The organism observed has a slender and elongated head with a cylindrical body shape; organism is covered in fur. Furthermore, the ears of the organism is upright. The observed organism is small in size and was covered in brown fur. The habitat in which this organism was found is a local park in Tampa, Florida. The area was densely populated with plants; forest environment.

Zarbock, M. (2017, June). What is a Rabbit? Lafeber Company. Retrieved from: https://lafeber.com/mammals/what-is-a-rabbit/

The organism being observed has a narrow, pointed head, a slender body, 4 long limbs, and a thin tail. The observed organism was estimated to be around 6 inches. The main color of the observed organism is a brown/gray color with a slight white pattern tracing the back. This organism was found in a local apartment complex on a fence in New Tampa, Fl.

Wilson, J.D. (n.d.). Brown anole (anolis sagrei)-Introduced. Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. Retrieved from: https://srelherp.uga.edu/lizards/anosag.htm

This organism was found at Baybridge Park in Westchase, Florida. It was found on a trashcan. This organism is thought to be of the genus Manduca. It's wings are black and white and they flapped occasionally. It has two antennae at it's head. This Manduca was found in the shade. It reproduces using pupal cases. (https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Manduca-sexta).

This organism was found by a pond at Baybridge Park in Westchase, Florida. This organism is thought to be a wood stork. The stork had white feathers with black at the tips and it had a long thin beak. It also had orange webbed feet. This particular stork was bent over and did not move around that much. This stork was sitting in the sun and occasionally walked around. The Wood Stork is a bird and it reproduces by laying eggs. They mate within flocks. (https://www.fws.gov/northflorida/Species-Accounts/Wood-stork-2005.htm).

This organism was found under a small bridge at a beach in Dunedin, Florida called Honeymoon Island. It came out from under the bridge and quickly went back under. It had 4 feet and was grey and had black fur around it's eyes. It also had pointy ears. This organism is a raccoon and it is a mammal. Raccoons are nocturnal animals and they have bushy tails like this one does. (https://www.britannica.com/animal/raccoon)

The deuterostome depicted above was discovered in a moist habitat surrounded by a variety of plants however, the organism itself was found resting in what is known as a bat box. The organism is quite small in size being no bigger than a 3-5 inches with its wings tucked in. The organism is covered in dark brown fur and its ears are significantly larger than its head. It is believed that this organism is a Mexican Free- tailed Bat as it shares common features to the species. According to the Mexican Free-tailed Bat Wikipedia page, "Their tails are almost half their total length and stretch beyond the uropatagium, giving them the name "free-tailed" bats. Their ears are wide, rounded, and large compared to their heads, nearly meeting at the front of the face, but distinctly not joined at the midline and projecting anterodorsally from just before the muzzle to the back of the head. "

“Mexican Free-Tailed Bat.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 8 Oct. 2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_free-tailed_bat.

The protostome depicted above was found resting in a moist opened habitat near a river filled with numerous plants. The protostome is believed to be a White Peacock butterfly as it shares common characteristics with the species. The organism is roughly a couple inches no bigger than a finger. The organisms main body is white with yellow and black outlines on the wings. The organism has a black dot pattern on the wings which is a shared characteristic with the White Peacock species. According to butterfliesandmoths.org the identification characteristics of White Peacock butterflies are the , "white with light brown markings and a double row of light crescents at the margins. Forewing has one round, black spot; hindwing has two. "

“White Peacock Anartia Jatrophae (Linnaeus, 1763).” White Peacock Anartia Jatrophae (Linnaeus, 1763) | Butterflies and Moths of North America, 16 Oct. 2019, https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Anartia-jatrophae.

The fern was growing on the side of an oak tree in a shaded spot, which according to the University of Florida's plant directory is a typical location for pleopeltis (https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/pleopeltis-polypodioides/). The rhizome was wrapped around the trunk of the tree and the stipe and blade grew around the rhizome. The blade was a bright green, with somewhat course edges. On the underside of the blade were spores which looked like small black dots.

I saw this flowering plant in a relatively shady climate with many other vascular plants surrounding it. The climate itself was also dry and warm overall. The flower itself was white, small, and the anther can be seen, which is responsible for producing pollen.
https://study.com/academy/lesson/angiosperms-characteristics-definition-examples.html

The species of plant above is a seeded vascular plant belonging to the genus Torenia. This seeded vascular plant is an angiosperm which are plants that produce seeds enclosed with fruit.
According to Floridata.com, this genus of plant has a trumpet shaped corolla, can reach up to 5 cm tall, and can be found in both shaded and unshaded areas. One of the most distinctive features of this genus is the wishbone shaped stamens. The first image of my observation shows the distinctive wishbone shaped stamens as well as the trumpet shape of the corolla. The plant was found in an area exposed to direct sunlight.

Torenia fournieri. (n.d.). Retrieved September 29, 2019, from https://floridata.com/plant/993.

Small blue and slightly colored bird that looks like a young little blue heron. Not mature. Was not able to get very close but captured it flying away. The defining feature that made me know it was in the heron family was it's legs and the way it walked as well as it's long curved neck. Found at the edge of a lake along the back side of a neighborhood.

Reference: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Little_Blue_Heron/id

A small, winged insect. The wings were red-brown, with white and yellow varied spots. The body of the insect appeared to be black. According to a butterfly conservation website (https://www.butterflyidentification.com/peacock.htm), peacock butterflies are characterized by spots on their wings and they usually live in plains and open fields similar to the space in Simmons Park.

In the park, many White Ibis birds were moving in groups and appeared to be symbiotic with one another. Many of the birds were hunting for food by sticking their long beaks in the ground in multiple locations. When approached (cautiously and slowly) the birds began to move away in pack-like formation and tended to stick together as they continued to hunt. Most of the birds were white, with the exception of a few that were speckled with black and brown feathers. The birds were about a foot tall with approximately half of their height being made up by their slender, long legs. The birds were found very closely to the banks of the river where the ground was less packed and the dirt was looser. According to allaboutbirds.org, White Ibises tend to habitat wetlands and specifically many parks in Florida. The website also states that they forage in wet dirt and grass which was observed in these ibises behavior.

This organism is on the smaller side of most lizards. It is around 3 inches. It is a tan-brown color. The defined stripe going down the tail is a lighter color than its body.
The organism was found sleeping on a plant outside.
These organisms are commonly found in the southeast United States.

About 1 foot long small baby American alligator. Colors were black and tan. The alligator was present in the Home Depot parking lot in Tampa. It was found in the parking lot sitting on the curb by the mulch.

Their known geographic distribution is usually in freshwater wetlands.
https://nhpbs.org/natureworks/americanalligator.htm