bastefanidis's Favorites
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Mossy Rose Gall Wasp (Diplolepis rosae)Observer
juan_sphexDescription
Reared from gall: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194312529
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Pachypappa sacculiObserver
thygDescription
@earley_bird dont think I even noticed this structure while photographing the ants
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Mossy Rose Gall Wasp (Diplolepis rosae)Observer
shawnb2Description
Emerged in abundance from https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186236866
Date represents date of gall collection
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salty_old_joshDescription
Extremely early fruiting compared to years passed
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Genus CribrariaObserver
kyronbDescription
Found this little forest of slime molds partially under a rotten branch.
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Genus SynergusObserver
earley_birdDescription
Reared from Neuroterus anthracinus galls. Date reflects collection date.
https://inaturalist.ca/observations/145406144
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Fall Webworm Moth (Hyphantria cunea)Observer
hannah_anderson3Description
Smaller than a Virginian tiger moth and lacks black and yellow patterning on abdomen
HA269
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Elaeomyxa ceriferaObserver
sarahlloydDescription
Several small groups of sporangia on a large bryophyte-covered log in Melaleuca ericifolia swamp forest.
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Diderma effusumObserver
sarahlloydDescription
Found on dead treefern (Dicksonia antarctica) frond on the ground.
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Beauveria bassianaObserver
naturestephieDescription
Observation for Vespula germanica: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190677018
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Black-margined Loosestrife Beetle (Galerucella calmariensis)Observer
danielstewartDescription
Larvae are observable in both photos
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Fly Death Fungi (Complex Entomophthora muscae)Observer
aivaDescription
This guy climbed up my tent wall, died, and inflated, becoming the first of many "zombie flies" we saw while in Tuya
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Genus OsbornellusObserver
stjayaaaDescription
On house door .. approx 4-5 mm in length ..
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Genus SynergusObserver
earley_birdDescription
On English Oak leaves. Adults fairly common. Galls present on the single young tree here. 2 adults collected from this site.
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Genus SynergusObserver
earley_birdDescription
Ovipositing into Neuroterus anthracinus gall. Collected wasp
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Thread-waisted Sand Wasps (Genus Ammophila)Observer
lesfreckDescription
The adult
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Oyster Gall Wasp (Neuroterus anthracinus)Observer
earley_birdDescription
Ovipositing wasp in another obs.
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Beauveria bassianaObserver
doviendeDescription
On a camel cricket in a limestone cave, out of sight of daylight
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Raspberry Crown Borer (Pennisetia marginatum)Observer
etienne_siewDescription
These are the coolest moths I have seen, what an amazing disguise 🥸!!
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Isopod Iridescent Virus (Invertebrate iridescent virus 31)Observer
spottytowhee
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Poplar Leaf-stem Gall Aphids (Genus Pemphigus)Observer
yonathanuDescription
Found on Sow thistle root, pretty sure it's Pemphigus bursaris
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Short-tailed Weasel (Mustela richardsonii)Observer
steveansellDescription
Appeared to be shuttling very large youngsters across the dyke, as it went back and forth a couple of times. Thought I'd never see it again after the first crossing, as with the high-speed glimpses I get of most weasels, but this one put on a show!
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Woodsorrels (Genus Oxalis)Observer
robidiumDescription
Found on a tillandsia at a nursery. Doesn't appear to be stuck to leaves. Both sides pictured.
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Common Raven (Corvus corax)Observer
larryhalversonDescription
Two Ravens - Second photo showing bill clasping. An article from Science news 'Look at that!' Ravens gesture with their beaks to point out objects to each other also makes some interesting points:
Pointing and holding up objects in order to attract attention has so far only been observed in humans and our closest living relatives, the great apes. Researchers now provide the first evidence that ravens (Corvus corax) also use so called deictic gestures in order to test the interest of a potential partner or to strengthen an already existing bond.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111129112319.htm
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b_harveyDescription
Moniliform macronucleus, longitudinal row of contractile vacuoles, dark parapharyngeal granular masses at posterior end
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Cyclopoid Copepods (Order Cyclopoida)Observer
b_harveyDescription
Copepod nauplius.
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Genus EpiactisObserver
liamraganDescription
Found on a free floating piece of eelgrass
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Christmas Jewel Spider (Austracantha minax)Observer
srsbbDescription
Heaps of these spiders in the coastal salt marsh zone
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Pseudoscorpions (Order Pseudoscorpiones)Observer
kevintooDescription
This observation is for the mite (?) rather than the fly it is hanging on to.
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Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans)Observer
kelpgreenlingDescription
Found this partially excavated nest and deceased (?) juvenile on a path about 15 feet from the edge of a pond. Was surprised to find an active nest so late in the year. After quick documentation, hid this little one in the bushes off the path, just incase it were to wake up.
