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December 24, 2023
01:44 PM MST
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April 21, 2024
11:06 PM MDT
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April 20, 2024
02:09 PM MDT
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April 13, 2024
09:11 PM MDT
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April 20, 2024
01:30 PM MDT
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April 18, 2024
03:25 PM EDT
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July 23, 2021
10:58 AM MDT
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July 6, 2018
01:28 PM MDT
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July 27, 2019
08:48 AM HST
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March 22, 2024
12:51 AM EDT
Description
being held and rescued from the ground by a wild @blazeclaw
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March 22, 2024
07:45 PM EDT
Description
no @blazeclaw were harmed in the making of this photo
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March 22, 2024
02:54 PM MDT
Description
Found stuck sideways in the rocks on the jetty. I managed to get it out and safely release it! Not what I expected to do today!
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December 16, 2022
02:06 AM EST
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March 7, 2024
05:25 PM EST
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July 23, 2022
12:28 PM PDT
Description
One plant showing fasciation, California Gulch
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May 4, 2021
01:06 PM IST
Description
Pseudoscorpion & its babies !
These tiny creatures are really amazing to watch. Other day I posted how these false scorpions carry their eggs, like a bunch of grapes on its back.
Here i got continuation of that , Where Mother pseudoscorpion is carrying its juvenile on dorsum of abdomen & few more are there on its ventral side.
I was not able to capture better than this as pseudoscorpions are restless creatures & they never sit when exposed to sunlight. They always move in search of the dark. These Arachnids have the unique strength of moving both forward & backward.
This makes us very difficult to capture . I am sharing three record photos,to showcase its maternal care.
ಹುಸಿಚೇಳಿನ ಬಗೆಗೆ ನಾನು ಈ ಹಿಂದೆ ನಿಮಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯೊಳಗೆ , ಜೇನ್ನೊಣದ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಇವು ಜೀವನ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇವು ಮರದ ತೊಗಟೆಯ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತವೆಯಾದ್ದರಿಂದ ಇವು ಹೊರಜಗತ್ತಿಗೆ ಕಾಣುವುದೇ ಇಲ್ಲ.
ಈ ಅಷ್ಟಪದಿಯ ಅಧ್ಯಯನಕ್ಕೆ ಒಂದು ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯೇ ಸೂಕ್ತ .
ತಿಂಗಳಿಗೊಮ್ಮೆ ನಾನು ನಮ್ಮ ತೋಟದಲ್ಲಿನ ಜೇನುಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯ ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕೆ ಕೈ ಹಾಕಿದಾಗ ನನಗೆ ಈ ಹುಸಿಚೇಳುಗಳ ದರ್ಶನವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ಕ್ಯಾಮೆರಾ ಸದಾ ಜೊತೆಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ಇವು ಸದಾ ಕತ್ತಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬದುಕುವ ಜೀವಿಗಳು. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ನಾವು ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದೊಡನೆ, ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಸೆರೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಅಡಗಿಬಿಡುತ್ತವೆ.
ಮೊನ್ನೆಯೂ ಹಾಗೆ ಆಯ್ತು.
ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯ ಒಳಗೆ ಹುಸಿಚೇಳೊಂದು ಈಗ ತಾನೇ ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಯಿಂದ ಹೊರ ಬಂದ ಮರಿಯನ್ನು ಬೆನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ಕುರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿತ್ತು. ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯ ಕೆಳಗೆ, ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ ಗೊಂಚಲಿನಂತೆ ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಗಳಿದ್ದವು ಮತ್ತು ಆ ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಗಳಿಂದ ಮರಿಗಳು ಹೊರಬರಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದ್ದವು.
ಈ ಅಪರೂಪದ ಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ದಾಖಲಿಸಲು ಅನೇಕ ಸವಾಲುಗಳು.
ಹುಸಿಚೇಳು ಕತ್ತಲೆಯನ್ನು ಹುಡಿಕಿಕೊಂಡು, ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಇವುಗಳು ಹಿಂದೆ, ಮುಂದೆ ಅಡ್ಡಡ್ಡ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಥ್ಯ ಹೊಂದಿದೆ. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ಇದನ್ನು ಫೋಕಸ್ಪೆ ಮಾಡುವುದು ಬಲು ಕಷ್ಟ. ಜೇನು ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಯೊಳಗಣ ಜೇನ್ನೊಣಗಳು ನನ್ನ ಸುತ್ತ ಹಾರುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು. ಯಾವಾಗ ಚುಚ್ಚುವುದೋ ಎಂಬ ಭಯ ಒಂದು ಕಡೆಯಾದರೆ, ಕಾಲಿಗೆ ಕುತ್ತುವ ಸೊಳ್ಳೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಕಚ್ಚುವ ಕೆಂಜುಗಗಳು ಇನ್ನೊಂದುಕಡೆ .
ಇವೆಲ್ಲದರ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ನನಗೆ ಮೂರೇ ಮೂರೂ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಸಿಕ್ಕವು. ಅಷ್ಟು ಹೊತ್ತಿಗೆ ಈ ಹುಸಿ ಚೇಳು ತನ್ನ ಮಕ್ಕಳೊಡನೆ ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯ ಸೆರೆಯೊಳಗೆ ಅವಿತುಬಿಟ್ಟಿತ್ತು.
