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Assassin Bugs (Family Reduviidae)Observer
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Saw these two creatures today on my Sunflower leaves. I've never seen a mantis that's orange with black dot in rear.
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
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A limb with a growth that fell onto the ground also. Black and hard. Not sure if it was part of the tree (branch/limb, etc.). There is a whitish green or light green growth covering the bark. Not sure what it is and need help in identifying
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
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Dead limb that was lying on the ground from a rotted/dead tree. The bark looks as if it is covered with some type of fungi or growth. Need help in identifying
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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Some type of fungi growing on a rotted/dead oak tree. Through my research online, I believe it to be turkey-tail fungi, with miniature turkey like fans attached to the bark. Bright, sunny, calm day. Tree just fell over and this is a picture of the bark. Need help in identifying the growth on the bark for a project.
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Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)Observer
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Brown lizard that has been hanging out in the back yard.
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Pillbugs (Genus Armadillidium)Observer
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On underside, arthropod had lots of legs. Grayish black with a shell-like body.
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Bristletails (Order Archaeognatha)Observer
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Kids thought it was a silver fish, but we don't think so. It seemed to try to jump when disturbed rather that crawled. Had a elongated tail or rear end.
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Cockroaches and Termites (Order Blattodea)Observer
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Roach-like insect that was rust-brown and black in color. Shiny exoskeleton. Looked like a roach.
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Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)Observer
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Grayish black arthropod with many legs. Shell-like exoskeleton. The organism wiggled and giggled a lot when on its back and would then curl up and stop moving, appearing to play dead. Then when disturbed or moved, would start wiggling again.
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Wormlike organismObserver
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Brown wormlike organism. The head portion looked like it had legs...maybe an earthworm? Found within a dead branc that had lots of holes that seemed to be homes/compartments for other organisms.
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Pillbugs (Genus Armadillidium)Observer
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Dark gray organisms that looks as though it is encased in a shell found under a flower pot. There were several. It shared its habitat with other organisms...one looked like a centipede or millipede of some sort. Under and beside the flower pot were wood chips and soil.
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Giant and Wood Cockroaches (Superfamily Blaberoidea)Observer
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Shiny brown/rust colored exoskeleton. Using a loupe to observe more closely, legs appeared to be hairy. Looks like a cockroach, but found outside under a rock/concrete slab.
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Cockroaches and Termites (Order Blattodea)Observer
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Shiny brown/rust colored exoskeleton. Using a loupe to observe more closely, legs appeared to be hairy. Looks like a cockroach, but found outside under a rock/concrete slab. Looks like a cockroach, but found outside under a rock/concrete slab.
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Earwigs (Order Dermaptera)Observer
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Shiny brown/rust colored exoskeleton. Using a loupe to observe more closely, legs appeared to be hairy.
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Pallidefulva-group Field Ants (Complex Formica pallidefulva)Observer
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Blow Flies (Family Calliphoridae)Observer
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Now this fly was large, thought it might be a smaller version of the horse fly. Shiny blue insect with six legs and wings.
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Meloe campanicollisObserver
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Black insect has wings and long antennas, mix between a beetle and a wasp
