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What

Gray Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens)

Observer

kragadox

Date

July 16, 2023 07:23 PM PDT

Description

Note growths on abdomen.

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Observer

rsealy

Date

August 23, 2021 01:24 PM PDT

Description

Galls on Achillea millefolium.

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ch_berg

Date

January 7, 2024 02:50 PM WET

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What

Ribbon Seal (Histriophoca fasciata)

Observer

hillanddale

Date

July 8, 2012

Description

This was an extremely rare sighting for Squamish first spotted by Wally Fletcher during the Squamish Estuary Monthly Bird Census. This seal was first sighted in Puget Sound near Seattle Washington earlier in the year then later in Steveston British Columbia where it was tagged on its flipper ( B310 ). It was observed swimming and sunning itself on a wharf at the end of Cattermole Slough near downtown Squamish only for only one day then disappeared. Judging by its normal habitat it was a long way out of range which is the Bering Sea. I have good video of the seal ( You-Tube video https://youtu.be/QO8osHlLzh0 ) if that will help with identification.

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What

Net-winged Beetles (Family Lycidae)

Observer

nicklambert

Date

January 15, 2021 11:30 AM AEDT

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alexanderr

Date

January 2, 2021 01:19 PM SAST

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Observer

harsiparker

Date

April 21, 2023 01:15 PM PDT

Description

On the underside of a fallen branch (Red Alder, I think) at the edge of a small rivulet running through mixed woodland.

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Observer

lumenal

Date

July 30, 2023 04:26 PM PDT

Description

Underside of Osoberry leaves. Image 2 shows damage to upper surface

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What

Alpine Metallic Cockroach (Polyzosteria viridissima)

Observer

stephenmahony

Date

December 2019

Description

Green form of the Alpine Green Cockroach Polyzosteria viridissima one of 15 individuals sighted in a short period at this location. Two other individuals were photographed to show variation also see:
-https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36369027
-https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36369029

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What

Rhinolophoid Bats (Superfamily Rhinolophoidea)

Observer

andaman

Date

September 20, 2022 02:41 PM +07

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Observer

giovanyladino

Date

July 11, 2021 11:51 AM -05

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What

Ribbonwood Fungus Weevil (Hoherius meinertzhageni)

Observer

petemcgregor

Date

October 2018

Description

Two males apparently contesting access to a female. Although not apparent from the photo, the male on the right was noticeably smaller than the other male. They briefly pressed their heads together ('face-to-face') as if pushing each other before the smaller male backed away and, shortly after, scuttled away. The larger male then appeared to copulate briefly with the female and remained with her.

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What

Bone Skipper Fly (Thyreophora cynophila)

Observer

brutaflor

Date

November 26, 2022 12:07 PM CET

Description

En el cadáver de una vaca.

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Observer

lumenal

Date

September 3, 2023 01:27 PM PDT

Description

Rosette gall on Cascade Aster

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Observer

mattunitis

Date

September 14, 2023 10:14 PM PDT

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What

Swollen Bladderwort (Utricularia inflata)

Observer

hydaticus

Date

April 23, 2010 01:18 PM CDT

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What

Boxwood Gall Midge (Monarthropalpus flavus)

Observer

harsiparker

Date

October 8, 2021 02:43 PM PDT

Description

Galls on Common Box (Buxaceae: Buxus sempervirens). These were most likely last season's galls as there are several visible exuviae left by the exiting adult midges. For those that are interested, there are photos of intact galls from this same plant considerably earlier in the year here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69096553

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What

African Stegodyphus Velvet Spider (Stegodyphus africanus)

Observer

wynand_uys

Date

November 25, 2018 07:18 PM SAST

Description

8.5mm
Came rappelling down from the thatch roof overhang.

At first, it played dead (last two pictures), but then it realised it was just a photo shoot and it posed quite nicely, showing off its dapper outfit.

