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Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)Observer
albertkangDescription
Saw this dead Monkey during a dive in Bali
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Painted Tiger Moth (Arachnis picta)Observer
fleaDescription
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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Imperial Katydid (Sanaa imperialis)Observer
ivijayanandDescription
Long-horned Grasshopper
Location: Jampui Hills, Tripura
Date: 22nd October 2012
Equipment: Nikon D300s with Nikkor AF 28-105mm lens
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Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii)Observer
wendy5Description
This Madrona was glowing in the low winter sunlight.
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Southern and Eastern African Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus ssp. jubatus)Observer
robkeulemansDescription
Just before disappearing in the tall grass the cheetah youngster gave us a final look!
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Pencil Squids (Family Loliginidae)Observer
dennisthediverDescription
We went for a Black Water apnea session.
Swimming out into the dark and looking for critters at the surface.
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Yellowback Anthias (Mirolabrichthys evansi)Observer
francoislibertDescription
(EN) Yellowback Anthias - (FR) Anthias à dos jaune
Mirolabrichthys evansi, Réunion Island
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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)Observer
lincolndureyDescription
Morning: Bayfield, WI
Midday: Apostle Islands NP
https://www.inaturalist.org/calendar/lincolndurey/2019/8/1
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Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis)Observer
dotun55Description
'Sleeping beauty'
Resting in a depression on a large vine (lliana) along the trail. It is here for hours, until the rain poured.
Inasmuch as its venom is lethal, the viper is quite vulnerable in this passive state - can easily be picked up and killed by locals, especially for food in this region. In fact, this viper species, like the gaboon, is a popular animal protein source.
Being found behind, or beyond the cutline of the forest reserve determines survival - life, or death for the spectacular wildlife.
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Turquoise Elfcup (Chlorociboria aeruginosa)Observer
alison_pollackDescription
Found on conifer wood in a snowmelt area by @debk
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Crucifix Spadefoot Frog (Notaden bennettii)Observer
garywwilsonDescription
A burrowing species with aposematic colouration that deters predators when the species surfaces after rain.
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Hedgehog Spiders (Genus Pycnacantha)Observer
skuakangaDescription
I have monitored several dozen individuals of this species (and their breeding activities) since 2009. This particular individual was first spotted on 11 April 2019 with a new egg case; by 11 May 2019 a second egg case had been added. During a visit on 15 June 2019, the spiderlings from the first egg case had hatched, had moulted in the web next to the egg case and had dispersed. No subsequent visits were made to check on the fate of the second egg case.
Photos: spider looking gravid on 2 May 2019, egg cases on 11 May 2019 and first encounter (shortly after depositing first egg case?) on 11 April 2019.
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Southern African Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus ssp. cowiei)Observer
happyasacupcakeDescription
There was a thick layer on algae on the water. Most of the animals had a coating of the algae on their legs or entire bodies.
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Calvatia fragilisObserver
leptoniaDescription
Recent rain droplets + hydrophobic spore mass = psychedelic purple bubblescape
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Painted Batagur (Batagur borneoensis)Observer
jokoguntoroDescription
Male Batagur borneoensis in habitat. Discovered while carried out field survey. Further info at www.satucitafoundation.org
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)Observer
conni_linaresDescription
Tortuga verde o blanca, (Chelonia mydas), nació con leucismo ya que tiene falta de pigmentación y con ojos negros.
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Frilled Dragon (Chlamydosaurus kingii)Observer
treeder86Description
ID and locality info based off of my notes from 2004. I tried to update taxonomic changes.
Thanks to my father, Dr. Tod Reeder, for having me on this trip.
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)Observer
kimberlylrandalDescription
This is a green sea turtle that saw its reflection in my camera's dome port. Out of curiosity it almost swam into me! I took this before I had to move from out behind my camera and look to see if it was going to hit me. In retrospect, I wish I had kept shooting. But, just observing these guys is amazing in its own right. Nowhere in the world have I seen as many turtles on every dive as we did in Palau. Repeatedly, we'd see at least 3 or 4 turtles on most dives and I remember one dive where we saw at least 10.
Palau was the first country to declare their waters a sanctuary for sharks and as a result of their efforts the fish and turtle populations seem equally healthy. Absolutely fantastic to see that their efforts are paying off with healthy reefs, healthy fish populations, healthy shark populations, and lots of turtles!
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Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)Observer
mikethebirderDescription
Came out of the water covered in duckweed and was feeding on fallen mullberries.
