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Peninsular Cooter (Pseudemys peninsularis)Observer
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Cooter about 12in in length found crossing the road at the state park
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Pixie Cup and Reindeer Lichens (Genus Cladonia)Observer
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greyish branching lichen found growing under a cluster of saw palmettos
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Northern Curly-tailed Lizard (Leiocephalus carinatus)Observer
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5inch lizard in a sunny patch on the pavement
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Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)Observer
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Using shallow water to hunt for fish
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American Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca americana)Observer
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wild grasshopper appeared!
Grasshopper used hug attack!
attack was 100 effective!!
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Upsidedown Jellies (Family Cassiopeidae)Observer
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Three inch diameter, found on sandy bottom
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Giant Katydid (Stilpnochlora couloniana)Observer
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Large katydid about 3.5in in length observed at night
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Devil's Matchstick (Pilophorus acicularis)Observer
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Lichen growing on rocks next to moss
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Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis)Observer
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hydrozoan with float and tentacles attached found in wrack line after storm surge
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Pacific Banana Slug (Ariolimax columbianus)Observer
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Large (6in) slug found on camping equipment in the morning
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Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)Observer
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Found swimming next to kayak, presumably eating fish scared by the boat
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American Crown Conch (Melongena corona)Observer
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Large crown conch found crawling across the sand flats
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Bay Nettle (Chrysaora chesapeakei)Observer
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Jellyfish found in the mangrove tunnels at high tide
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Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans)Observer
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Young black mangrove seedling on edge of wetland amongst Juncus
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Atlantic Ghost Crab (Ocypode quadrata)Observer
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Small (4in) crab found on shoreline at dusk