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Genus RabidosaObserver
walkermDescription
Small, brown with line down middle of body, found close to forest floor
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Woodcaps and Sawgills (Genus Lentinus)Observer
walkermDescription
Single brown fungi in grass, circular shape
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Typical Shield Lichens (Subfamily Parmelioideae)Observer
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Lichen found on the forest floor, light green and whitish color, looks spongy
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Genus StereumObserver
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Brown and orange near the center, color becomes darker on the very edge, not many individuals, found on bark of a tree
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
walkermDescription
Lightish brown, many individuals, growing on a dead tree limb, most likely saprobes
Photos / Sounds
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White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)Observer
walkermDescription
Ran quickly through the forest, did not capture a picture, most likely a doe
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
walkermDescription
Small, moved around a lot, found on a damp leaf near a creek in the forest
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Black-and-gold Flat Millipede (Apheloria virginiensis)Observer
walkermDescription
Black and yellow coloring, many legs, found near the forest floor, thick exoskeleton
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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma americana)Observer
walkermDescription
About an inch long, found on tree bark, white 'hairs' coming off itself, main colors are brown and black
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Cockroaches and Termites (Order Blattodea)Observer
walkermDescription
A little less than a half-inch long, black body, hard body, found in moist soil near a mass of dead tree limbs
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Sheetweb and Dwarf Weavers (Family Linyphiidae)Observer
walkermDescription
About a half-inch long, mostly brownish body with a lighter brown pattern on its back.
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Harvestmen (Order Opiliones)Observer
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Whitish color, found on tree bark, long legs compared to a small body
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Kentucky Earthworm (Komarekiona eatoni)Observer
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Several inches long, brown, crawling in moist dirt near a mass of dead tree limbs
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Family PolygyridaeObserver
walkermDescription
About an inch long, on the bark of a tree, brownish shell
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Typical Spiders (Suborder Araneomorphae)Observer
walkermDescription
Small, reddish-brown color, making a web on the leaves of a plant
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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)Observer
walkermDescription
Found close to a creek in the forest, low, sporophytes high off the ground
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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Soft, close to the ground, leaves of different sizes, strong stem
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Cypress Family (Family Cupressaceae)Observer
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Needles only found high up, many branches, reddish color, fairly bare
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Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica)Observer
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Small tree, simples leaves in clusters, leaves all similar size
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Pine Family (Family Pinaceae)Observer
walkermDescription
Small trunk, needles too high up on tree to get a good picture, but they could be observed to be fairly long, tall tree
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Mockernut (Carya tomentosa)Observer
walkermDescription
Soft leaves, opposite leaves, 7 leaves of similar size on each bud, simple leaves
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Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)Observer
walkermDescription
Bark appeared to be 'shagging,' tall tree, other plants growing on it
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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)Observer
walkermDescription
Needles and not leaves, appeared in clusters of 3-5, thin branches on the tree