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Painted Devil Crayfish (Lacunicambarus ludovicianus)Observer
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Female crayfish, very colorful, found in drainage pool with flowing cold water, and carrying eggs.
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Shovel-headed Garden Worm (Bipalium kewense)Observer
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This isn't the first of these I've seen. They hide under landscaping rocks and other things. I've read some are invasive. They're ugly, for sure.
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Purple Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)Observer
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This is growing on the side of the road near home. It may be the yellow form, as is noted as commonly growing nearby. I've found an as yet unidentified form growng in a field just off Moores Lane, behind the alley of Heatherwood Drive, in recent years.
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Grapevine Beetle (Pelidnota punctata)Observer
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We have muscadine in abundance nearby so this may well be a grapevine scarab beetle.
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Smooth Chanterelle (Cantharellus lateritius)Observer
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Temps in high 80s and mid 90s, rainfall this morning, and relative humidity of 73 percent brought these up today.
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Clubbed Mydas Fly (Mydas clavatus)Observer
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This insect had a pronounced orange color on its abdomen or back that was only visible when flying.
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Birds (Class Aves)Observer
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This egg (along with 2 eggs in another nest nearby) was abandoned by the mother, who I believe has not had prior experiences laying eggs and sticking around until they hatch
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Candlesnuff Fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon)Observer
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Found on tree stump.
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Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)Observer
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This one was hanging out on the siding all night and day. Not sure if it was freshly molted or if it was dying, but released it back to the wild.
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Swamp Chestnut Oak (Quercus michauxii)Observer
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This leaf came from a neighbor's tree. Not sure if this is the correct id.
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Crane-fly Orchid (Tipularia discolor)Observer
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I've never known the terrestrial plant to which this leaf belongs to produce any flowers, but it is in a very shaded area. The soil is slightly acidic and mostly red clay, excepting the layer of detritus, consisting largely of decaying leaf litter, earthworm castings, sand, and the silt deposited by runoff from heavy rain fall in the immediacy.
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Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)Observer
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This one was in the garage until I captured it for release. Very beautiful and peculiar looking.
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Giant Lichen Orbweaver (Araneus bicentenarius)Observer
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Found this monster on the eaves of our house where it had a huge sticky web from beneath the gutter where it was hiding. This is my first ever with one of these.
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Plant Bugs (Family Miridae)Observer
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This may be Dionconotus neglectus. I cannot distinguish between them aside from the differences in location.
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Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata)Observer
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Cloudy wet weather including intermitten sprikling rain, relative humidity app. 95 percent, wind south at 15 mph. This beetle flies, jumps and hops. Found on the ground near flowerbeds. Outside temperature app. 70 degrees F. Soil loamy, mostly iron-rich red clay. Blur is the result of containment of captured beetle in a plastic bottle at time of photograph.
