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Emerald Moths (Subfamily Geometrinae)Observer
triskat35Description
wavy-lined emerald moth or camouflaged looper (Synchlora aerata). The caterpillar was hard to see due to its changing camouflage: bits of brown leaves one day, purple coneflower petals the next day.
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Pincer Wasps (Family Dryinidae)Observer
megachileDescription
On Empoasca fabae
Exact date of collection unknown, summer of 2014
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Clover Powdery Mildew (Erysiphe trifoliorum)Observer
nschwabDescription
ex Trifolium pratense
Confirmed microscopically.
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Eurasian Leaflitter Crab Spider (Ozyptila praticola)Observer
ljr2018Description
Tapped from fallen Picea cone.
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Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)Observer
luke_alderDescription
Good sized herd sighted after dusk
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Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)Observer
yetikatDescription
All black. Small white/grey area on left rear, rump, likely cause by an older incident.
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Observer
cherubinDescription
Spotted at Hendrie Valley Marsh Sanctuary
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Domestic Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus ssp. domesticus)Observer
marcel_pepinDescription
the crow might have been playing, but the rabbit did not like the game.
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Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)Observer
landfrogDescription
no survival skills
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Common House Spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum)Observer
kirill_levchenkoDescription
Female house spider and her spiderlings
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Chocolate Tube Slimes (Genus Stemonitis)Observer
skogsraaDescription
The last three pictures were taken 9 hours after the first two (showing the growing fruiting bodies). By then, the slime molds were actively being eaten by a slug.
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Neighborly Mining Bee (Andrena vicina)Observer
morcuttDescription
I think this is just an especially threadbare vicina. I did have the thought, when I saw her, “What are you doing so far out of the neighborhood?” They seem like city bees to me, but that’s probably largely due to their common name.
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Chinese Mystery Snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis)Observer
lj_Description
Only 2 mollusk species present: Chipangopaludina chinensis and Physella acuta. C. chinensis outnumbers Physella by a great margin.
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Large Daisy Aphids (Genus Uroleucon)Observer
benfrankcleggDescription
On Solidago canadensis
Ap050424C
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Water Pocket Moss (Fissidens fontanus)Observer
iacomanerDescription
or maybe Dichelyma cappilaceum?
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Genus PleuroceraObserver
lj_Description
The first Pleurocerid I’ve found here
