Observation field: Most faved observation of taxon

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Observation	Most faved observation of taxon
Photos / Sounds What Sliminess of the Skin (Trichodina domerguei) Observer plingfactory Date May 11, 2014 05:47 PM CEST Place 29860 Bourg-Blanc, Frankreich (Google, OSM) Date Added October 21, 2020 03:51 PM UTC Description 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 3 comments 3 IDs Research Grade View	Kelp, Diatoms, and Allies (Kingdom Chromista)
Photos / Sounds What Mare's Eggs (Nostoc pruniforme) Observer john_barkla Date November 28, 2011 Place Butterfields Conservation Area, Wanaka, Otago (Google, OSM) Date Added June 2, 2013 09:01 PM NZST Description Abundant in shallow watercourse 7 comments 10 IDs Research Grade View	Bacteria (Kingdom Bacteria)
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Invertebrate Iridescent Virus 31 (Iridovirus armadillidium-i) Observer silversea_starsong Date February 6, 2017 03:04 PM PST Place Bake Pkwy, Lake Forest, CA, US (Google, OSM) Date Added February 6, 2017 04:06 PM PST Description This brilliant colour is caused by IIV-31 (Isopod Iridescent Virus). I've been checking hundreds of pill bugs over several years for this unusual phenomenon and my persistence finally paid off! Sadly, this total colour change is usually the later stage of the virus; once a pill bug is this bright it generally doesn't have much longer to live. 18 comments 15 IDs Research Grade View	Viruses (Kingdom Viruses)
Photos / Sounds 6 photos What Merlin (Falco columbarius) Observer anudibranchmom Date January 8, 2019 12:23 PM PST Place San Benito County, CA, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added January 8, 2019 07:52 PM PST Description Experts - What is going on here? This male American Kestrel sure did seem to have the hots for this female Merlin. He kept trying to get close to her and even brought her a few treats (insects?) from the grass beneath the fence. She accepted the treats but didn't seem thrilled with the attention. However, when he flew off, she followed him... 12 comments 50 IDs Research Grade View	Falcons and Caracaras (Order Falconiformes)
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans) Observer nelson_wisnik Date December 3, 2018 Place Parque Taquaral, Campinas - SP, Brasil (Google, OSM) Date Added December 3, 2018 06:37 PM -02 Description in the absence of a trunk or stone to lean on, a capybara may be an option; I have observed these two individuals do this twice; see also https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/nelson_wisnik/21258-the-friendly-capybara Tags capy_tick 12 comments 34 IDs Research Grade View	Turtles and Tortoises (Order Testudines)
Photos / Sounds 4 photos What Comatricha nigra Observer alexis_orion Date January 18, 2022 03:17 PM CET Place Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany (Google, OSM) Date Added January 20, 2022 08:18 PM CET Description Lots of fruiting bodies at various stages on one log 12 comments 11 IDs Research Grade View	Protozoans (Kingdom Protozoa)
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Mycena subcyanocephala Observer chofungi Date March 7, 2023 10:37 PM CST Place Zhishan Road Section 3 Lane 150, TW (Google, OSM) Date Added March 12, 2023 08:44 AM UTC 20 comments 41 IDs Research Grade View	Mycena subcyanocephala
Photos / Sounds What Marbled Polecat (Vormela peregusna) Observer otgonbayar_tsend Date May 2018 Place Dzavhan, MN (Google, OSM) Date Added January 15, 2021 01:27 PM UTC 4 comments 32 IDs Research Grade View	Mustelids (Family Mustelidae)
Photos / Sounds What Satin White Palpita (Palpita flegia) Observer bgomez Date February 10, 2004 01:06 PM HST Place Ejido El Águila, Mpio de Cacahoatán, Chiapas (Google, OSM) Date Added September 10, 2015 02:50 AM CDT Description increíble espectáculo de la llegada masiva de la "mariposa blanca" a El Ejido El Águila, Cacahoatán, en la zona de influencia de la Reserva de la Biosfera Volcán Tacana 18 comments 20 IDs Research Grade View	Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Superfamily Pyraloidea)
