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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)Observer
polylepisDescription
Observed in close proximity (2-3m) to an adult great-horned owl (observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238374823). At first, the crows were loudly calling and behaved as if alarmed, but eventually calmed down and even approached the owl. No physical interaction was observed between the crows or owl for the duration of observation (~5 minutes).
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North American Mountain Lion (Puma concolor ssp. couguar)Observer
eduardogelli
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Florida Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon conanti)Observer
flashberryDescription
This was not my hand.
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Orca (Orcinus orca)Observer
wandering_jamieDescription
Bigg's Killer Whale. This individual is "Indy" according to tour guides.
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New Zealand Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri)Observer
ecologist_pabloDescription
Was chasing us (pictured)
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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Observer
isaacthelordDescription
Known skull found in a private Williamson County cave. Photo taken some time ago, with a ruler for scale. Likely quite old.
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kallamperoPlace
RTG Base Camp, Reserva Los Cedros, Intag, Cotacachi Canton, Imbabura Province, Ecuador (Google, OSM)Description
RLC1770
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Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)Observer
ichuckDescription
While skiing on Redearth Creek trail
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
marekaleDescription
A smut fungus on Sagittaria lancifolia. The cut stem oozes white due to the fungus.
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Bonnets (Genus Mycena)Observer
lohitytDescription
Golden-backed Frog
Mushroom grown on frog body
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Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)Observer
tmmckayDescription
A group of raccoons, one of whom was leucistic
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Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius)Observer
parrott-dDescription
Far north of usual range.
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Moose (Alces alces)Observer
jayDescription
Heard some branches crackling near the trail which I initially thought was squirrel activity. When I turned to look I saw this individual a few feet from me. My closest encounter with a moose.
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Life (Life)Observer
jesspaullDescription
On the underside of a Melicope simplex leaf. First photo showing leaf under 40x magnification, second photo showing conidia (?) scraped off with a razor under 400x magnification with water.
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Razor-backed Musk Turtle (Sternotherus carinatus)Observer
coleonyxconnoisseurDescription
Fell in the water but it was worth it.
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Mexican Black-tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus ssp. nigrescens)Observer
ricardo_ramirez
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Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer, and Allied Moths (Superfamily Zygaenoidea)Observer
catiafurtado
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Life (Life)Observer
rolandwirthDescription
Object on Common Grass Moth - Orocrambus flexuosellus eye.
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rvgalliDescription
Polystroma fernandezii
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=10897378
sur Myrtaceae (observé sur plusieurs espèces de Myrtaceae)
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North American Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis ssp. pardalis)Observer
spatDescription
A young Ocelot visiting water feature at Visitor Center headquarters. Tragically, the Ocelot was ill and found dead a few days later.
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Life (Life)Observer
abelkinserDescription
These red "spores" were found all over a small moss growing on vertical sandstone. Can't do better than life. Maybe a lichen? I don't believe it's part of the moss. Any help is appreciated.
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Ratel (Mellivora capensis)Observer
jinnyandnickDescription
A pair of honey badgers run into Vundu pack (African wild dog), while they rest near the den.
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Hammertails (Genus Efferia)Observer
greglasleyDescription
My wife took this cell phone image of a female Efferia in our yard today. Likely not identifiable past genus level.
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Mississippi Green Watersnake (Nerodia cyclopion)Observer
parrott-dDescription
Getting eaten by a great blue heron.
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Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)Observer
parrott-dDescription
New babies
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Higher Ascomycetes (Subphylum Pezizomycotina)Observer
hazelcashmanDescription
Spherical mass about 1cm in diameter attached to a tree root, looked like a collection of small eggs.
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Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)Observer
scottbuckelDescription
A few more photos from 2011.
This cottonmouth is feeding on an Orange-crowned Warbler.
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Warner's Hawthorn (Crataegus warneri)Observer
eric_keithDescription
Mesic sandy hardwood - pine forest.
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Genus EpicoccumObserver
hannah_pepperDescription
Located on silver bluestem. Black "spots" on almost every seed head on the individual
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Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)Observer
thesnakefromthelemmaDescription
(Not injured—the “blood” on its back is a leaf, and that on mine is from a mosquito)
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Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)Observer
thesnakefromthelemmaDescription
Bottom one—more typical ventral pattern.
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Genus HelicodendronObserver
ikhomDescription
Clusters of white conidia on cedar leaf in a wet spot. Aquatic species.
Conidia mass is white.
Helicoconidia (helicoid) hyaline, measured
*(28.5) 28.51 - 32.7 × 16.2 - 20 µm
Q = (1.5) 1.54 - 1.76 (1.8) ; N = 5
Me = 30.3 × 18.5 µm ; Qe = 1.6
Filament diameter (2) 2.5 - 3.2 (3.3) µm;
Number of coils 6-9;
Direction of coil counter-clockwise.
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Coypu (Myocastor coypus)Observer
jensanfordDescription
The coyotes failed to catch it.
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Saduria sibiricaObserver
prokhozhyjDescription
Из залива Цивольки на Новой Земле, 63 рейс НИС "Академик Мстислав Келдыш".
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
aldendirksDescription
I am familiar with Cryptococcus macerans as the source of the orange pigmentation, but have not observed these large white growths before.
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Originally posted to Mushroom Observer on May 3, 2019.
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Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. parietalis)Observer
kenolthuisDescription
Mating group.
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Texas Indigo Snake (Drymarchon melanurus ssp. erebennus)Observer
johnrosfordDescription
pulling a snake from a tree cavity. The Indigo was still pulling 20 minutes later when I left.
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Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)Observer
xenolithDescription
Just wanted to record here that back in 2007, I had an albino racoon in my backyard! It was one of a family of 3 young ones + mother. I only saw it a couple months.
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Lentinus badiusObserver
gim-siew_tanDescription
Found when hike to Gunung Datuk.
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Gall and Rust Mites (Family Eriophyidae)Observer
kip_laryDescription
1 - Gall variation
2 - Front side of leaf
3 - Back side of leaf
4 - Length
5 - Width
6 - Under 40X
7 - Under 40X
8, 9, 10 - Various cross sections
11 - blurry but moving mite
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Life (Life)Observer
graham_montgomeryDescription
Not for the mirid (I think Irbisia sp)., but for the pink "growth" on its back. I vaguely remember some mention of a fungus (or something...) that grows on the backs of mirids in California, but can't find any reference for that now...
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Genus OoperipatellusObserver
simongroveDescription
Egg-laying velvet-worm Ooperipatellus species. This velvet-worm was found under a log in a damp woodland gulley, during our Bush Blitz on Flinders Island in March 2014. It is almost certainly an undescribed species, and may prove to be confined to Flinders Island. Velvet-worms are in a phylum of their own and have very ancient origins that pre-date the rise of the arthropods. Tasmania is a hot-spot for them, and may eventually be shown to host hundreds of species, although they mostly look very similar from the outside.
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
knotwoodDescription
Rust on oak leaf. Guessing Q. hemisphaerica given that it seems to be a red oak based on the leaf. Added pics of spores - yellow in KOH, very spiny, 1-2 amber oil droplets. No micrometer for size but last two pics are fixed at 100x oil immersion.
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
parrott-dDescription
Eating a watersnake, which is being uncooperative...