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North American Cobalt Tarantula (Aphonopelma mooreae)Observer
voronaDescription
I found it in La Sierra Tarahumara close to the Cascada Basaseachi. July, 2016. Chihuahua, Mexico
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Atlantic Wolffish (Anarhichas lupus)Observer
jimgreenfieldDescription
About to take an edible crab
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Sylvia's Tree Frog (Cruziohyla sylviae)Observer
hijodelanieblaDescription
En Sector Pitilla ACG un lugar donde había sido reportada antes pero muy poco común.
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Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)Observer
jakobDescription
Amazing fight of 2 dedicated salamanders, trying to wrestle it out. Completely unbothered by my presence and strong light. After watching this for maybe 10-15 minutes, I gently separated them by 20-30 cm, just to see them going for each other again! I guess they needed the rest of the night to find out who's the winner...
Here's a short film clip:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ranMXxfhLoc9hORYJ9qiLNqwwggMi-Ri/view?usp=sharing
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Requiem Sharks (Family Carcharhinidae)Observer
andhika3010Description
Shark juvenil of Carcharinidae found has genetic mutation (albino and cyclocephaly)
Info credit: Dadang Pattikaloba
Source and photos: Kompas Media
Link: https://amp.kompas.com/regional/read/2020/10/21/18202961/heboh-bayi-hiu-bermata-satu-mirip-mata-manusia-ini-penjelasannya
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Barracouta (Thyrsites atun)Observer
millamuckDescription
Big guy about 1m long
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Winghead Shark (Eusphyra blochii)Observer
nicolubitzDescription
tagged, measured, dna sampled and released
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Spot-lined Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus lineopunctatus)Observer
pacificklausDescription
A male flasher wrasse displaying at Monad shoal, near Malapascua, Philippines. Very hard to photograph!
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Borneo Betta (Betta taeniata)Observer
aiman_azmiPlace
Missing LocationDescription
A male from a hillstream
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Giant Seahorse (Hippocampus ingens)Observer
thumbwaveDescription
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) catches, then immediately drops a Pacific Seahorse (Hippocampus ingens) back into the drink. This image captures the head just a fraction of a second before it slips back under (Seahorses do not swim along the surface).
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East Pacific Red Octopus (Octopus rubescens)Observer
leftcoasterDescription
Night dive at Finn Beach
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Leaf-veined Slugs (Family Athoracophoridae)Observer
sarah_richardsonDescription
I've seen similar slugs in the forest, but never in the alpine at 1600m. A v cool critter!
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Genus OnoreodrilusObserver
calliebroaddusDescription
Over 5' long, found crossing the road in NW Ecuador at Dracula Reserve, around 2,000m elevation.
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Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)Observer
alan_rockefellerDescription
Fluorescent under 365 nm UV light
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Vampire Squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)Observer
aggieofalltradesDescription
Found at a depth of about 2500 feet
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Trigs, Sword-tailed Crickets, and Ground Crickets (Family Trigonidiidae)Observer
ioannism
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Dome-backed Spiny Ants (Subgenus Cyrtomyrma)Observer
portioidDescription
Oecophylla in previous observation
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Leaf Katydids (Subfamily Phaneropterinae)Observer
gbohneDescription
This nymph of a bush-cricket, ~2-3cm, looks like a giant ant (mimicry);
however, ants (Hymenoptera) neither have such - long - antennae nor such strong hind-legs (femur)!
The colouration supports the mimicry: the dark colour of antennae is interrupted by a broad white part, hence they seem to be short like the ones of ants. The same happens with the colourful neon-stripes that legs seem thin and the body seems constricted... like a real ant!
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae BURMEISTER, 1838 (false katydids)
[det. Brigitte Helfert, 2013, based on this photo]
Family: Tettigoniidae KRAUSS, 1902
(bush-crickets or katydids, Laubheuschrecken)
[det. "shadowshador", 2013, based on this photo]
Superfamily: Tettigonioidea KRAUSS, 1902
Suborder: Ensifera (crickets, katydids and bush-crickets, Langfühlerschrecken)
Order: Orthoptera (Heuschrecken & Grillen)
Infraclass: Neoptera (Neuflügler)
Subclass: Pterygota
Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten)
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Phylum: Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
taxonomical info: orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNa...
and: www.biolib.cz/en/taxontree/id87/
Indonesia, W-Papua, vic. Manokwari: Gunung Meja (Table mountain NP), ca. 100m asl., 11.08.2010; IMG_3684
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Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)Observer
brigitte25Description
Grasshopper laying eggs
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Amazonian Giant Centipede (Scolopendra gigantea)Observer
geronimo8Description
Phimophis guianensis
