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Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade Circaea canadensisObserver
mirelleg9Description
This plant is a weed -- just shows up and prospers but it is really pretty with very tiny white flower early summer and silvery seeds now. The seeds stick to clothes. I believe it is native to my area
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Genus EumenesObserver
skrentnyjeffDescription
Looks like a mud ball that has been attached to this plant, which I think is Horseweed (Erigeron canadensis). Is this the work of some kind of mud dabber wasp, or some other kind of insect that lays it's eggs in a mud case? It did not look like a gall that was part of the plant itself. My impression is that this was attached to the stem of this plant, again, which I think is Horseweed (Erigeron canadensis).
Update 8/11/2020:
In looking for information on another gall, discovered Aleppo Gall which looks strikingly similar, but it grows on oaks, and that is not where this was.
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benarmstrongDescription
Parasitizing miner still in mine (Phyllocnistis populiella?) observed separately: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54323504
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Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly Urophora quadrifasciataObserver
mira_l_bDescription
Maybe urophora cardui? The pale head and generous ovipositor have me unsure. I was hoping it was the goldenrod gall-related fly since this is on a solidago species but i don’t think that’s right.
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Scale Insects Superfamily CoccoideaObserver
molanicDescription
Found on stem of annual sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Some of the ants seemed very interested in it.
Initially thought it might be a tortoise beetle. Think I'm seeing a little leg or something sticking out from under it? It was stuck very well to the stem, but gone the next morning.
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Shrubby St. John's-Wort Hypericum prolificumObserver
nancypalpantDescription
Flower in fen
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amoorehouseDescription
Found on hairy mountain mint in planted prairie at Illiniwek Forest Preserve.
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Hooked Buttercup Ranunculus recurvatusObserver
wdvanhemDescription
No flowers but very pretty leaves.
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Great St. John's Wort Hypericum ascyron ssp. pyramidatumObserver
smpvolunteer-jcannon
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Freeman's Maple Acer × freemaniiObserver
conboyDescription
I planted this tree in my community today, after I grew it up for about a year. These are just to help me keep track of where I plant them!
This is tree #6
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Monarch Danaus plexippusObserver
hannawackerDescription
larva on horsetail milkweed.
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Domestic Cat Felis catusObserver
trh_bluePlace
PrivateDescription
Not quite at 3000 observations, but I hit 50k IDs so good enough for me.
Baklava is nearly one year old! And as handsome as ever.
Some of my favourite recent interactions:
"Baklava, why is your hand in the beans? Please.... stop. no" -- this morning
"Hey Baklavush, I'm home. Who's a handsome boy? ... stop, Baklava, stop it. Shoes are not for eating."
"Hey! Baklava-- אין לי כח עליך (I have no more energy to deal with you) -- stop knocking things off my desk!" (one minute later) "MEOOWWWH. AAAOO. MEAOW." "Baklava, shut up! I'm not letting you outside!" (one minute later) "meaOWWW...."
From my Dungeons and Dragons discord chat:
The Silent (trh_blue) Yesterday at 6:19 AM
zxsaa CWVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE22222222222222222DDDDDDVE JM7UN
+OIIIII
The Silent (trh_blue) Yesterday at 8:54 PM
LOOOLLLL. that was my cat.
Kelmyar (Pepper) Yesterday at 8:55 PM
yeah i figured xD
Big White (Yaniv) Yesterday at 8:55 PM
BaKlaWa SToP iT
The +OIIIIII is what got me personally
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American Badger Taxidea taxusObserver
mikef451Description
American Badger
Matador WMA Bioblitz
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American Badger Taxidea taxusObserver
mlwatsonDescription
American Bader Taxidea taxus at Valles Caldera National Preserve.
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Mapleleaf Viburnum Viburnum acerifoliumObserver
abelkinserDescription
I don’t know of any records for this species in southern Illinois. Based on its North American distribution, it’s not a surprise to find in this region.
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Wand Mullein Verbascum virgatumObserver
naturephotosuzeDescription
Sullivan Canyon
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Slender False Pimpernel Lindernia anagallideaObserver
sanguinaria33Description
pedicels much longer than subtending leaves
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Dwarf Periodical Cicada Magicicada cassiniiObserver
peterwchenDescription
Video: https://youtu.be/4cUCt-CNI0c
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Dwarf Periodical Cicada Magicicada cassiniiObserver
tom_c_velatDescription
Full wave choruses during the past couple of weeks. These choruses contained both Magicicada cassini and Magicicada septendecim (identified through song). Although Cassini was stronger, both species formed distinct choruses. This was a 13 year cycle since the last time a brood of periodical cicadas emerged in our area it was 2007.
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Lunate Longhorn Cuckoo Bee Triepeolus lunatusObserver
martinlucasDescription
Nectaring on Asclepias tuberosa in my sand prairie garden.
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Tortricid Leafroller Moths and Allies Superfamily TortricoideaObserver
molanicDescription
Found a loose leaf shelter on buttonbush shrub with this tiny caterpillar inside of it.
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Slender Mola Ranzania laevisObserver
rfosterDescription
Observation by Michael Anninos - Photos George Anninos and reproduced with permission.
Found splashing in the shallows, apparently disoriented. Returned to deeper water where it rapidly swam out to sea.
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Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendulaObserver
finaticDescription
Gila County, Arizona, US
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False Hop Sedge Carex lupuliformisObserver
skrentnyjeffDescription
achene angles knobby, long pistillate spikes... unexpected sedge to find today
