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Dung Beetles (Subfamily Scarabaeinae)Observer
earth_tideDescription
round ball of brown dirt-like substance, ~ 6 cm in diameter, found in a cow pasture with lots of dung nearby
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anudibranchmomDescription
Very cool to see this lone bee-mimic mingling with the exact same sized Black-tailed Bumblebees.
Another one seen nearby last month: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69387430
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Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)Observer
kuedaDescription
This lizard was living its best life by ending the lives of many others. In retrospect, it would have been useful to know my camera can shoot high speed video.
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Pines (Genus Pinus)Observer
kschneiDescription
5-mm gall or needle mine (?) at tip of needle cluster of a two-needled pine tree, maybe Pinus monophylla. Also posted to BG here:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1943677
I collected this structure and hope something emerges...
The host plant is here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70234190
Note: likely a persistent bud scale per comments from others below.
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Genus EudistomaObserver
berniedupDescription
Stingray City, Mabul, Sabah, MALAYSIA
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Pacific Corambe (Corambe pacifica)Observer
allisonjgongDescription
This animal was feeding on its favorite prey, the bryozoan Membranipora membranacea.
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Kelp Lace Bryozoan (Membranipora membranacea)Observer
allisonjgongDescription
Growing on the stipe of Macrocystis pyrifera.
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Pricklebush (Hecastocleis shockleyi)Observer
jdmoreDescription
pricklebush, Hecastocleis shockleyi, White Mountains, elevation 1850 m (6075 ft). This odd composite has single-flowered heads in secondary clusters surrounded by holly-like bracts.
Uploaded from my Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/
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Graceful Rock Crab (Metacarcinus gracilis)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
Crab inside Scrippsia pacifica!
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Webcaps (Genus Cortinarius)Observer
cooperjDescription
The real C. porphyroideus. Spores including apiculus, length µ=14.6 um, σ=0.68, width µ=8.5 um, σ=0.61, Q µ=1.72, σ=0.16, n=10. The other beech associated species has smooth spores ...
http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1551302
And the similar tea-tree associated C. coneae with some gold colours ...
http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1868078
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Genus LichenomphaliaObserver
cooperjDescription
Not associated with sphagnum bogs and in drier areas. L. alpina sensu NZ and not same as northern hemisphere species and not the same as L. chromacea which is also present.
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California Satan's Bolete (Rubroboletus eastwoodiae)Observer
catchangDescription
HUGE!
