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Fig Sphinx (Pachylia ficus)Observer
riverghostsDescription
About 2.5 inches long. Active at night on a wood railing.
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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)Observer
dwiebeDescription
Is it possible that it tossed his food out ahead of it as it jumped, and then caught it, for fun? That what it looked like?
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Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)Observer
rickbarricklowDescription
The fish prey, Very shallow water near the shore.
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Horse's Paper Wasp (Polistes major)Observer
joemdoDescription
Non-blacklighting nocturnal observation at Dagny Johnson for a bioblitz organized by Dr. Fletcher and park biologist Trudy Ferraro. I was also granted access to blacklight at night and snap some photos of insects!
All of my blacklighting observations from this visit:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2024-04-06&order=asc&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&user_id=joemdo
Non-blacklighting observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?not_in_project=blacklighting-florida&on=2024-04-06&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&subview=table&user_id=joemdo
Video showing the lights I use during a typical setup:
https://youtu.be/tavmTa7WoPk
Journal post with notes about my observations for the bioblitz: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/joemdo/91924-dagny-johnson-bioblitz-april-6th-2024
Blacklighting project for Florida: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/blacklighting-florida
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Observer
jbirdernapDescription
Nest on a Beaver lodge.
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Fuscatus-group Paper Wasps (Subgenus Fuscopolistes)Observer
mothlady41Description
Polistes and Monobia quadridens turf war?
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Rose Family (Family Rosaceae)Observer
elijah_pinedaDescription
I saw this and it really stumped me, no pun intended. Couldn’t get an id and was wondering if anyone could tell me what this is.
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Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Observer
earwigsDescription
what's going on with her abdominal segments here? does she have mites/parasites or something?
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Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Observer
jack-verdinDescription
vs Ant
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Mustard Sallow (Pyreferra hesperidago)Observer
pepperscornDescription
further ID help appreciated
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Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Observer
schoolstreetflowersDescription
Bedew’d, on rudbeckia
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Canadensis/exclamans-group Paper Wasps (Subgenus Aphanilopterus)Observer
mallyblue
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Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Observer
nativeplantaddictDescription
Maybe this one, having a go on some goldenrod.
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Hieroglyphic Moth (Diphthera festiva)Observer
nmdgDescription
Emerged from mud nest on 8/10/2023
Best guess is a predatory wasp paralyzed and collected the caterpillar into its mud nest. The wasp egg wasn't viable for some reason and never hatched to eat the stored food. So the paralyzation wore off and the caterpillar just pupated in the wasp nest. Not sure how else a caterpillar would have ended up in a mud nest like that. Other explanations are welcome.
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Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Observer
thunderheadDescription
Unexpectedly cute!
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European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)Observer
tessanoelDescription
male; green eyes, curly antennae, extra thorax segments
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Ringed Paper Wasp (Polistes annularis)Observer
rmorganDescription
Polistes annularis eating a Monarch Caterpillar
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Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)Observer
sullimanderDescription
State and Federal agencies aware of this population.
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Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)Observer
dave_mendusDescription
These 2 moths were found on a wood pallet delivered to my workplace in Wyandotte Michigan. No idea on direction of travel to us. May have come from U.S. warehouse
