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Something...Observer
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Orchard Spiders and Allies (Genus Leucauge)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Arachnid; Spider
Temp: ~60°F
Found on web attached between fencing, lumber, and trees. Possibly Leucauge venusta and not Leucauge argyrobapta, but the latter was chosen due to more similar markings.
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Cherry Scallop Shell Moth (Hydria prunivorata)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Insect, Temp: ~60°F
Found on lumber under covering, perched around wire fencing strands. Three individual organisms observed.
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Milk-white Toothed Polypore (Irpex lacteus)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Fungi; Basidiomycete
Temp: ~61°F
Found growing on dead stick on forest floor. Possible misidentification due to variety in order and species.
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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Insect, Temp: ~61°F
Found crawling across dried leaf.
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Fungi; Basidiomycete; Unidentified order through species, needs ID, possibly belongs to order Agaricales or Polyporales.
Temp: ~61°F
Found growing on tree trunk at undergrowth level.
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Fungi; Basidiomycete; Unidentified order through species, needs ID, possible Polypore or part of the Hymenochaetales order.
Temp: ~61°F
Found growing on tree trunk at undergrowth level.
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josh_phillips_112Description
Parasitoid Insect Egg, Temp: ~62°F
Found hanging on very small dry twig. Unable to verify genus or species due to absence of adult organism.
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Powdered Ruffle Lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Lichen, Temp: ~62°F
Found on possible leaf substrate, half submerged in rainwater. Possibly species misidentification due to similarities among species in Parmotrema genus.
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Guinea Paper Wasp (Polistes exclamans)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Insect, Temp: ~61°F
Found hanging on small nest attached to wood (lumber). Obviously protecting/overseeing young as eggs are visible.
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Bushy Beard Lichen (Usnea strigosa)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Lichen, Temp: ~61°F
Found on moist surface soil, but appears to have been separated from original substrate.
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Common Shiny Woodlouse (Oniscus asellus)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Arthropod; Crustacean; Isopod
Temp: ~60°F
Found in dark covered area on moist, rain-damaged wood.
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Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Arachnid; Spider
Temp: ~68°F (Indoors)
Found indoors on ceiling.
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Genus GryllusObserver
josh_phillips_112Description
Insect, Temp: ~72°F
Found in dry soil around several small holes, placed in jar for observation, then returned to soil.
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Eastern Red Centipede (Scolopocryptops sexspinosus)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Arthropod; Centipede
Temp: ~71°F
Found buried in loose soil, placed in cardboard box for observation, then returned to soil.
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Eastern Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Insect, Temp: ~70°F
Found on house siding and nearby mulch trail.
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Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Insect, Temp: ~71°F
Found on outdoor wire on house siding. Nest is most likely in siding as wasps were flying in and out.
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Zygote Fungi (Phylum Zygomycota)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Fungi, Zygomycota.
Unidentified grouping of different species growing on damp discarded lumber. Appears to belong to Zygomycota (Bread Molds). Needs ID
Temp: ~60°F, Overcast
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Eastern Speckled Shield Lichen (Punctelia bolliana)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Fungi (Lichen), Ascomycota
Temp: ~62°F
Growing on deadfall stick among other lichen species.
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Common Ink Cap (Coprinopsis atramentaria)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Fungi, Basidiomycota
Temp: ~59°F, Overcast
Growing in wet hay bale.
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Orange Jelly Spot (Dacrymyces chrysospermus)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Fungi, Basidiomycota
Temp: ~60°F, Overcast
Growing on and between moist wooden planks.
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Bristly Beard Lichen (Usnea hirta)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Lichen, Temp: ~70°F
Growing on tree bark.
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Whitewash Lichen (Phlyctis argena)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Lichen, Temp: ~70°F
Growing on tree bark.
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Common Button Lichen (Buellia erubescens)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Lichen, Temp: ~70°F
Growing on tree bark.
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Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)Observer
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Fern, Temp: ~69°F
Possibly in the beginning stages of wilting.
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Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Tree, Gymnosperm, Temp: ~69°F
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Monocots (Class Liliopsida)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Grass, Monocot, Temp: ~70°F
Found growing under porch among weeds.
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Insect, Temp: ~71°F
Found on house siding.
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Higher Ascomycetes (Subphylum Pezizomycotina)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Lichen, Temp:~73°F
Growing on west side of unidentified tree among other lichen species.
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Thin-legged Wolf Spiders (Genus Pardosa)Observer
josh_phillips_112Description
Arachnid; Spider, Temp: ~74°F
Found on west-facing bank with dry soil. Standing in front of what appears to be a den. I cannot determine species.