Photos / Sounds What Citheronia phoronea Observer vireolanius Date January 31, 2018 05:06 PM -05 Place Dabeiba, CO-AN, CO (Google, OSM) Date Added February 2, 2018 03:16 PM PST Description blackmetal 22 comments 18 IDs Research Grade View	Hawk, Sphinx, Silk, Emperor, and Allied Moths (Superfamily Bombycoidea)
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Ghost Fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis) Observer frya Date May 8, 2021 06:47 PM AEST Place Orford TAS 7190, Australia (Google, OSM) Date Added May 13, 2021 09:54 AM AEST 7 comments 23 IDs Research Grade View	Family Omphalotaceae
Photos / Sounds What Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) Observer osoandino Date December 2016 Place Pichincha, EC (Google, OSM) Date Added August 17, 2019 11:03 AM CEST 9 comments 43 IDs Research Grade View	Bears (Family Ursidae)
Photos / Sounds 6 photos What Namib Sand Gecko (Pachydactylus rangei) Observer laurent_h Date June 9, 2019 09:10 PM SAST Place Gibeon, , Hardap, NA (Google, OSM) Date Added June 16, 2019 11:48 AM SAST 11 comments 36 IDs Research Grade View	Geckos (Infraorder Gekkota)
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone) Observer rollingplainst Date May 2021 Place Texas, US (Google, OSM) Date Added May 23, 2021 11:10 AM CDT Description While taking a picture of this Eastern Hognose Snake, observation at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79960222, this butterfly landed. Friends? 11 comments 22 IDs Research Grade View	Checkerspots, Anglewings, Peacocks, and Allies (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris ssp. tigris) Observer indianwildlife Date March 2018 Place Yavatmal, IN-MH, IN (Google, OSM) Date Added August 30, 2018 02:14 PM MDT 21 comments 50 IDs Research Grade View	Carnivorans (Order Carnivora)
Photos / Sounds What Boto (Inia geoffrensis) Observer schaferpho Date July 2008 Place Maués, BR-AM, BR (Google, OSM) Date Added November 24, 2017 10:06 AM PST Description Amazon River Dolphins or Botos (Inia geoffrensis) Mother and Calf underwater in Flooded Forest, Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil Tags dolphin, boto, river, amazon, inia, geoffrensis, botos, dolphins, cetacean, cetaceans, whale, whales, brazil, freshwater, wild, wildlife, animal, mammal, marine. river dolphin, river dolphins, Amazonia, Brasil 9 comments 54 IDs Research Grade View	Ungulates, Carnivorans, and Allies (Superorder Laurasiatheria)
Photos / Sounds What Eastern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis ssp. cardinalis) Observer kyletansley Date March 18, 2019 10:51 AM EDT Place Williston North, Williston, VT, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added March 18, 2019 10:52 AM EDT Description Cardinal getting territorial with itself in this mirror. It was doing the same thing last week too. It spends a not-insignificant amount of time battling itself. 17 comments 84 IDs Research Grade View	Cardinals and Allies (Family Cardinalidae)
Photos / Sounds 11 photos What Sea Swallow (Glaucus atlanticus) Observer tangatawhenua Date February 11, 2016 Place Henderson Bay (Google, OSM) Date Added February 12, 2016 11:10 AM NZDT Description Is it a fish? Is it a slug? Is it a fishy anemone? I do not have a clue what this is! It is about 30mm long and there were a few of them in the sand - outgoing tide nearly on the turn. Most were buried and only the "fan fin" was showing. Resting on the wet sand, when the sand collapsed it arched it's face upwards (2nd and third photos) and seem to spawn capsule from somewhere - there are 2 floating in the 4th pic. Totally hypnotic, by the time my sister-in-law and I carried on the brother had walked 2kms away from us! 62 comments 59 IDs Research Grade View	Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)
