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Meadow Spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius)Observer
erikweiss101Description
This spittlebug larvae was nestled deep within a patch of grass. It is small and yellow and it constantly secreted a large amount of "spittle" onto the leaf that it had been resting on as well as the hand of our guide who pointed the bug out to us.
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Angulate and Roundshouldered Orbweavers (Genus Araneus)Observer
erikweiss101Description
This spider was small with a back-end that was much larger than its front end. The spider seemed to be several shades of brown, with small but noticeable speckles on its legs.
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Earthworms and Allies (Subclass Oligochaeta)Observer
erikweiss101Description
This worm was wiggling around in the wet dead grass, held in an adult male's hand to see a somewhat relative size. The worm was mostly brown with some peach and light red bars towards one end (the thicker end)
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Bird's-foot Trefoils and Deervetches (Genus Lotus)Observer
erikweiss101Description
I observed these flowers during a class walk around the area that surrounds Montgomery High School. The petals were yellow with a slightly reddish orange coloring towards the bottom.
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Pears (Genus Pyrus)Observer
erikweiss101Description
This white flower grows from a tree and has yellow in the middle. Brown "pepper-like" bits attached to white sprouts that spring from the yellow.
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Brambles (Genus Rubus)Observer
erikweiss101Description
I observed this earlier and I had the misconception that this was Poison Oak. After some research, I have concluded that this is most likely Virginia Creeper, a plant that looks similar to Poison Oak.
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Broad-footed Mole (Scapanus latimanus)Observer
erikweiss101Description
Here is a recently deceased mole. It is shown here next to a U.S quarter to show its relative size. The mole had dark grey fur and light peach colored tail and paws. The mole had long, but not too sharp looking claws and a tiny pink nose. The mole's snout appeared to have a somewhat curved shape. There was barely and blood on the mole, and Rigor Mortis had not set in.
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Cabbages and Mustards (Genus Brassica)Observer
erikweiss101Description
I observed this flower during an in-class field trip to explore and take observations of the grassy area surrounding Montgomery High. This flower was a a little bit away from where the rest of our class had been exploring, but we decided to explore because we had not seen any other flowers of the same kind growing anywhere else in the area. The flower's petals were a bright yellow, and the inside was a yellowish green color. The flower was growing in a very wet and somewhat muddy area right next to a piece of wood with barbed wire wrapped around it.
** Added note: I have added a second picture of the flower to possibly aide in the Identification
