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Southern Grass Cicada (Cicadettana calliope)

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rbcl_guy

Date

June 12, 2024 05:38 PM CDT

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White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

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selkie1

Date

April 4, 2024 03:25 PM BST

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Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)

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jhauzinger

Date

May 10, 2024 11:35 AM CEST

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American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana)

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sockrosma

Date

May 5, 2024 10:23 AM AEST

Description

Walked in on this situation and immediately walked back out

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Periodical Cicadas (Genus Magicicada)

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thecicadadude

Date

June 2024

Description

inter species mating

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Gulf Toadfish (Opsanus beta)

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squidpastry

Date

March 14, 2023 12:50 PM EDT

Description

Part of a strange.... structure. I am not associated with it's construction.

...I am also not responsible for the cigarette

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Pumpkinseed × Bluegill (Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus)

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rtshaw80

Date

June 9, 2024 03:57 PM CDT

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Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)

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gabriel819

Date

June 9, 2024 11:29 AM EDT

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Brook Silverside (Labidesthes sicculus)

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dosterhaus

Date

September 4, 2017 10:37 AM CDT

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Old World Silversides (Family Atherinidae)

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amydeacontt

Date

May 31, 2024 02:18 PM AST

Place

Gasparee (Google, OSM)

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Longnose Sucker (Catostomus catostomus)

Date

June 4, 2024 02:35 PM EDT

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Red Pierrot (Talicada nyseus)

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hareeshaas

Date

July 22, 2017 11:14 AM IST

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Oak Treehopper (Platycotis vittata)

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liamragan

Date

June 3, 2024 05:40 PM PDT

Description

Wo! Unexpected spot for these

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Two-marked Treehopper Complex (Complex Enchenopa binotata)

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mossman13

Date

October 2022

Description

On Viburnum lentago in shrubby wetland. Covered in fungus?

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cache

Date

February 13, 2021 09:07 AM MST

Description

Un macho que acaba de eclosionar en mi jardín. Su coloración y marcas son muy extrañas. Las alas de abajo no funcionan y no puede volar.

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European Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)

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admss

Date

July 20, 2021 12:32 PM CEST

Description

supposed to be aberrant Aglais Io

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Grey Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

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c_werner

Date

August 3, 2021 05:26 PM UTC

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Virginia Creeper Sphinx (Darapsa myron)

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billhaley

Date

July 22, 2022 11:42 PM EDT

Description

Medium-sized sphinx moth, reddish-brown with purple hints, no obvious pattern. Not sure if it is just a worn individual, or melanistic.

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Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis)

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thehaplesshiker

Date

July 24, 2023 10:57 PM CDT

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Silver Emperor (Doxocopa laure)

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dayronbreto

Date

November 1, 2023 11:49 AM CDT

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Grey Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

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lindacooper298

Date

October 15, 2007 09:50 AM EDT

Description

aberrant coloration

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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

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moths4ever

Date

August 1, 2020 12:43 PM EDT

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Small-eyed Sphinx (Paonias myops)

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chipperatl

Date

June 4, 2024 10:28 PM EDT

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Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos ssp. horribilis)

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simonsr35

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Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)

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sandyo

Date

June 1, 2024 01:45 PM EDT

Description

This pair mating formed a heart shape.

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American Carrion Beetle (Necrophila americana)

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naturemannate

Date

July 20, 2020 01:03 PM EDT

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American Carrion Beetle (Necrophila americana)

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becksinsects

Date

June 29, 2021 02:01 PM ADT

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American Carrion Beetle (Necrophila americana)

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gonzomycobio

Date

July 17, 2022 11:58 AM CDT

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American Carrion Beetle (Necrophila americana)

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becksinsects

Date

September 3, 2023 03:17 PM ADT

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Dragon Swallowtail (Sericinus montela)

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kat717

Date

June 4, 2024 01:57 PM CST

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Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides)

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hfb

Date

March 2022

Place

Alaska, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Unsure if wasted (lots of healthy adults around) or just gull predation at low tide

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dgreenberger

Date

May 3, 2024 04:14 PM EDT

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Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)

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lucasfoerster

Date

May 29, 2024 11:46 AM EDT

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Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella)

Date

September 18, 2019 12:49 PM EDT

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Queen (Danaus gilippus)

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raronson123

Date

May 11, 2024 12:40 PM -06

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Pharaoh Cicada (Magicicada septendecim)

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chia

Date

June 14, 2016 08:02 AM EDT

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Black-and-gold Bumble Bee (Bombus auricomus)

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jimenagb

Date

July 30, 2023 09:53 AM CDT

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What

Nuclear Polyhedrosis Viruses (Family Baculoviridae)

Date

May 24, 2024 08:51 AM EDT

Description

Hosting on my poor Hyalophora euryalus

Over the span of 2 days one cat died, followed by 2 more the following 24 hours. One remains unaffected for now and I am bleaching their mesh pop ups.

Symptoms include darkening of the skin and liquification.

It is believed to have hitched a ride on willow I've been feeding to them.

