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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
susanhewittDescription
It was quite windy, and the bird was hunkered down, facing into the wind of course.
On the rocks of the Blind Pass Jetty, on Tuner Beach, Captiva.
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Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)Observer
scottkriegerDescription
Iridovirus
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Dobsonflies and Fishflies (Family Corydalidae)Observer
yooperexplorerDescription
Nymph
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Western Gall Rust (Cronartium harknessii)Observer
mtbrooksDescription
Growing on limb of young Jack Pine.
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Large Yellow Lady's-Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens)Observer
mabowerman
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
yklennerDescription
I don't know what this is. It was found in the forest of Northern Michigan by Cross Village.
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Unisexual Mole Salamander Complex (Complex Ambystoma unisexual)Observer
jaimejcoon
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bevwigneyDescription
Believe these to be Cladonia chlorophae. On mossy stones on area of limestone plain surrounded by Eastern White Cedar grove.
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Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)Observer
hartleyoutdooreducationcenterDescription
Baby with egg tooth
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Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)Observer
ken-potterDescription
Huron River Barton Nature Area
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Bicolored Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta bicoloralis)Observer
smwhiteDescription
At Spring Lakes Park
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Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis)Observer
sanguinaria33Description
With the weird temperature swings from 80 to the mid-40s, I missed the peak for this lovely species
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Marbled Orbweaver (Araneus marmoreus)Observer
cheins1Description
Female; confirmed via dissection.
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Lesser False Vampire Bat (Megaderma spasma)Observer
dushylargeDescription
Lesser false vampire bat, Megaderma spasma, roosting in the water tower at Popham’s Arboretum, Dambulla, Sri Lanka. Widespread from the Indian Subcontinent to SE Asia.
I previously incorrectly identified this as Megaderma lyra.
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Halcyon Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus alcyone)Observer
vdinetsDescription
mistnetted on a forest trail
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White-jawed Jumping Spider (Hentzia mitrata)Observer
cheins1Description
Male; confirmed via dissection.
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Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)Observer
kimssightDescription
I generally don't see them up in the pines!
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Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus)Observer
ndoerr88Description
Confirmed identity by D. Morningstar - Ontario bat expert
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Green Reindeer Lichen (Cladonia arbuscula ssp. mitis)Observer
psweetDescription
SONY DSC
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Field Milkwort (Polygala sanguinea)Observer
batgirlDescription
Blooming in grasslands of Dahlem.
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Mississippi Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum ssp. hippocrepis)Observer
bll634
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Timor Flying Dragon (Draco timoriensis)Observer
vincekessnerDescription
The lizard landed on my car, car parked near vine thicket at Bemalai Lagoon
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Cactus Caulerpa (Caulerpa cactoides)Observer
possumpeteDescription
Interesting specimen.
