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Insects (Class Insecta)Observer
simoneleDescription
On a fir species, maybe grand fir?
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Juniper Split (Lophodermium juniperinum)Observer
liamraganDescription
Found on Common Juniper collected by @shawnb2
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Johnson’s Hairstreak (Callophrys johnsoni)Observer
liamraganDescription
Neat! @carterstrope
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American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus)Observer
simoneleDescription
@liamragan @aiva19 @carterstrope @joachimbertrands
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Genus RhabdoclineObserver
liamraganDescription
Looking to ID the purplish orange crusts. According to @shawnb2 the black dots are Swiss Needle Crust, iNatted seperately.
Host is Coastal Douglas-Fir
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Swiss Needle Cast (Nothophaeocryptopus gaeumannii)Observer
liamraganDescription
On coastal Doug fir
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Pacific Marten (Martes caurina)Observer
simoneleDescription
Same individual seen by @liamragan, @carterstrope, @aiva19, @joachimbertrands
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Sandhoppers and Landhoppers (Family Talitridae)Observer
simoneleDescription
@liamragan likely has better photos of this specimen
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Genus ChrysomelaObserver
liamraganDescription
Super curious about this one. Checked records for BC and Willow Leaf Beatle seemed the best match but still a bit off
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Swiss Needle Cast (Nothophaeocryptopus gaeumannii)Observer
shawnb2Description
Pseudothecia emerging from stomata of Douglas-fir needles
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Ringed Blind Limpet (Lepeta concentrica)Observer
neilmcdanielDescription
To 3 cm long.
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Ismaila belcikiObserver
lophopanopeusDescription
Parasitic copepod on Antiopella
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Order PodocopidaObserver
liamraganDescription
Interesting bluish green colour I haven’t seen before. Habitat shots attached. Collected for analysis by RBCM
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cgbcDescription
Corophium alienense -- if you look closely, there's 2 in this photo, one following behind the main one.
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Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus)Observer
bradenjudsonDescription
Unique small populations living isolated in subterranean lava caves. The focus on my MSc thesis.
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Seaside Centipede Lichen (Heterodermia sitchensis)Observer
fmcgheeDescription
on Picea sitchensis twigs
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Bay Ghost Shrimp (Neotrypaea californiensis)Observer
liamraganDescription
Spotted sticking out of the sand and thought it was dead but started moving around while i was taking photos
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Family DiaptomidaeObserver
thomasbarbinDescription
scooped out of a freshwater pond by a couple of my students. Complete guess on the ID!
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Genus NeomolgusObserver
stephbrulotDescription
Rafting in a small pool of water
@liamragan
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Turtle Leeches (Genus Placobdella)Observer
aivaDescription
This obvs is for the little leech attached to the ventral side of the larger individual.
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Corona Cup (Plectania melastoma)Observer
bstarzomskiDescription
found by @eullstrom
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Tubesnout (Aulorhynchus flavidus)Observer
liamraganDescription
Seemed to be breeding; video available
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Genus ChaetocnemaObserver
shawnb2Description
Found dead, and collected under permit (though a live individual also observed). Bog with abundant Labrador tea and bog cranberry
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shawnb2Description
Extracted from moss on a low tree branch in bog, via Berlese funnel. Identified with help of @dccopley
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Hahnia arizonicaObserver
shawnb2Description
Identified with help of @dccopley and deposited at RBCM
Unfortunately one of the few I failed to get a live photo of.
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Ethobuella tuonopsObserver
shawnb2Description
Extracted from moss on a low tree branch in bog, via Berlese funnel. Identified with help of @dccopley
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Tachygyna ursinaObserver
shawnb2Description
Extracted from moss on a low tree branch in bog, via Berlese funnel. Identified with help of @dccopley
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Columbian Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus ssp. columbianus)Observer
liamraganDescription
Fawn with huge pale bald patch symmetrically on both sides. Curious to know what might have caused this
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Labrador Tea Leaf Miner (Phyllonorycter ledella)Observer
liamraganDescription
YES! Long overdue first record for the island!
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Utah Crab Spider (Bassaniana utahensis)Observer
stephbrulotDescription
Liam's observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207328120
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Lissodendoryx oxeotaObserver
neilmcdanielDescription
Hemispherical, approx. 10 cm in diam. Collected (Stn. NM 170) and identified by the late Dr. Bill Austin as Phorbas oxeota (=Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) oxeota). The white nudibranch eating the sponge is considered to be Aldisa tara.
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Walnut Orbweaver (Nuctenea umbratica)Observer
doviendeDescription
In General Store sign. Big orb weaver, chocolate brown.
Collected.
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Purple Dwarf-Venus (Nutricola tantilla)Observer
liamraganDescription
About the size of a pinhead. Collected one and have at home for better shots
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Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)Observer
liamraganDescription
I sound like a broken record here but again; amazing find by @stephbrulot haha
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Orange Ruffled Tritonid (Tritonia tetraquetra)Observer
jackson_chuDescription
Tully 2008 - DFO
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Pink Tritonid (Tritonia exsulans)Observer
divemasterDescription
Pink Tritonia
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Raspberry Hydroid (Zyzzyzus rubusidaeus)Observer
neilmcdanielDescription
Now identified as Zyzzyzus rubusidaeus. A large, red-wine coloured hydroid that grows in clusters up to 10 cm in diameter. Found in habitats with strong tidal currents. Described as a new species by Brinkmann-Voss & Calder in 2013.
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Pomegranate Aeolid (Cuthonella punicea)Observer
neilmcdanielDescription
This nudibranch appears to be quite particular about its prey and is most often found feeding on the polyps of the large hydroid Zyzzyzus rubusidaeus. This hydroid is found only in strongly current-swept habitats and is most abundant in Weynton Passage, near Port McNeill, BC. The second picture shows several nudibranchs attacking the polyps and a deposit of their eggs near the base of the hydroids.
