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Subfamily ThomisinaeObserver
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Found near the Riverwalk trail. Was found on car, but apparently recently wandered over.
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Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)Observer
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Foraging at an oxeye daisy
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus)Observer
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Worker bee caught on bee balm (Monarda fistulosa)
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Amanita Amerirubescens Group (Complex Amanita amerirubescens)Observer
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Forest mushrooms growing close together
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Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Observer
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Mating beetles
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Observer
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Queen seen on crown vetch.
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Promethea Silkmoth (Callosamia promethea)Observer
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Type of moth emerging from chrysallis.
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Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix)Observer
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Large numbers of them growing in bog habitat
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Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)Observer
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Family of raccoons. Three young ones, and what appeared to be a mother.
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Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele)Observer
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Feeding on nectar from Indian Hemp
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Observer
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Bombus impatiens Nest found at Letha House Park
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Cinnamon Fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)Observer
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Black, hard Tufts growing on base of red maple.
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Beech Blight Aphid (Grylloprociphilus imbricator)Observer
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Found on several beech trees in area. Usually overtaking a singular branch.
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Sphagnum Mosses (Genus Sphagnum)Observer
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Found in fern swamp near cinnamon ferns.
Moss. Flowers indistinguishable. No true leaves. Spore pollinator.
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Northern Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)Observer
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Located in bath nature preserve in term swamp growing near cinnamon fern and a maple.
Shrub. Alternate leaves. Indistinguishable flower parts. Entire leaves.
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Cinnamon Fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)Observer
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Growing in swamp in bath nature preserve. Large clusters of them present.
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Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa)Observer
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Regular Flower with four parts. Flowering shrub. White flower. Entire leaves. Opposite leaves.
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Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)Observer
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Found in bog near wooden walkway.
No flower parts. Shrub plant. Leaves entire. Basal leaves.