Observations by marshall_s_903

This animal was found on October 24th 2019 at 1:46am on the University of South Florida Tampa Campus. As it was nighttime, it was dark and the temperature was recorded as 73 degrees Fahrenheit. The animal was brown in color with a single black stripe going across its body. Each wing also had one black circle. The animal was about 14 cm in length. The animal appeared to be dying and struggled to move. It was quite difficult to name the species of this moth as many of the moths are brown in color. However, going with the distinctive two black circles on either wing and according the the reference site https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=Polyphemus-Moth description it most resembles the Polyphemus moth.

This deuterostome was found wandering around the University of South Florida Tampa campus on October 24th 2019 at 5:35pm. The weather was cloudy and the the animal was not exposed to direct sun. The animal was brown in color with a distinctive bushy tail. The animal appeared to be about 4 inches in height. The animal was very interactive and did not seem to be afraid. After the pictures were taken, the animal scurried back into a tree. According to the reference site https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/mammals/land/squirrels, the animal most closely resembles an Eastern Gray Squirrel.

This deuterostome was found at Simmons Park on the University of South Florida Campus on October 24th 2019 at 5:40pm. The weather was cloudy and the animal was not exposed to direct sun. Although the animal appeared erratic at first(running around quickly), it eventually stayed still enough for a picture to be taken. The animal had light brown scales with hints of dark brown and appeared to be in good health. The animal was about 6 inches in length. The underside of the animal had white scales. According to the reference site http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=sagrei&search_param=%28%28search%3D%27Brown+anole%27%29%29, the animal most closely resembles the Brown Anole.

This protostome, a long-tailed gray silverfish was found on a bathroom sink at The Venue at North Campus in Tampa Florida on October 20th 2019 at 11:47am. The insect was fast moving and was clearly drawn to moisture. It was about 3 inches long including tail. The bathroom was warm and moist. The insect was black in color with hints of gray on its external covering. According to the reference insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=Gray-Silverfish the organism resembles the Gray Silverfish or Long-tailed Silverfish.

This angiosperm was found in Lettuce Lake Park in Tampa Florida on October 4th 2019 at 9:49am. Lettuce Lake Park is a forested area that winds through the Hillsborough River and features an abundance of Biodiversity .The leaves of the plant were bright green and the plant was fully exposed to sunlight. The plant was about 5 feet tall. The purple ‘berries’ on the plant were spherical and arranged in bundles with some green berries in between. Each fruit was about 1/4 inch wide and each bundle about 2 and a half inches wide. According the the reference : wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=caam2 the plant resembles a Callicarpa americana.