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Leafy Oak Gall Wasp (Andricus quercusfoliatus)Observer
lightning_whelkDescription
The Quercus geminata was less than 4 feet tall. Yet it had 38 galls on it! I was amazed!
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Needlepod Rush (Juncus scirpoides)Observer
janetwrightDescription
Splinter Hill Pitcherplant Bog
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Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata)Observer
lightning_whelkDescription
The stalks were already broken.
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
lightning_whelkDescription
Perhaps a mating ritual. They flew very slowly & did a gentle “chest bump”.
at Little Lagoon Pass.
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Atlantic Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)Observer
lightning_whelkDescription
Mating pair
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Atlantic Ghost Crab (Ocypode quadrata)Observer
lightning_whelkDescription
Mating. The male is only in the first two photos. Then he scurried away.
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Dosinia-like Lucine (Callucina keenae)Observer
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the day before Hurricane Ida
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Sunray Venus Clam (Macrocallista nimbosa)Observer
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the day before Hurricane Ida
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Cross-barred Venus (Chione elevata)Observer
lightning_whelkDescription
the day before Hurricane Ida
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Lady-in-waiting Venus (Chionopsis intapurpurea)Observer
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the day before Hurricane Ida
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Beach Morning-Glory (Ipomoea imperati)Observer
lightning_whelkDescription
the day before Hurricane Ida
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Genus BelonocnemaObserver
bailey_rohdeDescription
From a shrub oak tree but I’m wondering what is growing on the leaf
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Family SpionidaeObserver
lightning_whelkDescription
Bristleworms “carved” a smiley face!
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Lace Murex (Chicoreus florifer)Observer
nickscottDescription
Some sort of eggs / colonial organism found in shallow sand and sea grass bay.
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True Tulip (Fasciolaria tulipa)Observer
lmpatrickDescription
"tulips" firm but flexible, attached to marine vegetation -snail egg cases?
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Genus StramonitaObserver
jmcpeak111Description
Oyster drills and oyster drill eggs
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Murex Snails and Allies (Superfamily Muricoidea)Observer
mprohaskiDescription
Welk eggs, most likely
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Nassa Mudsnails (Family Nassariidae)Observer
wildflowersuzDescription
End of Fort Morgan Peninsula
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Apple Murex (Phyllonotus pomum)Observer
emjtcaDescription
Seems likely, though I don't know when the last time was I saw an Apple Murex in Charlotte Harbor. About 5 ~4cm chunks washed up on the beach. This one was hydrated, a second observation was completely dried out.
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Texas Lightning Whelk (Sinistrofulgur pulleyi)Observer
oopsajodieDescription
Egg case?
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Florida Pear Whelk (Fulguropsis pyruloides)Observer
lightning_whelkDescription
Egg cases. Much smaller in diameter than those of a Lightning Whelk.
Also, the edges are all spikey.
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Murex Snails (Family Muricidae)Observer
lightning_whelkDescription
found at Cotton Bayou Beach Access in Orange Beach, Alabama.
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Apple Murex (Phyllonotus pomum)Observer
india11Description
Very spongy like texture
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Genus StramonitaObserver
nancy220Place
St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge, 3100 County Rd 30A, Apalachicola, FL 32320, USA (Google, OSM)Description
Eggs sacs? attached to driftwood
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Genus StramonitaObserver
parahuacoDescription
Egg casing for Hayes rock shell, found washed up on beach
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Genus StramonitaObserver
lisajohnstonDescription
Attached to driftwood on the beach
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Genus StramonitaObserver
sargassum_Description
I know it's not exactly alive but I'm hoping to find out exactly what it is if it's even an egg casing
