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@gparosenberg INat was recommending cardita, but I don’t see it
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gwt2102Kuvaus
Very large shell, 10” at least ; does not have the tapered shape or thin shell typical of lightning whelk but opens on left; maybe fossil? @gparosenberg
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Gyroscala rupicolaHavainnoija
rosenthalsKuvaus
1 of 2 found in rich shell drift by the tent camping area at Flamingo (Florida Bay), at the end of the Everglades National Park Road. I have never seen rupicola during multiple visits at this site until that day. According to Bruce Neville, this could be the 1st record from S. Florida (or at least the 1st such record that he or I are aware of). Generally the distribution of this species had previously appeared to be discontinuous from NE Florida to Collier or Lee County, SW Florida. Shell ca. 16.5mm
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Acer saccharumHavainnoija
gwt2102Kuvaus
Shaker museum lists them as over 160 years old
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Palokeuhkosammal (Marchantia polymorpha ssp. ruderalis)Havainnoija
dgilperezKuvaus
Pareidolia growing strong!
It was growing at the base of a Rubus plant on a nursery so I don't know if this is local.
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Spaminta minjerribaeHavainnoija
tardigrade_tanyaKuvaus
Caught in light trap with Lepiled lights (released)
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Valkopäämerikotka (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Havainnoija
gwt2102Kuvaus
Pair of bald eagles by turnpike tolls
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Gepardit (Alaheimo Felinae)Havainnoija
nmcbKuvaus
Please help me identify this animal I believe to be a cougar. Pictures were caught in front of my house on my security camera at 3:39 am. I have video as well (see link below). I uploaded some prints of tracks in my yard but I am not an expert so I don't know if these are from this or another animal. These are only a couple of the pictures of tracks taken. I believe he was in my backyard as well as the front based on potential tracks as well as my dog's reaction to scents in the back yard in the morning. It looked like he walked down the driveway on hard ice but these prints could belong to him.
I have uploaded video to utube for viewing on this link: https://youtu.be/XxQEEh-49EM
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Marunakaniini (Sylvilagus nuttallii)Havainnoija
twillrichardsonKuvaus
Drama. These guys all normally get along pretty well, but here a squirrel decided to start something and nearly got kicked in the head as reward. Moments later they were back to munching sunflower seeds side-by-side again.
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Siirat (Lahko Isopoda)Havainnoija
gwt2102Kuvaus
Segmented like a wood louse but found burrowing on beach, maybe exosphaeroma genus
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Mäkärät (Heimo Simuliidae)Havainnoija
gwt2102Kuvaus
@mpintar any ideas on this one? Looked a lot like a chiton, but this is fresh water
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Suku OpisthostomaHavainnoija
azamuddeen_nasirKuvaus
O. plagiostomum, not in inat
https://opisthostoma.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/442
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Eukoenenia spelaeaHavainnoija
gernotkunzPaikka
Austria, Lower Austria, Erlauf (Exkursion mit Christian Erhard & Hubert Rausch) (Google, OSM)
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coolcrittersytKuvaus
WHAT!? HOW?! Definitely did not expect this. I think I gasped audibly when I first spotted these. FL first record I believe! No clue what species this could be, as there's approximately 0 known options for Florida as far as I'm aware. Maybe something undescribed? Collected one individual, it's currently in ethanol
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beschwarKuvaus
Collected in a benthic sample at a boggy springhead. Scale bar in mm.
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beschwarKuvaus
Updated 11/26/2022. ID’d to species. Photos of male pleopod II added. Curvature on appendix masculina is not exactly as illustrated in the description, but is quite similar. Uropod exopod is subequal in length with endopod: a diagnostic character for the species. Without material from the type locality, I’m calling it T. subequalum.
Probably the most abundant invertebrate in most of the spring runs in the Lower Canyons. ID assumed to be T. subequalum based on proximity to the type locality in Big Bend National Park. This is the only described species in the region.
Whole body dorsal photo is a female. Ventral photo is a male showing appendix masculina on pleopod II.
Dissection and more detailed comparison with T. subequalum will be made in the future.
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Suku CallidosomaHavainnoija
tetracerusKuvaus
Very small mites crawling around in some tree bark. Shot with the Raynox-250 for magnification.
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Esihyönteiset (Lahko Protura)Havainnoija
graham_montgomeryKuvaus
Under a rock. <1 mm long. Been keeping an eye out for these for years -- exciting to finally find one! One of seemingly very few records from southern California. Santa Ynez Canyon is quite moist already, made more so by recent rains, which is probably why this soil-dwelling hexapod (but not an insect)! was so near the surface.
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Suku LatrodectusHavainnoija
evan_treesKuvaus
Feeding on crustacean (crab or crayfish). In corner of old concrete stock tank with no outlet — prey may have been caught and unable to climb out.
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Kiekkokotilot (Heimo Planorbidae)Havainnoija
gwt2102Kuvaus
Very small, found among the sand in another shell. @tfrench
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Kurodaia haliaeetiHavainnoija
ramonamolnarPaikka
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, Westborough, MA, US (Google, OSM)Kuvaus
found on osprey. magnification by photo - 1: 40x, 2 & 3 & 4: 400x, 5 & 6: 100x
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Lampipallosimpukka (Musculium lacustre)Havainnoija
ian_gardinerKuvaus
Habitat temporary pool. Mud bottom.
