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Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Observer
kristendiesburgDescription
I rescued this cutie from a pool. It sat on my hand for 15 minutes, rubbing itself down with its legs and vibrating its wings until it was dry enough to fly.
Possibly H. ligatus or H. confusus?
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Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)Observer
wake_ncDescription
ecoEXPLORE Username: conner@
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Sliminess of the Skin (Trichodina domerguei)Observer
plingfactoryDescription
found as epibionts on a copepod.
More on this here:
http://www.plingfactory.de/Science/Atlas/KennkartenProtista/01e-protista/e-Ciliata/e-source/Trichodina%20domerguei%20megamicronuleata.html
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Tribe PrainiObserver
lee_i1978Description
Aphid of some sort but the suction cup structure beneath is what is confusing. Any ideas/information?
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Black-banded Snake (Scolecophis atrocinctus)Observer
elainechernovDescription
There were two of these... dancing? Hugging? Mating?
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Eastern Glass Frog (Hyalinobatrachium orientale)Observer
zakwildlifePlace
Missing Location
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easmedsDescription
Okanagana arctostaphylae was first described in 1915 and has not been collected since. These are the first photos ever taken of it in its natural habitat, and the second photos ever of a live individual.
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Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus ssp. macrurus)Observer
cholmesphotoDescription
A female Giant Ichneumon wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus) oviposits into the side of a tree.
I was honored to have this observation selected as observation of the day for June 11, 2020, and again as observation of the week (week of June 21, 2020). It is covered in this blog post: A Trip to Texas Provides a Long Sought Photographic Opportunity - Observation of the Week, 6/21/20.
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Badditu Forest Tree Frog (Leptopelis gramineus)Observer
jknDescription
Ethiopian Burrowing Tree Frog. Picture taken around Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountains NP, near the Ethiopia Wolf Conservation Programme (EWCP), Sanetti Hut.
Endemic species.
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Elm Zigzag Sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda)Observer
karsten_sDescription
host plant: Ulmus minor
pics 1&2 specimen 1, pics 3&4 specimen 2
pic 5 specimen 1, 30 h later
pics 6&7 7 days later
pics 8-11 14 days later (hatched the day before)
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Brazilian Rainforest Cicada (Guyalna chlorogena)Observer
siddantasDescription
At work!
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Little Gulper Shark (Centrophorus uyato)Observer
captjohndmcdowPlace
Missing LocationDescription
Caught while swordfishing in 2000' of water. Released after collecting data. Seam away strong. Local biologist and ichthyologist were unsure of species. No other records of any similar shark observed in Cayman waters.
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Furrow Spiders (Genus Larinioides)Observer
wildcarrotDescription
In dried out moth coccoon
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