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Ghost Fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis)

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frya

Date

May 8, 2021 06:47 PM AEST

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Blue Green Chiton (Chiton glaucus)

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emily_r

Date

October 7, 2014

Place

Hawera (Google, OSM)

Description

A green chiton attached to a half crab. We observed this alien looking commensal beast while undertaking an intertidal survey on the reefs off Hawera. It made us jump when we first turned over the rock.

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Satin White Palpita (Palpita flegia)

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bgomez

Date

February 10, 2004 01:06 PM HST

Description

increíble espectáculo de la llegada masiva de la "mariposa blanca" a El Ejido El Águila, Cacahoatán, en la zona de influencia de la Reserva de la Biosfera Volcán Tacana

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davelascoc

Date

July 19, 2022 01:12 PM -05

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Sickle Grass (Ctenium concinnum)

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rob_palmer

Date

May 18, 2022 10:36 AM SAST

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simon_verlynde

Date

March 19, 2022 09:50 AM EDT

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Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)

Observer

outdoors

Date

January 7, 2021 05:12 PM CST

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kiwikiu

Date

June 17, 2021 04:57 PM PDT

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abhiapc

Date

May 4, 2021 11:02 AM IST

Place

Kalalavadi (Google, OSM)

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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Lichen Huntsman (Genus Pandercetes)

Observer

jithesh

Date

January 26, 2021 12:07 AM IST

Place

Sanoor (Google, OSM)

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vireolanius

Date

January 31, 2018 05:06 PM -05

Description

blackmetal

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Caribbean Christmas Tree Worm (Spirobranchus giganteus)

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

December 9, 2016 03:10 PM AST

Description

Snorkeling at Cistern Point on a drizzly, overcast afternoon.

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Caribbean Christmas Tree Worm (Spirobranchus giganteus)

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zahnerphoto

Date

August 29, 2014 12:43 PM EDT

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anudibranchmom

Date

November 25, 2016 12:25 AM PST

Description

Only about 1/2" long so at the extreme end of my camera's abilities, which is a shame because this polychaete was sooo cool. Red eyes, striped body, and long 'tentacles' that curled and clenched. Originally found on drift kelp, but those photos were truly awful. Bad but intriguing video: https://flic.kr/p/NrAS8H

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arheyman01

Date

March 7, 2021 01:14 PM PST

Description

Found inside a parchment tube covered in debris.

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kueda

Date

August 30, 2015 11:58 AM PDT

Description

One of the most amazing worms I've ever seen. About 8 mm long, climbed out of a clump of tunicates we put in a dish, undoubtedly sponges and other things mixed in too. Very close resemblence to this image, ID'd as A. speciosa at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis/calnemo/GroupSummary.jsp?GRP=Annelids-Polychaetes, but given the image at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34212266 that seems like it might be wrong.

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raulagrait

Date

February 24, 2017 01:33 PM HST

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Western Paper Wasp (Mischocyttarus flavitarsis)

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rose21

Date

June 16, 2019 12:01 PM PDT

Description

She is building a nest from the foam pad on a swingset.

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Devil's-Fingers (Clathrus archeri)

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fairyeagle

Date

June 14, 2018 01:13 PM NZST

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Two-spined Spider (Poecilopachys australasia)

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fairyeagle

Date

November 7, 2017 02:27 PM +13

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Painted Tiger Moth (Arachnis picta)

Observer

flea

Date

October 10, 2016 04:49 PM PDT

Description

Found by a neighbor early afternoon on Oct. 10, 2016, hanging out on an outside wall of an apartment building in (East) Oakland, CA 94605

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Ant-mimicking Treehopper (Cyphonia clavata)

Observer

treegrow

Date

December 4, 2016 01:44 PM EST

Description

Cyphonia clavata. La Fortuna de San Carlos, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica.

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Gisborne Cockroach (Drymaplaneta semivitta)

Observer

fairyeagle

Date

August 5, 2017 10:10 PM NZST

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Observer

anudibranchmom

Date

March 9, 2017 10:13 AM PST

Description

Inverted flight! A pair were fishing very close to me; this one changed its mind and pulled up mid-dive for another try.

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

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wendy52

Date

March 1, 2017

Description

Ravens chased this eagle out of a tree and it flew right over the lakeshore.

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

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judygva

Date

February 15, 2017 04:20 PM EST

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Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

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ralfmagee

Date

July 29, 2012 12:43 PM AEST

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

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mark157

Date

February 4, 2017 11:22 AM AST

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Striped Lax Beetle (Thelyphassa lineata)

Observer

adrianne_jerrett

Date

January 2017

Description

Small beetle. approximately 2 cm long.

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Observer

xterrapin

Date

January 15, 2017 11:29 AM PST

Description

3rd year. Other photo is a tussle between this guy and the previously posted Golden.

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Northern Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus ssp. washingtoniensis)

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bryanpfeiffer

Date

January 2017

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Northern Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus ssp. washingtoniensis)

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joshualincoln

Date

January 29, 2017 02:09 PM EST

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Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)

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susandc

Date

December 19, 2016 04:14 PM CST

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Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)

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lizaragon

Date

December 18, 2016 08:20 AM CST

Description

Parque Guadiana

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Giant Ameiva (Ameiva ameiva)

Date

December 10, 2016 07:09 AM CST

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

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ck2az

Date

October 19, 2012 10:36 AM MDT