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What

Leaf Beetles (Family Chrysomelidae)

Observer

kiwikiu

Date

April 1, 2024 10:31 PM PDT

Description

I blew on it and it ejected red goop in response

Leaf Beetles - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
benarmstrong's ID: Leaf Beetles (Family Chrysomelidae)
Added on April 3, 2024
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Blueberries, Cranberries, and Allies (Genus Vaccinium)

Observer

lifeline

Date

August 26, 2017 03:53 PM ADT

Description

Saw many of these small shrubs with fairly large berries relative to the shrubs overall size. I'm no expert, curious what they are. ( click image to see berry/fruit if you are using phone app)

American Cranberry - Photo (c) Todd Norris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Todd Norris
benarmstrong's ID: American Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon)
Added on February 21, 2024
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Plump Springtails (Order Poduromorpha)

Observer

joooom

Date

August 11, 2023 01:50 PM NZST

Place

Onawe (Google, OSM)
Hypogastrurid Springtails - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
benarmstrong's ID: Hypogastrurid Springtails (Family Hypogastruridae)
Added on February 5, 2024
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Observer

bstarzomski

Date

April 26, 2019 08:38 AM ADT
Trichaptum - Photo (c) Claire O'Neill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Claire O'Neill
benarmstrong's ID: Genus Trichaptum, a member of Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)
Added on December 27, 2023
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Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)

Observer

alijahbrown111

Date

December 12, 2023 06:10 PM CST
Non-biting Midges - Photo (c) Rebecca McCluskey, all rights reserved, uploaded by Rebecca McCluskey
benarmstrong's ID: Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)
Added on December 13, 2023
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Western Yellow-veiled Amanita (Amanita augusta)

Observer

icbryson

Date

September 15, 2017 08:49 AM ADT
Amanita Sect. Validae - Photo (c) T. Abe Lloyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by T. Abe Lloyd
benarmstrong's ID: Amanita Sect. Validae (Section Validae)
Added on December 3, 2023
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White Pine Aphid (Cinara strobi)

Observer

bobharding

Date

November 24, 2023 12:53 PM AST

Description

?? Some kind of insect eggs? Several on needles in Eastern White Pine. In urban park.

White Pine Aphid - Photo (c) Tom Murray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tom Murray
benarmstrong's ID: White Pine Aphid (Cinara strobi)
Added on November 27, 2023
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What

Common Shiny Woodlouse (Oniscus asellus)

Observer

sandwich

Date

September 15, 2017 12:07 PM ADT
Common Shiny Woodlouse - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
benarmstrong's ID: Common Shiny Woodlouse (Oniscus asellus)
Added on November 27, 2023
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Insects

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What

Insects (Class Insecta)

Observer

andrewcallaghan

Date

May 13, 2020 07:48 PM ADT
Insects - Photo (c) Graham Winterflood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Graham Winterflood
benarmstrong's ID: Insects (Class Insecta)
Added on November 19, 2023
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Bees (Epifamily Anthophila)

Observer

tsnb0634

Date

May 31, 2021 11:29 AM EDT
Bees - Photo (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Denis Doucet
benarmstrong's ID: Bees (Epifamily Anthophila)
Added on November 5, 2023
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What

Purple Chokeberry (Aronia × prunifolia)

Observer

sarah1278

Date

June 11, 2022 11:13 AM ADT
Purple Chokeberry - Photo (c) cassi saari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by cassi saari
benarmstrong's ID: Purple Chokeberry (Aronia × prunifolia)
Added on October 25, 2023
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Common Bladderwort (Utricularia macrorhiza)

Observer

tessabermarija

Date

June 30, 2021 09:58 AM UTC

Description

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Common Bladderwort - Photo (c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Douglas Goldman
benarmstrong's ID: Common Bladderwort (Utricularia macrorhiza)
Added on October 17, 2023
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Tiger Moths (Tribe Arctiini)

Date

August 14, 2023 08:59 PM -05
Tiger Moths - Photo (c) Juan Carlos Garcia Morales, all rights reserved, uploaded by Juan Carlos Garcia Morales
benarmstrong's ID: Tiger Moths (Tribe Arctiini)
Added on August 31, 2023
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Observer

dugald

Date

July 2023
Wedge-shaped Beetles - Photo (c) dlbowls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by dlbowls
benarmstrong's ID: Wedge-shaped Beetles (Family Ripiphoridae)
Added on July 20, 2023
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Observer

dugald

Date

July 2023
Conifer Sawflies - Photo (c) Nikolai Vladimirov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nikolai Vladimirov
benarmstrong's ID: Conifer Sawflies (Family Diprionidae)
Added on July 20, 2023
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Whirligig Mites (Genus Anystis)

