Observations by mbarton

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3 photos

What

Genus Aphonopelma

Observer

mbarton

Date

May 1, 2011

Place

Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool, Texas (Google, OSM)

Description

Not sure if there's any chance of IDing this to species level, since there are 14 species in Texas and apparently ID requires capture and examination, but hey...

This is definitely a male--he's got the little hooks on his front two legs, and of course he was out in the open clipping along, likely trying to avoid becoming someone's lunch. Biggest wild tarantula I've seen!

Tags

spiders, tarantulas, arachnids, aphonopelma

ID Please!

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What

Genus Bombus

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Cooks Slough, Uvalde, TX, USA (Google, OSM)

Tags

bees, bumblebees, bombus, hymenoptera

ID Please!

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What

Rambur's Forktail Ischnura ramburii

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Cooks Slough, Uvalde, TX, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Orange morph female.

Tags

forktails, ischnura, damselflies, zygoptera, odonata, insecta

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What

Eastern Amberwing Perithemis tenera

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Cooks Slough, Uvalde, TX, USA (Google, OSM)

Tags

dragonflies, odonata, anisoptera, insecta, amberwings

1 ID

Research Grade

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What

Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Fort Inge, Uvalde, TX (Google, OSM)

Description

Nest--no owls sighted this trip.

Tags

owls, animal signs, birds, aves

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What

Black Vulture Coragyps atratus

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Fort Inge, Uvalde, TX (Google, OSM)

Description

Two babies in abandoned building. Adults sighted nearby.

Tags

vultures, birds, aves

2 ID's

Research Grade

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What

Blue-fronted Dancer Argia apicalis

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Fort Inge, Uvalde, TX (Google, OSM)

Description

Female.

Tags

damselflies, zygoptera, odonata, insecta, dancers

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Kiowa Dancer Argia immunda

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Fort Inge, Uvalde, TX (Google, OSM)

Description

Male.

Tags

damselflies, zygoptera, odonata, insecta

1 ID

Research Grade

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What

Blue-fronted Dancer Argia apicalis

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Fort Inge, Uvalde, TX (Google, OSM)

Description

Male.

Tags

damselflies, zygoptera, dancers, odonata, insecta

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What

Kiowa Dancer Argia immunda

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Fort Inge, Uvalde, TX (Google, OSM)

Description

Pair in copula.

Tags

damselflies, zygoptera, odonata, dancers, insecta

1 ID

Research Grade

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What

Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Fort Inge, Uvalde, TX (Google, OSM)

Tags

butterflies, insecta, lepidoptera

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What

Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Fort Inge, Uvalde, TX (Google, OSM)

Tags

butterflies, lepidoptera

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What

white horse-nettle Solanum elaeagnifolium

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Fort Inge, Uvalde, TX (Google, OSM)

Tags

plants, flowering plants

ID Please!

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What

Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Fort Inge, Uvalde, TX (Google, OSM)

Description

Teneral male.

Tags

dragonflies, odonata, libellulidae, whitetails, insecta, anisoptera

1 ID

Research Grade

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What

sulphur tipped clubtail

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Fort Inge, Uvalde, TX (Google, OSM)

Tags

dragonflies, odonata, insecta, anisoptera, clubtails, gomphidae

1 ID

Research Grade

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What

Ratibida columnifera

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Fort Inge, Uvalde, TX (Google, OSM)

Description

Some kind of coneflower?

Tags

plants, flowering plants

1 ID

ID Please!

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What

Red Saddlebags Tramea onusta

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Uvalde National Fish Hatchery, Uvalde, TX, USA (Google, OSM)

Tags

dragonflies, odonata, insecta, anisoptera, saddlebags, tramea

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What

Eastern Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Uvalde National Fish Hatchery, Uvalde, TX, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Female.

Tags

odonata, dragonflies, anisoptera, insecta, pondhawks, libellulidae

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What

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Uvalde National Fish Hatchery, Uvalde, TX, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Two individuals.

Tags

birds, aves, ducks, waterfowl

1 ID

Research Grade

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What

Whiptail Lizards Genus Aspidoscelis

Observer

mbarton

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Place

Uvalde National Fish Hatchery, Uvalde, TX, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

A. gularis (or C. gularis, depending on which taxonomy you prefer)? I can't figure out if the stripes appearing to meet over the tail base is an optical illusion.