlorocanta viridis)Observer
cicadaandwaspenthusiastDescription
The first nymph of this species I've ever seen online or in real life. Looks sort of like a green Magicicada nymph.
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Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)Observer
gibbousDescription
Seems to have missed the memo…
Spotless individual
@paul_dennehy
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Palm Fern (Blechnum appendiculatum)Observer
steveansellDescription
Enchanted Rock.
Not the right time of year unfortunately, but I was able to confirm the hairy stem despite the fact the only two fronds were wilted.
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Riverbank Grape (Vitis riparia)Observer
jdbarnettgumsDescription
It tasted poisonous
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Genus OrphulellaObserver
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Brownsville Campus, Brownsville, TX, US (Google, OSM)Description
seems intermediate between pelidna and punctata
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Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus viridiflorus ssp. viridiflorus)Observer
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Coast Sand-treader Cricket (Rhachocnemis validus)Observer
alice_abelaDescription
Santa Barbara County, CA
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Sirens (Genus Siren)Observer
dwraybuckDescription
dropped by Great Blue Heron along road near swampy area.
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Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae)Observer
astrobirderDescription
Particularly evil
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Texabama Croton (Croton alabamensis var. texensis)Observer
gcwarblerDescription
This historical set of images needs a bit of context; the 3rd and 4th images show pages of my field journal which describe this "observation." A longer version of the story will be uploaded to a journal post.
Short version: This is the first ever photograph of Texabama Croton (Croton alabamensis var. texensis) on the day I showed the population to graduate student Steve Ginzbarg (U. Texas Botany Dept.; L in photo). I had discovered the shrubs during field work on May 31, 1989. I invited Steve Ginzbarg and John Gee (R in photo) to examine the plants on my next visit to the tract. Steve went on to name the plants as a new variety of Alabama Croton (Sida 15(1):41-52, 1992):
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41967533
At the time, this was a private ranch. The croton became one of the focal plant Species of Concern for the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan. The tract was later acquired for the Refuge of the same name, primarily for its population of Black-capped Vireos and Golden-cheeked Warblers, but also because this spot (where this photo was taken) is the "Type Locality" for Texabama Croton.
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Red-shanked Grasshopper (Xanthippus corallipes)Observer
vanremsenDescription
roadside in grassland
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jimu96Description
Sorry for the bad photos.
This specimen now belongs to the entmological collection of the "Instituto de Investigaciones Botánicas y Zoológicas" (UASD)
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aidancamposDescription
Echinocereus perplexus W. Blum & A.P. Campos sp. nov.
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Mid-winter Boreus (Boreus brumalis)Observer
mmmmbugsDescription
have never seen a critter like this before
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