After work edit, an Io has succumbed. Same symptoms. Bleaching all containers and separately quarantining all 3 species of caterpillars.

Edit, 26th: The last Hyalophora has passed away.

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Florida Bluet (Enallagma pollutum)

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stevecollins

Date

December 12, 2021 12:19 PM EST

Description

Florida Bluet riding a sandwich through the inky void. This is not an altered photo, nor was this my sandwich.

magiccarpetride

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Atlantic Mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

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jameslafo

Date

May 21, 2024 02:00 PM EDT

Description

Caught almost casting distance from the jetty at Mt Sinai harbor

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yolo6

Date

April 13, 2023 05:40 PM ACST

Description

In salt

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trigonotarbida

Date

April 11, 2024 02:48 PM AEST

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Tropical King Skimmers (Genus Orthemis)

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ophiogomphus

Date

November 1, 2023 01:15 PM EDT

Description

"Antillean Skimmer"

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Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

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mlodinow

Date

May 10, 2024 01:15 PM MDT

Description

With Red-shanked Grasshopper

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Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

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rebecca145

Date

May 20, 2024 09:23 AM EDT

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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

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matthewrine

Date

May 28, 2024 12:51 PM EDT

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cassiia

Date

May 26, 2024 01:43 PM -05

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Promethea Silkmoth (Callosamia promethea)

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ember1428

Date

May 31, 2022 11:22 AM EDT

Place

Toledo (Google, OSM)

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Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)

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nancymullin

Date

June 11, 2021 04:39 PM EDT

Description

Aberrant species

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Luna Moth (Actias luna)

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wren_k

Date

September 20, 2022 08:21 AM EDT

Description

why is this caterpillar split in half exactly down the middle with two different colors. ive heard of bilateral gynandromorphism, so i was wondering if this was that or if its just random that its perfectly split in half by color?

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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

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davidcb2

Date

August 13, 2023 04:48 PM EDT

Description

Why is it color green? Update, looked for hours multiple days after the 13th of August in Oak Openings with no luck, as I figured. Sent photos to some universities trying to gain some knowledge.

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Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)

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muckle

Date

May 2024

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Albinism to some degree?

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Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)

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terrymortier

Date

May 2024

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What

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

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billiken

Date

May 21, 2024 10:22 AM EDT

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Day Emerald (Mesothea incertata)

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glennfine

Date

May 23, 2024 02:00 PM PDT

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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

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tristo

Date

February 14, 2024 12:31 PM CET

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European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)

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tristo

Date

August 5, 2023 09:18 AM CEST

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Jalisco Chub (Yuriria alta)

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arelyramrez1

Date

February 2020

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Tautog (Tautoga onitis)

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j-stauffer

Date

July 2016

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Orange-spined Drone Fly (Eristalis nemorum)

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nicolashelitas

Date

June 14, 2015 04:03 PM CEST

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Common Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

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fishbruh

Date

August 2023

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Common Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Date

August 28, 2020 01:30 PM EDT

Description

Schooling with 3 others

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Common Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

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jjulio2000

Date

September 27, 2023 11:01 AM CEST

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What

Common Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Date

December 23, 2022 04:40 PM EET

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What

Common Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

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dubas

Date

February 27, 2023 02:26 AM AST

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Common Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

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luispb

Date

November 9, 2023

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Sacramento Tule Perch (Hysterocarpus traskii ssp. traskii)

Date

May 19, 2024 03:14 PM PDT

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Insect-Parasitising Nematodes (Family Mermithidae)

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wynand_uys

Date

December 1, 2014

Description

Parasitic worm from a huntsman spider


Body length a tad short of 600mm! Emerged from a sparassid. Found curled up into a Gordian tangle, suggesting a Horsehair Worm or Gordian Worm (due to their knottiness)belonging to the Nematomorpha, usually seen emerging from crickets and grasshoppers. It appears, however, that such worms that come from spiders are more likely mermithid Nematodes. All references I could find quote Poinar 1985. The brief text in ADS2014:(p.19)that deals with nematode parasites of spiders is also copied from that article.

Little seems to be knowm about life cycles or identification of long, tough helminths that live in large spiders. Poinar (1985) mentions mermithids up to 150mm and Nematomorphs that parasitise insects are said to be as long as a meter. By size and general appearance this worm resembles Nematomorphs I've seen emerging from Cockroaches.

I dipped the worm in hot water to kill it so I could satisfy my curiosity about its length. It is now preserved in cane spirits if anyone is interested?

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Insect-Parasitising Nematodes (Family Mermithidae)

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thomasbarbin

Date

April 9, 2018 05:26 PM PDT

Description

parasitic nematode?

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Insect-Parasitising Nematodes (Family Mermithidae)

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jtweed

Date

September 16, 2019 08:30 AM NZST

Description

~32 cm long parasitic worm that emerged from a Mecodema sculptuartum. The beetle was found wandering around during the day and then overnight the worm emerged from it. The beetle was still alive and active despite the damage to it's abdomen (visible in the 2nd and 3rd photos).

