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Wolf Spiders and Allies (Superfamily Lycosoidea)Observer
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This spider can be found on the East Coast from Maine to Florida. They have dark stripes while the rest of the other parts are yellow or tan. They have 8 eyes and 8 legs because they're arachnids. They're found in wooded areas, around ponds, or deep burrows
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Chydorus sphaericusObserver
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The chydorus sphaericus was found in a water sample. It has a tan color to it and with an oval shape.
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Bee-mimic Robber Flies (Genus Laphria)Observer
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Although this insect may look like a bee, it's not, a bee-like robber fly. They can be found across North America from July through September. They're hairy with black bodies and yellow stripes around the abdomen.
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Genus SimocephalusObserver
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This is the most common water flea and is found throughout North and South America, Europe, and Australia. It is a crustacean. It was found in a water sample.
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Flat-backed Millipedes (Order Polydesmida)Observer
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It is an brown flat-backed millipede and is found in the ground layer of habitats. They'e more frequently found in Britain.
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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This fungi can has a vanilla-colored with yellow tones cap that grows up to 20 centimeters wide with a stem of 5 centimeters. The mushroom oozes white latex when injured. It can be found in North America and Mexico.
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Orange-latex Milky (Lactarius deterrimus)Observer
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This fungi has caps that grow up to 12 centimeters wide. They grow in green spots usually in forests. When it's injured it releases a milk that is first carrot-red then turns maroon after 30 minutes.
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This fungi is found in patches spread along hardwood of the forest floor or on the bark of a tree.
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New York Fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis)Observer
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Dryopteris arguta is a species of wood fern native to the west coast and western mountain ranges in North America. It grows in evergreen forests, woodlands, and oak woodlands. The toothed leaves have a ruffled and lacy look with bristles at their tips. The plant can grow up to 6 to 12 inches high.
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Hexagonal-pored Polypore (Neofavolus alveolaris)Observer
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With the scientific name polyporus alveolaris, polyporus meaning "many pores", and alveolaris meaning "with small pits or hollows", this species of fungus is widely distributed in North America but can also be found in Asia, Australia, and Europe. It is found on decaying longs and sticks or branches and twigs of hardwood. The color of the cap ranges from yellow to orange and is scaly and dry. The pores are narrow and diamond shaped which is how is gets its common name. The pores are large compared to other species in its genus.
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Blue-eyed Grasses (Genus Sisyrinchium)Observer
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Idaho blue-eyed grass flowers range in blue to violet. They have 6 long sharp pointed petals. They grow in moist meadows, wetlands, and mountains. The blue-eyes grass flowers in mid summer, up to 4 to 16 inches high.
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Broad-leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius)Observer
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Besides being commonly known at the Broad-leaved Dock, the rumex obtusifolius is also known as bitter dock, bluntleaf dock, and dock leaf or butter dock. It is a weed in the Polygonaceae family but is a flowering plant. It is native to Europe but can be found in the United States and other countries such a Austalia and New Zealand. The plant can grow 20 to 51 inches in height and the leaves can grow to be 16 inches long. The steams are tough and are a reddish color. They can be found in meadows, roadsides, and ditches. The leaves are edible and can be used as salad or cooked liked spinach and the seeds of the plant can be dried and used as a spice.
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Birch Family (Family Betulaceae)Observer
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The Ostrya carpinifolia, commonly know as the Hop Hornbeam is a broadleaf deciduous tree. The tree is native to Europe. It is related to the Ostrya virginiana, which is also known as the American hophornbeam. The Hop Hornbeam is found in forest and woodland areas. It can grow up to 80 feet with leaves 3 to 10 centimeters long. Flowers on the tree are produced in the spring.
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Suborder HelicinaObserver
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Eastern Forest snails are the most common terrestrial snails that live in forests and wooded areas. Their shells are nearly flat and are tan with darker patterns. They are herbivores. As they move they leave a trail of orange slime that can help them back to their food and shelter, also it acts as a cushion to protect their bodies from sharp objects. The Eastern Forest snail can move a few inches in a minute.
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Woodsorrels (Genus Oxalis)Observer
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The three leaf clover is apart of the genus, Trifolium, which means "three leaf", and has about 300 species of plants. It is sometimes referred to as a shamrock or just a clover. They're found in patches in meadows and woodland areas.