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Thicket Bean (Phaseolus polystachios)Observer
samuelbrinkerDescription
Dense growth sprawling over shrubs up to 2.5 metres high covering several sq metres presumably adventive here. Recently discovered by Park staff Allan Fretz.
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Meadow Spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius)Observer
molanicDescription
Found dead floating in birdbath.
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Eriophyes rhoinusObserver
jonathan_mackDescription
interesting insect gall(?) on Rhus typhina
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Gall and Rust Mites (Family Eriophyidae)Observer
apgarmDescription
Gall on Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
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Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)Observer
tothemaxDescription
A mother and her four pups (5 total). were foraging. When they sensed me, the mother faced here butt at me with her tail raise and the little ones copied her (I was not sprayed) Then they cautiously and slowly went into the bushes.
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Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)Observer
chert_hollowDescription
found under a pile of straw bales
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Boehmeria Stem Gall Midge (Neolasioptera boehmeriae)Observer
skrentnyjeffPlace
Deer Grove West Woodland & Wetland Nature Preserve, Barrington, Cook County, IL, USA (Google, OSM)Description
small 12-15mm long gall on false nettle
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Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)Observer
solomonrdavidDescription
Spotted Gar collected during electrofishing survey by IL Department of Natural Resources. Photos courtesy IL DNR.
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thelandloverDescription
Possibly Cubitermes niokoloensis. According to article “ Temites and termite mounds-some selected observations” by Francois Malaisse. This species is found in northern Guinea
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ʻAlalā (Corvus hawaiiensis)Observer
abcdefgewingDescription
This photo lost some quality in scanning from an old slide. It shows a wild-born bird. The species is now extinct in the wild.
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marymcgannDescription
Centropyxis constricta (Ehrenberg, 1841)
Thecamoebian
Surface sediment collected from San Francisco Bay near Crissy Field onboard the SFPUC M/V Rincon Point
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Tritoniella belliObserver
umihoshijimaDescription
Depth 70ft, water temp -1.7˚C, crawling on soft substrate.
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False Burnet Moths (Family Urodidae)Observer
tmandaliosDescription
Small intricate cocoon (and pupa?) of some sort of moth critter.
Spotted in the Cypress Creek Nature Preserve (off Livingston ave.) near Tampa, Fl. on Feb. 15th, 2019 at 4:58p.m.
Maybe a member of family Urodidae, judging by the cocoon appearance. (1)(a member of the family found in Florida and southeast U.S.A., see images of cocoon)
one source says open mesh cocoons such as this appear in rainforest environments to allow drainage to the cocoon so the pupa doesn't drown inside (2).
(1) Featured Creatures, UF|IFAS, Entomology & Nematology, bumelia webworm, Urodus parvula
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/BFLY/BFLY2/bumelia_webworm.html
(2)Nature's 3D Printer: MIND BLOWING Cocoon in Rainforest - Smarter Every Day 94
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOLpSPEA72U
**John the butterfly farmer
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Bagworms, Clothes Moths, and Allies (Superfamily Tineoidea)Observer
kgerenDescription
This is an image of, what I believe to be,Phereoeca uterella. This image was taken at my home on a wood fence that my dad recently built. I commonly hear the term "plaster worm" in association to these species.
This is not a cultivated specimen because this organism was not intended to grow on the fence. The weather was very hot and humid.
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randyshonkwilerDescription
Not sure if this actually is a gall (the ID tool only tried to id the flower), but I thought I'd post it as such to see. Wooded Island/Bobolink Meadow area.