Photos / Sounds What Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) Observer dnoell Date February 22, 2015 Place Palm Beach County, US-FL, US (Google, OSM) Date Added May 24, 2015 10:06 PM EDT Description Brown anole who fell in love with a fairy! Tags anole 16 comments 44 IDs Research Grade View	Reptiles (Class Reptilia)
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Giant Rain Frog (Breviceps gibbosus) Observer ockertvs Date September 2, 2019 11:26 AM SAST Place Tygerberg Nature Reserve, Cape Town, South Africa (Google, OSM) Date Added September 2, 2019 06:26 PM SAST 18 comments 31 IDs Research Grade View	Amphibians (Class Amphibia)
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Tigrosa annexa Observer squidpastry Date April 2022 Place Florida, US (Google, OSM) Date Added April 6, 2022 10:58 AM PDT Description pool party! 14 comments 21 IDs Research Grade View	Wolf Spiders and Allies (Superfamily Lycosoidea)
Photos / Sounds What Ommastrephes brevimanus Observer aunty Date March 29, 2016 Place Kermadec Islands (Google, OSM) Date Added April 18, 2016 10:04 PM NZST 28 comments 37 IDs Research Grade View	Cephalopods (Class Cephalopoda)
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Blue Green Chiton (Chiton glaucus) Observer emily_r Date October 7, 2014 Place Hawera (Google, OSM) Date Added June 15, 2016 04:04 PM NZST Description A green chiton attached to a half crab. We observed this alien looking commensal beast while undertaking an intertidal survey on the reefs off Hawera. It made us jump when we first turned over the rock. 74 comments 29 IDs Research Grade View	Molluscs (Phylum Mollusca)
Photos / Sounds What Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Observer tom15 Date December 5, 2015 10:28 AM EST Place 5200 Matchette Rd, Windsor, ON N9C 4E8, Canada (Google, OSM) Date Added June 16, 2017 11:11 AM EDT Tags Poecile atricapillus, Black-capped chickadee, Bird, Chickadee 21 comments 77 IDs Research Grade View	Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice (Family Paridae)
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Lichen Huntsman (Genus Pandercetes) Observer jithesh Date January 26, 2021 12:07 AM IST Place Sanoor (Google, OSM) Date Added January 27, 2021 09:34 PM IST 16 comments 25 IDs Research Grade View	Chelicerates (Subphylum Chelicerata)
Photos / Sounds 11 photos What Dynastor darius ssp. stygianus Observer magazhu Date February 11, 2016 Place Yelapa, Jalisco, Mexico (Google, OSM) Date Added February 11, 2016 09:03 PM CST Description Dia 82, un individuo. Day 82, one individual. Relacionado con // Related to: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2667158 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2667199 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2667420 24 comments 22 IDs Research Grade View	Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Bipinnula montana Observer mateoalmada Date October 2020 Place Uruguay (Google, OSM) Date Added October 28, 2020 12:46 AM UTC 7 comments 24 IDs Research Grade View	Plants (Kingdom Plantae)
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Observer sheliahargis Date October 21, 2017 10:55 AM CDT Place Commons Ford (Google, OSM) Date Added October 21, 2017 04:33 PM CDT Description Not sure what is going on but this is the fourth birder that I know of who has had a phoebe perch on their binoculars or on their person at Commons Ford. 31 comments 76 IDs Research Grade View	Birds (Class Aves)
Photos / Sounds What Eternal Light (Mycena luxaeterna) Observer nortonsantos Date January 2021 Place São Paulo, BR (Google, OSM) Date Added February 2, 2021 03:09 PM -03 8 comments 35 IDs Research Grade View	Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)
Photos / Sounds What Macrocilix maia Observer dhfischer Date July 6, 2019 10:47 AM HST Place Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Malaysia (Google, OSM) Date Added October 9, 2019 08:21 PM AEDT 37 comments 55 IDs Research Grade View	Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)