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Midwestern Carrionflower (Smilax lasioneuron)Observer
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Tendrils present but few. Hairy leaf undersides. Petioles shorter than leaf blade. Flower stalks longer than petioles.
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American Beaver (Castor canadensis)Observer
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Very loud tail slaps on the water
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Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura)Observer
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Male. Closeup of terminal appendage shown in 2nd image
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Chicago Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. semifasciatus)Observer
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Long, thin tail post vent-- male
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Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth (Phyllocnistis populiella)Observer
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On Populus tremuloides
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Genus CanthocamptusObserver
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From a riverbank spillover puddle full of diatoms and plant detritus. Shown mostly at 100x mag. Mating pair, I assume the one in front is the female. In image 2, the male appears to have 2 eyes but it's probably just debris. Image 5 is the female. Image 6 might show a spermatophore, or that could just be debris
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Black Witches' Butter (Exidia glandulosa)Observer
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On a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) twig
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Entoleuca mammataObserver
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Canker on bark of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)
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Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)Observer
iteeyshifDescription
Ironic because there were 2 of them together foraging at a pond's edge
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Genus LacrymariaObserver
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From a shallow freshwater pond viewed at 100x and 400x mag. Very flexible and fast swimmer. Difficult to find when it entered its resting state and hid among debris.
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Family PeranemidaeObserver
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From a shallow freshwater pond viewed at 400x mag. Elongated cell with a long flagellum at the anterior end and no plastids.
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Genus EntosiphonObserver
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Not sure, some type of heterotrophic euglenozoan. From a shallow freshwater pond viewed at 400x mag. Very common small cells. Jerky swimming with 1 (I think, possibly 2) flagellum at the anterior tapered end. No plastids.
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Genus LepocinclisObserver
iteeyshifDescription
From a shallow freshwater pond viewed at 400x mag. Flat, ribbonlike cell tapered to a tail at one end with warty pellicle. Slow moving.
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Observer
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From a shallow freshwater pond viewed at 100x and 400x mag. Creeped slowly like a microscopic snail.
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Genus CeratiumObserver
iteeyshifDescription
From a shallow freshwater pond viewed at 400x mag. These were very abundant in the sample and swam slowly. The longitudinal flagellum can be seen in the first image.
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Genus GyratrixObserver
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Flatworm from a shallow freshwater pond viewed at 100x mag. The tail shown in the third image shows cilia and the stylet inside its body, which it occasionally poked out.