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Hula Skirt Siphonophore (Physophora hydrostatica)Observer
varneynzDescription
Roughly 10cm long, transparent body with reddish 'tentacles' around the base.
Seen at 6m depth in 10m water.
Tentatively identified as a Hula Skirt Siphonophore (Physophora hydrostatica)
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Hidden Goldspeck Lichen (Candelariella aurella)Observer
jonesonDescription
Saxicolous on sidewalk.
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Brown Wasp Mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea)Observer
patriciafojutDescription
between rain sessions, sitting on Prairie Dock leaf along Wehr’s Lake trail
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Glade Mallow (Napaea dioica)Observer
patriciafojutDescription
five part flower, deeply lobed palmately veined leaf, in a wetland meadow along boardwalk.
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Green Marvel (Acronicta fallax)Observer
vailbassDescription
Green Marvel (Acronicta fallax)
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Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Observer
vailbassDescription
Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia) and Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)
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Metallic Sweat Bees (Subgenus Dialictus)Observer
patriciafojutDescription
Lassioglossum sp.
the flowering shrub is called Mock Orange in the Midwest.
