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Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)Observer
susankirkbride
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Coastal Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)Observer
alexeratopsDescription
Saw this on Boy Scout Trail near Crescent City, California.
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Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii)Observer
fernsibleyDescription
Half of the same pair to use this tree last year, and in the same spot as spring of 2020, too.
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Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii)Observer
inkadilloDescription
Lifer!
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Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)Observer
rubatanDescription
Photo is an actual photo of live insect taken by me at the time listed 2023-10-01 16:43:29 at OAK airport arrival terminal for southwest flight (SWA3845) from Baltimore. It was found alive on a passenger inside the airplane while landing, captured, and euthanized in the airport terminal. All details (ie coordinates, time of photo) are exact. No other individuals were seen but a detailed search of fuselage was not performed by poster.
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Common Milkcaps (Genus Lactarius)Observer
fungifinnDescription
Strong smell of fenugreek
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Candy Cap (Lactarius rubidus)Observer
susannem1001Description
small orange mushrooms growing in a small clump out of the side of a moss covered stick on the forest floor. 2-3 cm caps
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Candy Cap (Lactarius rubidus)Observer
tkripleanDescription
Yes, definitely candy caps. My favorite smell.
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Magnificent Bryozoan (Pectinatella magnifica)Observer
maricel-patinoDescription
Statoblast, winter form of Pectinatella magnifica. 1 mm in diameter without counting the hooks. It has lost its floating coat around the hooks. It is made up of two discs that come apart when pulled. Each disc is made of brown cells. There is a narrow strip surrounding the edge of margin. Canal.
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Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)Observer
fcmartinDescription
Someone posted this on NextDoor yesterday. I put the location as obscured since the location is approximate.
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Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)Observer
jenniferanaya
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Hammerhead Doto (Doto amyra)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
Prizewinner of the Doto amyra Beauty Contest! Large, perfectly intact one found by @seaslugin :-)
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Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata)Observer
matthewvosper
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Gray Morel (Morchella tomentosa)Observer
breakfast_of_champignonsDescription
Found in a burn area
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Neglected Eighty-Eight (Diaethria neglecta)Observer
butterfliesoforegonDescription
Diaethria neglecta
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Western Black Elfin Saddle (Helvella vespertina)Observer
deathtofalsemorelsDescription
Pileus: 5 cm wide, 3 cm tall, black with patches of brown, irregularly lobed, margin attached to the stipe where they meet
Stipe: 10 cm tall, 2-4 cm wide, grayish brown, tapering, lacunose
Odor: insignificant
Taste: not sampled
Habit: solitary
Substrate: sandy soil and duff
Habitat: riparian forest in a young Pseudotsuga menziesii stand mixed with Populus trichocarpa and Quercus sp.
Elevation: 11 m
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Wrinkled Thimble Morel (Verpa bohemica)Observer
agericusDescription
Biggest morel ever?
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Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)Observer
crimsonvultureDescription
In a Costco by a ton of succulents, definitely from somewhere else. Found dead by the plants.
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Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)Observer
niffyatDescription
Spotted with Bird Buddy bird feeder
