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Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)Observer
margaretcurtinDescription
Small orange balls hanging from Impatiens capensis.
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Plumose Anemone (Metridium senile)Observer
alex_shureDescription
Natural light shot of Metridium lining the walls at Burnham. The peaks of this trench seem to gather the most invertebrates as seen here (with strobe): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82101339
In the area pictured, the depths range from ≈21-33m. I consider this to be a world class dive. There's always a lot to observe without having to travel far from the mooring line and the trench makes for easy navigation in what would otherwise be a dark and confusing spot.
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Upswept Moonwort (Botrychium ascendens)Observer
wernerehlDescription
It's not often that my fieldwork results in finding a new native globally rare species to add to the flora of Massachusetts, but it happened in May. ID confirmed by Vermont moonwort expert Art Gilman, author of the New Flora of Vermont. (Arthur Haines agreed as well).
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Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)Observer
tfrenchDate
Missing DateDescription
This is an adult male Southern Flying Squirrel compared to 2 of the last specimens of Northern Flying Squirrel preserved from MA. The most recent preserved specimen was from Belchertown, Hampshire Co. on May 24, 1968. The species may still exist in MA, but if so, its range has contracted and numbers have significantly declined.
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Lesser Blue Crab (Callinectes similis)Observer
joey250Description
Anyone know what this crab is?
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Fan Clubmoss (Diphasiastrum digitatum)Observer
akileeDescription
Fan or blue?
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Chestnut Casebearer Moth (Coleophora leucochrysella)Observer
swhitebreadDescription
Cases on chestnut found 8-Jun-2020, moth emerged 24-Jun-2020
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Blueberries, Cranberries, Huckleberries, and Allies (Subfamily Vaccinioideae)Observer
slamonde
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Flat-branched Tree-Clubmoss (Dendrolycopodium obscurum)Observer
karro_frostDescription
Arthur Iverson Conservatio Area habitat management area aka clear cut, 3 years post cut, looked for all the different species I could find.
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Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)Observer
hayleykoldingDescription
What is this abnormality/gall on the poison ivy? It's quite beautiful. The misformed leaves look almost flowerlike.
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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)Observer
mycapecodadventurepicturesDescription
Vixen and her Kits
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Birds (Class Aves)Observer
angetranDescription
It looked like a large number of the flock smashed into the windows of a luxury building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Not sure if there’s a lot of variation or if this was a mixed flock of highly similar birds with warbler-like traits. I am a new birder 😬 I also didn’t adjust the date, this is from photos much earlier in the year—October
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American Common Reed (Phragmites australis ssp. americanus)Observer
cbuelow45Description
I'm assuming that this is non-native, but the red stalks, somewhat diffuse colonial pattern and limited flowering have me wanting a second opinion. The red stalks could be just a result of being submerged for most of the growing season. This is growing on the drawn-down shore of the Quabbin Reservoir, where large stands of obvious non-native stands are established. On sandy shoreline.
