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Oriental Weatherfish (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)Observer
johndreynoldsDescription
Colony Farm, Coquitlam, BC, Canada
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American Dragonhead (Dracocephalum parviflorum)Observer
margaret_eaglecapDescription
First year rosette. The leaves are not as sharply-toothed as on second year flowering plants, but they have the same unpleasant scent.
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Common Script Lichen (Graphis scripta)Observer
johndreynoldsDescription
Minnekhada Regional Park, Coquitlam, BC, Canada
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Common Basket Star (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis)Observer
johndreynoldsDescription
Photo by Claude Savoie. Approximate location near Ruxton Island, Gulf Islands, BC, Canada
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Nevada Skipper (Hesperia nevada)Observer
sbbrownDescription
Feeding on Echium vulgare.
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Corn Brome (Bromus squarrosus)Observer
lysandraDescription
lemmas with broad, square, hyaline margins
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Nearctic Bumble Bee (Bombus vancouverensis ssp. nearcticus)Observer
hannahsheedy
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Observer
gerrybatesDescription
Fish Creek Provincial Park, SW Calgary, AB, Canada.
Big Backyard BioBlitz, July 28 – August 1, 2022.
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Western Sticky Goldenrod (Solidago spathulata ssp. glutinosa)Observer
eric_lamb
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Odontomyia cinctaObserver
perksimagesDescription
This colourful female Soldier Fly was gorging herself on Marsh Ragwort. Unfortunately, the photograph was taken over a decade ago with a "primitive" 3.4 megapixel camera and I've never found this species again.
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Green Needlegrass (Nassella viridula)Observer
margaret_eaglecapDescription
Lemma hard to dissect, awn snaps off easily, surface papillose textured; palea tiny, < 2 mm, glabrous, pale & translucent. Lemma is also relatively short and wide - all this in comparison with Eriocoma nelsonii growing nearby:
https://inaturalist.ca/observations/149574916
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Columbia Needlegrass (Eriocoma nelsonii)Observer
margaret_eaglecapDescription
Lemma soft, easy to dissect, awn doesn't snap off, surface is smoother (although at 31X there are tiny papillae); palea larger, > 2mm, pubescent, dark; lemma is also relatively long and slender - all this in comparison with Nassella viridula growing nearby:
https://inaturalist.ca/observations/149574096
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Green Needlegrass (Nassella viridula)Observer
margaret_eaglecapDescription
Tiny translucent glabrous palea; lemma very hard, difficult to dissect.
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Winsome Fly (Istocheta aldrichi)Observer
johndreynoldsDescription
Yellow dot on pronotum of the female. Marais de la Rivière aux Cerises, Magog, Quebec, Canada
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)Observer
johndreynoldsDescription
This bird has taken up residence in the airport, so they've protected the sculptures with plastic and added a sign explaining what's going on.
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Bearberry Honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata var. involucrata)Observer
dustin777
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Pink Agoseris (Agoseris aurantiaca var. carnea)Observer
je9hDescription
Agoseris lackschewitzii; wet subalpine meadow.
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Alpine Pussytoes (Antennaria alpina)Observer
je9hDescription
Dark green, pointed phyllaries, a couple of flagged tips on uppermost cauline leaves.
Female flowers only on this plant.
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Mountain Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis asiatica)Observer
matthias22Description
On ridge
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Yellowstone Grounddaisy (Townsendia condensata)Observer
matthias22Description
On subalpine slope. Elevation 2,080 m.
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Indian Milkvetch (Astragalus australis)Observer
matthias22Description
On subalpine slope. Elevation 2,080 m.
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Small-flower Beardtongue (Penstemon procerus)Observer
mathis3Description
-white form of Small-flower Beardtongue
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Cockscomb Oreocarya (Oreocarya glomerata)Observer
matthias22Description
On talus slope
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Double Twinpod (Physaria didymocarpa)Observer
matthias22Description
Talus slope
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Nuttall's Sandwort (Sabulina nuttallii)Observer
matthias22Description
Talus slope. All the flowers have large nectar droplets at the base of the stamens. I only noticed that when I looked at the pictures more closely.
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Family TremellaceaeObserver
johndreynoldsDescription
Piper's Lagoon, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
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Spiral Fanworms (Genus Spirorbis)Observer
johndreynoldsDescription
Serpula. Piper's Lagoon, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
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johndreynoldsDescription
Ochrolechia farinacea. Powdery. On Garry Oak. Piper's Lagoon, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
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Map Lichens (Genus Rhizocarpon)Observer
johndreynoldsDescription
Rhizocarpon. Rock beside sea. Piper's Lagoon, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
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Baker's Mariposa Lily (Calochortus apiculatus)Observer
matthias22Description
Montane slope
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Thyme-leaved Speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)Observer
matthias22Description
Growing on trail
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Northern Coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida)Observer
matthias22Description
At edge of trail through montane forest
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Long-tailed Weasel (Neogale frenata)Observer
brucebatesDescription
Winter white and an exceptional hunter.
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Puffballs (Family Lycoperdaceae)Observer
charlie_mylesDescription
Roughly 3 cm diameter.
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Bog Adder's-mouth Orchid (Hammarbya paludosa)Observer
matthias22Description
In boggy/swampy spruce forest
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Geranium Plume Moth (Amblyptilia pica)Observer
pbulmanDescription
Observed on Twinflower.
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Ribseed Sandmat (Euphorbia glyptosperma)Observer
matthias22Description
On sandy trail in dunes
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Eastern Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum ssp. krausei)Observer
pbulmanDescription
Uploaded with permission from the photographer/observer. Observed on the dam between Canyon Day Use and Peninsula Day Use just beside the solar panel. Travelling across the snow.
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Wild Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia)Observer
matthias22Description
In Sphagnum bog
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Thymeleaf Sandmat (Euphorbia serpillifolia)Observer
matthias22Description
On gravel by highway
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Blue-winged Olives (Genus Baetis)Observer
perksimagesDescription
Along with Dragonflies and Damselflies, Mayflies belong to an ancient group of insects known as the Palaeoptera, meaning 'old-winged'. Scientifically, Mayflies are known as the order Ephemeroptera, a name referring to the short, or ephemeral, adult stage which lasts only a few hours or, at most, a couple of days. This image was made more than a decade ago with my first DSLR.
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Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil (Polydrusus formosus)Observer
perksimagesDescription
One of two similar, green-scaled weevils accidentally introduced to North America from Europe.