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Insect-Parasitising Nematodes (Family Mermithidae)

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wendyjegla

Date

May 2024

Description

Squished two harlequin bugs (Murgantia histrionica) and one was parasitized.

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Eurasian Armoured Long-jawed Spider (Metellina segmentata)

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fluffyinca

Date

September 27, 2020 03:45 PM PDT

Description

This appears to be two spiders of different species tying up the same bug. The yellow one is doing most of the work, but the other one comes in to help for short periods of time. (The observation is of the yellow spider, for IDing purposes.)

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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

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teellbee

Date

July 2006

Description

I think this junco is feeding a baby cowbird

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Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)

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jubileecat

Date

August 3, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

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Green Mantidfly (Zeugomantispa minuta)

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judygva

Date

April 29, 2017 06:04 PM EDT

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Broad-banded Watersnake (Nerodia fasciata ssp. confluens)

Date

March 6, 2017 10:47 AM CST

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Common Green Darner (Anax junius)

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pinefrog

Date

July 27, 2023 04:07 PM MDT

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

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anneliesemak

Date

May 10, 2024 12:54 PM PDT

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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

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dlevitis

Date

December 3, 2023 10:01 AM PST

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drnamgyal04

Date

October 16, 2018 05:59 AM IST

Description

This moth, first time for me, was spotted at Karzi-Mangnam, West Sikkim, one of the remotest villages in our state. I'd taken my family to show them how does it feel like reaching there (adventurous roads, first road came in 2004), living there and experiencing their lives.
The trip indeed was fruitful, despite the back-breaking journey, I managed to photograph some extraordinary moths, like this one.

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Bonnets (Genus Mycena)

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lohityt

Date

June 19, 2023

Place

Mala (Google, OSM)

Description

Golden-backed Frog
Mushroom grown on frog body

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What

Socorro Isopod (Thermosphaeroma thermophilum)

Observer

jnstuart

Date

October 2009

Description

Socorro Isopod from the vicinity of Socorro, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA. where it occurs at a natural spring and nearby spring-fed artificial refugium pools, the only places in the wild the species is found.

Wild adult specimens collected by Brian K. Lang for photographic purposes and subsequently released at capture site. Joel Sartore of National Geographic was also present with us this day to get pictures and his photos of this species for the magazine put mine to shame.

See also: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5274584

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King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

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dinofelis

Date

October 30, 2019 04:15 PM SAST

Description

Vagrant King Penguin appeared here at Cape Point at the end of October 2019.

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kmagnacca

Date

July 2013

Description

An endemic psyllid found only on Cryptocarya oahuensis, which has only one wild tree left.

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Southern Plains Bumble Bee (Bombus fraternus)

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ash2016

Date

August 3, 2019 11:44 AM EDT

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nicolasr

Date

March 17, 2019

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stijn_de_win

Date

March 2024

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Borneo Guitarfish (Rhinobatos borneensis)

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tracc

Date

January 2020

Place

Sabah, MY (Google, OSM)

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annemirdl

Place

Mexico (Google, OSM)

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European Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus)

Observer

eloizz

Date

May 8, 2024 02:46 PM CEST

Description

Still alive Male L.cervus on a small parking lot, perhaps devour by a bird. Mandibles and antennas are still moving but all the abdomen/wings were eaten.
I found the missing elytras and the four back legs within 5 meters around the main body parts

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Longnose Lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox)

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fowlerope

Date

January 16, 2017 11:49 AM PST

Description

Was looking at a group of 30 Black Oystercatchers when I noticed a fishs fins flapping out of the surf. The fish then came out of the water and started flailing in the sand. I immediately ran towards it and tried to drag it back towards the water at least 5 times by its tail but had no luck getting it all the way back into the water. We ended up leaving after trying for about 5 minutes to get it back in the water since I was guiding at the time.

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Longnose Lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox)

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katemckeown

Date

June 4, 2019 05:07 PM PDT

Description

3-4 ft long, sharp teeth. Beached itself for ~1 minute then swam back out to sea. These photos were screenshotted from a video that I would be happy to share to help with ID.

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Longnose Lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox)

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rubesdesign

Date

May 8, 2024 08:16 AM PDT

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Luna Moth (Actias luna)

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stomlins701

Date

May 2, 2024 08:29 AM CDT

Description

On window screen in the morning

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bettyglatzhofer

Date

April 20, 2023 11:06 PM -05

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Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)

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blazeclaw

Date

September 29, 2019 06:38 PM MDT

Description

2 large peccaries wandering around right after sunset. Sadly I forgot my flashlight so photos are very poor. In the first photo you can just make out eyeshine and body shape, and in the second photo you can see eyeshine.

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Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

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cynodon

Date

April 26, 2024 09:36 AM CDT

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Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

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vkord

Date

May 5, 2024 02:12 PM EDT

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Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)

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luisrobe59

Date

May 3, 2024 08:34 AM -03

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Tulip-tree Silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera)

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tim91903

Date

May 1, 2024 07:17 AM EDT