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European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)Observer
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Right under the handrail beside our door 😬
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Tricolored Bumble Bee (Bombus ternarius)Observer
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Possibly this bumblebee’s first day out of spring! It flew by and the cuddled up in this leaf.
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Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)Observer
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I thought this was a reseeded tomato plant in my garden but it turned out to be an imposter!
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Grass Spiders (Genus Agelenopsis)Observer
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This thing was huge!!!
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Ganoderma Subg. Elfvingia (Subgenus Elfvingia)Observer
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Humongous fungus, my hand in their for scale
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Milkcaps, Brittlegills and Allies (Family Russulaceae)Observer
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Neat mushrooms with jagged edges. I couldn’t bend down to look underneath with a baby on my back though
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Black Huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata)Observer
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Not 100% sure
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Rowans and Mountain Ashes (Genus Sorbus)Observer
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Not sure about ID but I’m pretty sure it’s an Ash and looks healthier than many of those around town. The berries were not particularly vibrant in colour.
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Serviceberries (Genus Amelanchier)Observer
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A whole grove of these babies in the woods below the Shannon Park Canada 150 trail look off. Delicious! I’m not sure which type of amelanchier these are but they’re not suffering from the same rust as my (cultivated) backyard canadensis and alnifolia.
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Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Observer
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This wasp kept poking down into the corn stalks of my 3 sisters garden, possibly looking for aphids
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Typical Hermit Beetles (Genus Osmoderma)Observer
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The dog was very interested in this beetle
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Observer
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This is a smaller bumble bee, they live under a big rock under our front step
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Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens)Observer
jmtoppleDescription
First time I ever noticed one of these with the bright green head!
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Lettuce, Chicory, Dandelion and Salsify Tribe (Tribe Cichorieae)Observer
jmtoppleDescription
I was hoping this was beetberry (strawberry spinach), but I’m not sure, don’t think the leaves are pointy enough
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Rustic Wolf Spider (Trochosa ruricola)Observer
jmtoppleDescription
These are in my garden and many and them have egg sacks, give me the willies!
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Observer
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This loud bee was loving the chive flowers! They live underground and have tunnels opening by an old stump at the edge of our yard.
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Popokoriki (Ants) (Family Formicidae)Observer
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They’ve been hard at work excavating my herb spiral garden
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Common Yellow Woodsorrels (Section Corniculatae)Observer
jmtoppleDescription
Not sure which woodsorrel species this is but it has yellow flowers and tastes lemony
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Brambles (Genus Rubus)Observer
jmtoppleDescription
These look different from the rest of my raspberry plants but maybe?