ಚಿತ್ರೀಕರಿಸಿದ ಆ ಮೂರೂ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಇದೋ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ ನಿಮಗಾಗಿ.
May 2021
Indraprastha
Mysuru.
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November 26, 2022
12:00 PM PST
Description
Note to future self, do not stand close to mammal burrows.
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September 10, 2023
04:26 PM MDT
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February 10, 2024
12:03 AM MST
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February 2, 2024
10:06 PM MST
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April 26, 2023
10:34 PM MDT
Description
On a dead Rock Squirrel found on the road.
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February 2, 2024
10:06 PM MST
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February 2, 2024
12:11 AM MST
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February 1, 2024
11:27 PM MST
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November 12, 2020
10:12 PM CST
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January 18, 2024
10:33 AM HST
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January 18, 2024
06:55 PM MST
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April 4, 2023
04:42 PM EDT
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January 8, 2024
03:19 PM MST
Description
?! Found overwintering under a log!!
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January 8, 2024
03:19 PM MST
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December 1, 2023
10:59 PM MST
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January 4, 2024
08:01 PM MST
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January 3, 2024
06:42 PM EST
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April 8, 2020
12:25 PM UTC
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December 24, 2023
08:44 PM MST
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December 19, 2023
02:27 AM EST
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January 19, 2019
11:25 PM MST
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November 22, 2023
09:04 PM GMT
Description
The Bomarea is another observation.
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November 3, 2023
03:36 PM HST
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November 14, 2023
12:27 PM MST
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October 17, 2023
05:12 PM MDT
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May 16, 2023
06:22 AM BST
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July 31, 2021
01:35 PM MDT
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September 9, 2023
12:09 AM MDT
Description
I suspect this is an undescribed species in the Allium cernuum complex
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July 15, 2022
06:03 PM MDT
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October 2, 2023
02:57 PM MDT
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October 2, 2023
02:57 PM MDT
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October 2, 2023
05:00 PM MDT
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October 2, 2023
02:27 PM MDT
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September 10, 2023
05:31 PM MDT
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July 7, 2021
05:38 PM MDT
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September 10, 2023
04:26 PM MDT
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August 29, 2021
01:12 AM MDT
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July 16, 2022
05:33 PM MDT
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September 10, 2023
05:31 PM MDT
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September 18, 2023
10:12 PM MDT
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September 18, 2023
10:12 PM MDT
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September 18, 2023
10:12 PM MDT
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September 18, 2023
10:12 PM MDT
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September 10, 2023
05:31 PM MDT
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June 28, 2023
12:37 AM EDT
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September 6, 2019
08:13 PM EDT
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July 9, 2023
11:22 PM MDT
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January 27, 2023
04:42 PM MST
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September 8, 2023
10:47 PM MDT
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September 9, 2023
12:09 AM MDT
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September 3, 2023
10:25 AM AEST
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July 7, 2023
11:04 PM MDT
Description
FASCIATED!!!! Crazy small ranged plant with fasciation!!!
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August 23, 2023
12:24 PM MDT
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August 23, 2023
12:46 PM CDT
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August 19, 2023
10:09 PM MDT
What
Sora
(Porzana carolina)
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August 28, 2022
09:19 PM UTC
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August 12, 2021
03:02 PM UTC
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July 10, 2018
07:02 PM MDT
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July 19, 2023
09:30 PM MDT
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July 20, 2023
02:40 AM UTC
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July 18, 2023
08:40 PM MDT
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July 12, 2023
03:29 PM MDT
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March 23, 2023
06:39 PM MDT
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July 4, 2023
12:08 AM MDT
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July 3, 2023
12:29 AM MDT
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June 20, 2023
01:28 PM MDT
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June 20, 2023
01:06 PM MDT
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June 20, 2023
12:49 PM MDT
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April 28, 2023
10:39 PM MDT
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April 29, 2023
12:28 AM MDT
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April 28, 2023
11:03 PM MDT
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November 24, 2021
07:27 AM MST
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March 4, 2020
06:38 PM MST
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April 11, 2023
06:26 PM MDT
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January 7, 2023
02:31 AM CST
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November 10, 2021
06:13 PM EST
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June 21, 2022
02:45 AM UTC
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November 21, 2020
06:33 PM AEDT
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March 23, 2023
01:05 PM MDT
Place
Private
Date Added
April 7, 2019
11:11 PM CDT
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January 26, 2018
06:07 PM SAST
Description
Just for interest, added cycad seeds being sorted . Nobody seems to know who brought them in or where they came from, but many of the seeds have similar holes, similarly empty. None of our cycads have cones now, so thinking this beastie came in with the seeds.
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November 26, 2018
06:25 AM CST
Description
Smilax characters, "thumbnail test" showing marginal vein in S auriculata when edge of leaf is pulled away by a thumbnail. See also https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18649238
(Although other Smilax, such as S. bona-nox, may have a vein embedded in the margin, it's much more delicate and usually breaks easily with this test rather than remaining as a string. Try two or three leaves if you're not sure.)
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September 13, 2019
08:55 PM SAST
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December 12, 2018
09:22 PM CET