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Northern Curly-tailed Lizard (Leiocephalus carinatus)Observer
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Sad to find this guy in a parking lot, but also quite surprised. I haven't seen this species around here before. Not an anole or gecko.
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)Observer
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First time I've seen this kind of duck.
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Red-thighed St Mark's Fly (Bibio pomonae)Observer
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Initially thought it was a true bug, but agree with corrected final ID.
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European Common Frog (Rana temporaria)Observer
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Along a high alpine footpath, we encountered many small frogs like this in a small area. Is this just a juvenile Rana? R.temporalis or R.italica maybe?
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Sunray Venus Clam (Macrocallista nimbosa)Observer
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First live one we've seen.
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Short-bodied Cellar Spider (Physocyclus globosus)Observer
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Discussion and ID on BugGuide, though doesn't entirely match up with Wikipedia description and distribution. It's possible that Wikipedia has it wrong or that the BugGuide listings of P.pullulus in Florida are of a different species.
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Red House Spider (Nesticodes rufipes)Observer
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4mm body length. Found in its web in a sink by a carport.
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Anelosimus studiosusObserver
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3mm body length. These spiders are interesting in that they are social, living communally, unusual in the spider world. They are plentiful along our neighborhood nature trail, easily spotted by their webs.
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Brown Spitting Spider (Scytodes fusca)Observer
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5.5mm body length. Plentiful in a neighborhood drain pipe.
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Observer
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Mostly see shells of this small abalone, but occasionally find living ones.
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Butterfly Orbweaver (Araneus pegnia)Observer
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4mm body length. Second female found in a patch of azaleas. Pink variant. ID confirmed on BugGuide.
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Hentzia chekikaObserver
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7mm body length. Females of different species of the genus Hentzia are quite similar in appearance. Aside from the dorsal abdominal markings, one difference is the pattern on the carapace, with a small arrowhead in the middle, earning it a nickname of a "Seminole" Hentzia by Lyn Atherton at BugGuide. Her finds in Pinellas County and ours in Sarasota County are further north than past finds.
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American Dewdrop Spider (Argyrodes elevatus)Observer
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3mm body length. Cool-looking spider that is a cleptoparasite, living in the web of a larger spider and eating remnants of prey caught in it. This one was in the web of a Tropical Tent Weaver.
I'm listing this as A.elevatus but am not certain how to tell it apart from A.nephilidae.
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Black-spotted Orbweaver (Araneus miniatus)Observer
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4.5mm body length. Tiny green spider found in a school playground.
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Feather-legged Spiders (Genus Uloborus)Observer
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Feather-legged spiders have become quite common in our pool lanai since first spotting one in 2011.
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Elongate Stilt Spider (Tetragnatha elongata)Observer
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The most common spider we have found along the edges of our neighborhood ponds.
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Butterfly Orbweaver (Araneus pegnia)Observer
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4mm body length. One of two females found in a patch of azaleas. The orbs are easy to spot and the spider hides during the day in a curled leaf at the edge of the web. At night they hang in the middle of the web. Two color variants noted, this one with a tan butterfly pattern on its back, the other with a pink one. A male was also found a mile from these, at night, hanging from a thread.
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Coleosoma floridanumObserver
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male, 2mm body length. ID established on BugGuide.
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Coleosoma floridanumObserver
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A tiny spider, 2mm body length, resembling a small ant. One of several spider species that are ant mimics.
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Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)Observer
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Family of feral pigs, two dark adults and 3 light colored piglets.