Observer

michael_long

Date

January 7, 2021 08:56 PM PST
Whirligig Mites - Photo (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by portioid
benarmstrong's ID: Whirligig Mites (Genus Anystis)
Added on July 4, 2023
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Observer

donical

Date

July 2, 2023 01:51 PM ADT
Gymnosomatini - Photo (c) Marcello Consolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
benarmstrong's ID: Tribe Gymnosomatini, a member of Bristle Flies (Family Tachinidae)
Added on July 3, 2023
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Whitman's Jumping Spider (Phidippus whitmani)

Observer

wyldewastelander

Date

July 27, 2019 12:18 PM -02
Whitman's Jumping Spider - Photo (c) Buddy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Buddy
benarmstrong's ID: Whitman's Jumping Spider (Phidippus whitmani)
Added on June 28, 2023
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Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)

Observer

terrygene

Date

June 21, 2023 03:30 PM ADT
Pink Lady's Slipper - Photo (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michael J. Papay
benarmstrong's ID: Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)
Added on June 27, 2023
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Common Barklice (Family Psocidae)

Date

June 3, 2023 07:13 PM PDT

Description

This Barklouse was on a stick I was photographing. I didn't notice it at the time.

Identification by @benarmstrong and @zdanko. Thank you both!

These photos were edited to have an Auto White Balance in Photoshop. Photos 1-5 were sharpened.

Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/168047884

Common Barklice - Photo (c) Michael King, all rights reserved, uploaded by Michael King
benarmstrong's ID: Common Barklice (Family Psocidae)
Added on June 24, 2023
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Observer

sandwich

Date

June 20, 2023 12:46 PM ADT

Description

Uncertain ID.

Nyholmia collaris - Photo (c) skitterbug, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by skitterbug
benarmstrong's ID: Nyholmia collaris, a member of Marsh Beetles (Family Scirtidae)
Added on June 22, 2023
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Click Beetles (Family Elateridae)

Observer

sheagdha

Date

June 12, 2023 11:51 AM ADT

Place

Halifax (Google, OSM)
Click Beetles - Photo (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Denis Doucet
benarmstrong's ID: Click Beetles (Family Elateridae)
Added on June 12, 2023
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American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

Observer

st3v3b

Date

June 8, 2022 05:00 PM ADT
American Red Squirrel - Photo (c) jmarcinik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by jmarcinik
benarmstrong's ID: American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Added on May 28, 2023
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Northern Lady Fern (Athyrium angustum)

Observer

nickbelliveau

Date

June 23, 2018 03:34 PM ADT
Northern Lady Fern - Photo (c) sabrinavilleneuve2002, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
benarmstrong's ID: Northern Lady Fern (Athyrium angustum)
Added on May 27, 2023
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Added as part of a taxon split

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Blistered Navel Lichens (Genus Lasallia)

Observer

charles499

Date

April 2, 2021 06:05 PM ADT
Blistered Navel Lichens - Photo (c) Tig, all rights reserved, uploaded by Tig
benarmstrong's ID: Blistered Navel Lichens (Genus Lasallia)
Added on May 27, 2023
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Northern Yellow-shafted Flicker (Colaptes auratus ssp. luteus)

Observer

krystyn-s

Date

May 15, 2023 06:58 PM ADT
Northern Yellow-shafted Flicker - Photo (c) Bilcha, all rights reserved, uploaded by Bilcha
benarmstrong's ID: Northern Yellow-shafted Flicker (Colaptes auratus ssp. luteus)
Added on May 16, 2023
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Observer

guerrichache

Date

May 2, 2023 07:22 PM PDT

Description

Photographed on the hairs of my own arm. I don't know when I picked this up; the location is where I was when I noticed it.

Proteinus - Photo (c) gernotkunz, all rights reserved, uploaded by gernotkunz
benarmstrong's ID: Genus Proteinus, a member of Rove Beetles (Family Staphylinidae)
Added on May 5, 2023
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Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)

Observer

krechols13

Date

April 29, 2023 01:30 PM MDT

Description

I think this is a bee rather than a wasp, but I'm not entirely sure. It was about the size of a honeybee or just slightly smaller.

Mining Bees - Photo (c) Max McCarthy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Max McCarthy
benarmstrong's ID: Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)
Added on May 1, 2023
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

Observer

fernandomorato26

Date

October 2022
Dicots - Photo (c) KC Corcoran, all rights reserved, uploaded by KC Corcoran
benarmstrong's ID: Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)
Added on April 26, 2023
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Ground Spiders (Family Gnaphosidae)

Observer

jollygoodyellow

Date

February 10, 2023 12:11 PM AST
Ground Spiders - Photo (c) Justin Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Justin Williams
benarmstrong's ID: Ground Spiders (Family Gnaphosidae)
Added on April 26, 2023
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