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What

African Social Spider (Stegodyphus dumicola)

Observer

wynand_uys

Date

December 31, 2017 05:46 AM SAST

Description

A scrappy expanse of silky refuges and capture webs littered with body parts of previous victims. When preferred prey is entangled, the female spiders emerge from their 'nests' and overpower it by grabbing its extremities. In this case, a wasp https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319446.
Presumably they inject venom because after a minute or so the prey stops struggling. Then they snip it out of the web and carry it into one of several 'nests' or refuges.
Unwanted prey, often beetles (see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319435 ) are also killed but sometimes left in the web, uneaten. Ants, in this case, Maranoplus ( https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319390 )scavenge around the periphery of the webs, feasting on unwanted beetles or other left-overs.

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What

Common Sawflies (Family Tenthredinidae)

Observer

anand_james

Date

May 10, 2022 07:25 AM IST

Description

Size: less than two cm

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What

King of Wasps (Megalara garuda)

Observer

ensiirkalla

Date

February 6, 2019 04:20 PM CST

Description

Large mandibles the length of the forelegs, 43mm wingspan with iridescent purple sheen to the wings.

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Observer

lee_i1978

Date

October 2020

Description

Aphid of some sort but the suction cup structure beneath is what is confusing. Any ideas/information?

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Observer

markayers

Date

December 20, 2019 04:44 PM AEST

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What

Four-spotted Owlfly (Ululodes quadripunctatus)

Observer

t7iguy

Date

July 2022

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Observer

liamragan

Date

August 8, 2023 10:16 AM PDT

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Observer

rsealy

Date

June 28, 2021 07:44 AM PDT

Description

Found nearly dead.

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What

Band-winged Crane Fly (Epiphragma fasciapenne)

Observer

bastefanidis

Date

May 27, 2023 11:08 AM PDT

Description

South Arm Marshes , Ladner, B.C. CA

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Observer

juliakcarr

Date

May 22, 2023 09:27 AM PDT

Description

gall on berberis**

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Observer

lumenal

Date

August 5, 2023 11:17 AM PDT

Description

Stem swelling (gall) on Pearly Everlasting

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Observer

sindic

Date

April 15, 2002

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What

Gladiator Grasshopper (Acanthoxia gladiator)

Observer

bgwright

Date

September 5, 2018 12:30 PM SAST

Tags

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Observer

myerssusan

Date

January 30, 2019 03:42 PM PST

Place

Mokwam (Google, OSM)

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What

Campbell's Sandgroper (Cylindracheta campbellii)

Observer

abritton

Date

April 2017

Description

Found lying exposed on dirt road, next to dry savannah bushland in rural residential area.

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Date

December 12, 2021 04:53 PM EST

Description

Male

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Date

June 2, 2021 03:46 PM UTC

Description

I have no idea what this is. There's entire orders of tiny arthropods I'm not familiar with beyond name and general morphology, but still, it's strange to get good clean shots of a thing and still have no idea what I'm looking at.

Edit: We have a professional ID! https://bugguide.net/node/view/1977688/bgimage

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Date

September 9, 2023 02:27 PM EDT

Description

Camponotus floridanus major

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What

Blue-eyed Ensign Wasp (Evania appendigaster)

Observer

claggy

Date

June 2019

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

~6-7mm

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What

Millipede Assassin (Ectrichodia crux)

Observer

peter_erb

Date

January 17, 2009 07:09 AM SAST

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Observer

lumenal

Date

September 3, 2023 02:06 PM PDT

Description

Stem gall on Pearly Everlasting with 5x 3mm black pupae inside

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What

Standard-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus longipennis)

Observer

galat-luong_anh

Date

May 21, 2004 12:00 AM CEST

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What

Painted Sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus)

Observer

mfaucher

Date

October 26, 2016 05:15 PM EDT

Description

Painted Sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus), DSC_2426.JPG

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What

Namaqua Plumefoot Mite (Eatoniana namaquensis)

Date

July 21, 2019 03:52 PM CET

Description

In sand was disturbed by digging.

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Observer

bssmnt52

Date

February 7, 2021 03:07 PM CET

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What

Bedstraw Sawfly (Halidamia affinis)

Observer

chyroptera

Date

May 2023

Description

Consuming catchweed bedstraw (Galium aparine)

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What

Gall Midges (Subfamily Cecidomyiinae)

Observer

guidingguida

Date

June 23, 2023 11:48 AM CDT

Description

Midge galls in Red Oasier Dogwood fruits

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What

Mites and Ticks (Subclass Acari)

Observer

leptonia

Date

August 10, 2023 03:50 PM PDT

Description

Eggs? of some presumed parasitoid on the wing cells and veins of a live Schistocerca nitens which was having some trouble flying (short, weak sallies).

