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Cliveden Snail (Papillifera papillaris)Observer
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Everywhere on natural and artificial (masonry) rock faces in Trastevere. Found predated, only one juvenile seen live among many dozens dead. Some predated by unknown predator. Hot and dry weather here recently.
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Acute Bladder Snail (Physella acuta)Observer
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Could be Aplexa hypnorum, but it looks a little too short to me.
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White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)Observer
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Caught in sherman trap left overnight by vernal pool
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Orange Wing (Mellilla xanthometata)Observer
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Dorsal surface of lower wings was bright orange
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Northern Threetooth (Triodopsis tridentata)Observer
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Found two specimens hibernating/aestivating in rotting log wedged in between log and loose bark. Both had intact epiphragms. Scale in close up photos is an Apple Lightning cable connector (ca. 7.6 mm in width).
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
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Albino individual
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Mantises (Order Mantodea)Observer
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Seen climbing up tree that was covered in cicada exuviae.
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Reddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)Observer
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On sidewalk
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Tribe MisumeniniObserver
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Hitchhiked on car, probably from New Lebanon, NY
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Japanese False Cerith (Batillaria attramentaria)Observer
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From rock underwater, placed on top of rock to get better picture and put back.
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Pacific Sea Nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens)Observer
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Saw this nettle swimming up near the rocky sand, getting caught a few times on the surface. A few meters away, I found a beached individual of the same species that had started to rot.
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Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)Observer
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Seen in relatively dense woods behind a house after heavy rain in the afternoon.
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Polka-Dot Wasp Moth (Syntomeida epilais)Observer
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Observed these Polka-Dot Wasp Moths mating on a rock by the side of a residential driveway in Old Town, Montserrat. On a nearby oleander plant, the 'oleander caterpillar' subadult stage of this species was observed as well.
