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Genus IxodesObserver
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Found on my thigh about an hour after a hike. Body size is about 2mm. All photos were taken in a bag and specimen was frozen.
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Braconid Wasps (Family Braconidae)Observer
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Flew in the window, landed on my plate, gave me enough time for 2 photos and flew back out.
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Rough Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)Observer
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The first photo was taken as the wind from Hurricane Lee began to build, the 2nd and 3rd photos were taken of the same plant the next day after it was sprayed with salt water by the storm.
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Perch-like Fishes (Order Perciformes)Observer
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Depth 320 m
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
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First bee of the season, on the first day of spring. Temperature reached 8°C.
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Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)Observer
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A warm late October day and a few crocuses popped up. When a flower opens up a bee will appear from somewhere.
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Observer
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We call these Ghost Flies. They are an irredescent white and come out in the fall.
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Starry False Solomon's-Seal (Maianthemum stellatum)Observer
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Might this be a lady slipper with seeds? All photos I have seen only show them when they are flowering.