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What

Giant Oak Aphid (Stomaphis quercus)

Observer

steiblys

Date

October 22, 2022 07:58 PM EEST

Description

Rasti po ąžuolo žieve.
Found under oak bark.

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Observer

psyllidhipster

Date

May 24, 2018 10:29 AM PDT

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Observer

liamragan

Date

July 23, 2023 12:01 PM PDT

Description

First time I’ve seen a leafminer on a maple

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What

Agrobacteria (Genus Agrobacterium)

Date

July 16, 2023 01:41 PM PDT

Description

🍄❓Growing on blackberry vines

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Observer

damontighe

Date

July 24, 2017 04:51 PM PDT

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Observer

chloe_and_trevor

Date

August 14, 2022 02:26 PM PDT

Description

On saskatoon - G. clavipes?

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Observer

johnbotany

Date

June 2023

Description

On hawthorn

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Observer

myrmecophil

Date

July 26, 2022 12:30 PM +10

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Observer

harsiparker

Date

June 10, 2015 01:09 PM PDT

Description

On Scotch Broom (Asteraceae: Cytisus scoparius).

For reference/comparison:
http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Ctenocallis_setosa_broom_hedgehog_aphid.htm

(Thanks to my partner-in-crime, @psyllidhipster, for the assist in identification.)

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Observer

andrewhardacre

Date

April 6, 2023 11:24 AM HKT

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Observer

jiangyou

Date

August 5, 2022 05:13 PM CST

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Observer

sebastiandoak

Date

September 4, 2021 09:35 PM NZST

Description

Originally spotted on the rata in some images, moved for a better focus.

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Observer

harsiparker

Date

October 11, 2022 12:28 PM PDT

Description

Nymph on the underside of a nettle leaf.

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What

Western American Alder Tongue Gall (Taphrina occidentalis)

Observer

harsiparker

Date

March 31, 2023 12:20 PM PDT

Description

Gall on Red Alder (Betulaceae: Alnus rubra). Found on the ground below the tree.

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Observer

afranck

Date

October 22, 2020

Description

Rockland hammock, on fallen stick.

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Observer

kallampero

Date

April 17, 2014

Description

compare with Observation 231787

Substrate: on twig of living Rubiaceae

Habitat: Northwest Andean montane forest (NT0145)

Collectors: D. Newman & R. Vandegrift

Collection #: RLC1323

Photomicrography and molecular data forthcoming

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What

Insect Destroyers (Order Entomophthorales)

Observer

harsiparker

Date

June 23, 2018 12:25 PM PDT

Description

This observation is for the fungi.

Western Thatching Ant (Formica obscuripes) clinging to grass stem, with unknown entomopathogenic fungi. The two springtails are Entomobrya triangularis and appeared to be eating either the ant, the fungi, or both. Photos of the same ant one day earlier (with abdomen still intact) are here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99149670

Observation for the ant is here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99151521

Observation for the springtails is here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99151881

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Observer

brnhn

Date

May 17, 2023 03:37 PM PDT

Description

On Saskatoon

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What

Umbrella Crab (Cryptolithodes sitchensis)

Observer

danilately

Date

July 2022

Place

Oregon, US (Google, OSM)

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What

Wrinkled Snail (Xeroplexa intersecta)

Observer

pileated

Date

April 2023

Description

Tentative identification, molecular analysis forthcoming

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Observer

harsiparker

Date

November 12, 2022 12:59 PM PST

Description

In Bigleaf Maple leaf litter.

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Date

December 9, 2015 01:03 PM CST

Description

Cephalelus sp. | Montagu Pass, Western Cape, South Africa

Believe it or not, this is a leafhopper. In South Africa, this tribe (Cephalalini) apparently feeds exclusively on the endemic plant family Restionaceae.

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What

Insect Destroyers (Order Entomophthorales)

Observer

diego_h

Date

April 2, 2023 08:43 AM EDT

Description

I have never seen anything quite like this. It is parasitized?

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Observer

srose891

Date

August 5, 2011 12:14 PM EDT

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What

Sulphur Stubble Lichen (Chaenotheca furfuracea)

Observer

stephen_bucklin

Date

March 2022

Description

growing on a hemlock branch and also on leaf debris underneath a rock overhang along the trail.

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What

Raspberry Sawfly (Cladius brullei)

Observer

harsiparker

Date

September 6, 2022 01:30 PM PDT

Description

Larva on the underside of a leaf on Salmonberry (Rosaceae: Rubus spectabilis).

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Observer

budak

Date

June 15, 2020 10:41 PM +08

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Observer

budak

Date

March 7, 2021 09:31 AM +08

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Observer

budak

Date

April 5, 2020 01:22 PM +08

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Observer

budak

Date

June 8, 2018 01:43 PM +08

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Observer

siburanlai

Date

March 4, 2018 09:11 AM +08

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Date

March 13, 2023 04:08 PM PDT

Description

Amazing abundance -- saw 1000s

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Observer

mrmacro

Date

May 2021

Description

Pretty sure these other observations are of the same infected springtail, but at different times. They were found in almost exactly the same place (within 1 inch since the last observation with no other infected springtails in sight)

https://inaturalist.ca/observations/113840926

https://inaturalist.ca/observations/113840927

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Observer

harsiparker

Date

November 25, 2019 01:24 PM PST

Description

Found this wonderful opilionid deceased in a spider's web. I sincerely hope I'm lucky enough to see a live one in the future.

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What

Blyborough Tick (Argas vespertilionis)

Observer

ponpon42

Date

May 16, 2021 11:26 PM UTC

Description

Probably a bat parasite.
Probablement un parasite des chauves-souris.

⌀ 3,8mm

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Observer

er1kksen

Date

April 21, 2022 02:24 PM EDT

Description

Moderately sized, not a small fly.

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Observer

lonewolf13

Date

January 11, 2020 09:28 AM HST

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Observer

bradmoon

Date

June 27, 2022 12:45 PM PDT

Description

There dozens of these scorpionflies active in the area.

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What

Pacific Madrone Psyllid (Neophyllura arbuti)

Observer

psyllidhipster

Date

June 1, 2018 12:54 PM PDT

Description

3x on Arbutus, credit to Harsi for finding them

Insects

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What

Insects (Class Insecta)

Observer

gwark

Date

February 12, 2023 03:01 PM AKST

Description

in Picea sitchensis cone

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What

Honeysuckle-Umbellifer Aphids (Genus Hyadaphis)

Observer

fmcghee

Date

June 28, 2022 12:05 PM PDT

Description

on lonicera leaves

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Observer

abachner

Date

August 2021

Description

Rooting weevil inside the root of purple loosestrife that was dug up. This species is hard to find since their young mature inside roots and the adults are active at night. This is an approved biocontrol species for the noxious weed purple loosestrife, to help maintain and reduce the vigor and spread of this weed. There are also 2 other more common biocontrol insect species for purple loosestrife. This is a private location near where the Sammamish River meets Lake Washington

http://invasives.wsu.edu/biological/hylobiustransversovittatus.htm

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Observer

elsemikkelsen

Date

August 4, 2021 04:32 PM PDT

Description

A good proportion of flowers on some of the Tansy Ragwort (Senecio jacobiae AKA Jacobeae vulgaris) flower heads contain a maggot. The flowers are matted, and fall out easily. Inside, it is hollow, with a single maggot.

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Observer

uwkwaj

Date

December 8, 2008

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What

Cotton Moulds (Genus Saprolegnia)

Observer

paul_norwood

Date

September 11, 2022 12:39 PM AKDT

Description

The fungus

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Observer

elepaio

Date

June 5, 2022 04:05 PM PDT

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What

Gall and Rust Mites (Family Eriophyidae)

Observer

harsiparker

Date

October 26, 2022 04:04 PM PDT

Description

On a fallen leaf from a Bigleaf Maple (Sapindaceae: Acer macrophyllum).

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What

Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

Observer

fmcghee

Date

May 26, 2022 10:28 AM PDT

Description

on lemna