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Pensashohtokolibri (Anthracothorax prevostii)Havainnoija
greglasleyKuvaus
image 1 male
image 2 female
image 3 male
image 4 male
For more info on this trip see:
http://www.inaturalist.org/posts/5309-inatting-in-costa-rica
if interested
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Cicindela sexguttataHavainnoija
jcabbottKuvaus
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata) flying
UNITED STATES: Alabama, Perry Co.
Perry Lakes Park off Hwy 175
Marion
31.May.2019
John C. Abbott JCA#3177
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Lahko TanaidaceaHavainnoija
imlichentodayKuvaus
dock foul. hiding in a burrow, wormwood? antennae look like it.
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Hypsideroides junodiHavainnoija
wynand_uysPaikka
Blyde River near Hoedspruit: Semi decidious riverine forest along Blyde River. Altitude 1600ft (Google, OSM)Kuvaus
Longhorn
25mm without antennae.
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Heimo RhachodesmidaeHavainnoija
eduardo_axelKuvaus
Milpiés azul de los bosques nubosos
Familia: Rhachodesmidae
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Perithemis domitiaHavainnoija
eduardo_axelKuvaus
Libélula alas de ámbar
Perithemis domitia
Familia: Libellulidae
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Havainnoija
magazhuKuvaus
Dia 82, un individuo.
Day 82, one individual.
Relacionado con // Related to:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2667158
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2667199
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2667420
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Strymon melinusHavainnoija
seaheart88Kuvaus
feeding on Desmodium sp.; eating holes through the seed pod compartments....
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Gymnopternus flavusHavainnoija
treegrowKuvaus
Gymnopternus flavus. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA.
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Hololepta aequalisHavainnoija
treegrowKuvaus
Hololepta aequalis. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA.
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Acharia stimuleaHavainnoija
treegrowKuvaus
Acharia stimulea. Greenbelt Park, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA.
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Cyphonia clavataHavainnoija
treegrowKuvaus
Cyphonia clavata. La Fortuna de San Carlos, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica.
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Chrysolina americanaHavainnoija
treegrowKuvaus
Chrysolina americana on sage. Els Poblets, Alicante, Spain.
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Cucujus clavipesHavainnoija
treegrowKuvaus
Cucujus clavipes. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA.
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treegrowKuvaus
Lindneromyia flavicornis male. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA.
Keys to Platypeza flavicornis in Johnson 1923. The current valid name for this species is Lindneromyia flavicornis according to diptera.org.
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Suku PlatypezaHavainnoija
treegrowKuvaus
Platypeza sp. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA.
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Ctenium concinnumHavainnoija
katebraunsdKuvaus
Grass. Occasional. Open sourveld grassland, heavily grazed by blesbok.
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Osa SempervivumHavainnoija
jeffbisbeeKuvaus
Observed and photographed by Fabian Gonzalez. This appears to be an un-described species. Hairs on petals do not match those of Viola atropurpurea, which very rarely has yellow flowers. The plant seems more similar in the shape of the rosettes and hairs on petals to Viola skottsbergiana, a plant with white petals and similar markings on the lower petals.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144898411
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/182534758
Seems to match this observation found a short distance to the south on Nevado de Longaví.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77911856
In 10th photo, Nevado de Longaví, can be seen in the distance.
Growing at an altitude of 2980 m.
The population consists of thousands of plants that are all consistently yellow or yellow-orange colored.
Other yellow flowered species in the Section Sempervivum include V. auricolor, which has smaller, more loosely arranged rosettes, and larger flowers compared to the size of the rosettes. It grows far to the south of this location.
Viola coronifera has yellow flowers that are arranged at a different angle on the rosettes.
Observación y fotos por Fabian Gonzalez.
Parece que es una especie desconocida. Los pelos de los pétalos son diferentes de los de Viola atropurpurea. Es mas parecido en la forma de las rosetas y en los pelos de los pétalos a Viola skottsbergiana, que tiene pétalos blancos con manchas parecidas.
Vea:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144898411
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/182534758
Parece bastante parecido a esa observación del Nevado de Longaví, que está unos 30 kilometros al sur:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77911856
Crece a una altura de 2980 msnm.
Otras violas de la sección Sempervivum con flores amarillas incluye Viola auricolor, que tiene rosetas mas pequeñas, con hojas no tan apretadas, y flores mas grandes en comparación al tamaño de las rosetas. Esa especie ocurre muy al sur.
Viola coronifera, que ocurre mas cerca al sur, tiene flores amarillas que salen en angulo diferente en las rosetas en comparación a esa especie.
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jingyiluPaikka
天宝山(Tianbaoshan), Shangri-La City, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China (Google, OSM)
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Drosera auriculataHavainnoija
invertebratistKuvaus
Native Kauri-podocarp-broadleaved forest, at night.
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Monarkkiperhonen (Danaus plexippus)Havainnoija
robberflyKuvaus
I returned from the Texas this week straight into my annual commitment to survey the Western Migration/Overwintering Sites of the Monarch ( Danaus plexxipus ) in San Francisco County.
With Mr. Adolph Sutro's "gift " of Blue Gum Eucalyptus to our city more than 100 years ago, this is a great deal more difficult than it sounds - complete "needle in haystack " work for three weeks and, to be honest, not really...fun. I've done this now for 8 years and we have so few Monarchs that a real Natural Bridges-them-flying-everywhere-in-the-canopy is something I never see. Dr. John Hafernik reported 700 in Golden Gate Park in 1997. I've never seen anything coming close to that at any historic site I visit...
Until today...
Reports had come in from the staff at the Presidio Trust of "dozens and dozens" in certain areas. Took two buses and climbed up the known north-facing wall of Rob Hill, a historic roost that had been radically altered due to restoration for the endangered San Francisco Lessinga ( Lessingia germanium ). The Presidio Trust has been working with Dr. Stuart Weiss to protect the known habitat for the Monarchs while drastically thinning the north-facing wall of Eucs. I walked to the far eastern portion of the Hill and...there they were. Numbers I've never seen it San Francisco. Most of them sunning themselves. Nothing much to nectar on but...clearly a healthy roost.
Counted approximately 225 - the most I've ever seen in our county in one day.
Not really interested in the never-ending politics of this creature - what are we doing right/what are we doing wrong - just...reveled in it's...phenomenon today.
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briangoodingKuvaus
Male Pachydiplax longipennis being eaten by Opheodrys aestivus
Like a lot of these predation shots I heard the irregular beat of frantic, chafing wings before locating the scene.
I was taken aback when I first realized what was happening. That quickly wore off though and I was on the ground trying to get as close as possible without disrupting or having any meaningful influence on the situation.
Two great predators. In the end the dasher broke free and clumsily flew off (though he was lucky there were birds looking for an easy catch). I can't say for sure whether or not I played any part in the snake not succeeding in this struggle. If it were venomous I think (though I don't know if venomous snakes spend their venom on dragonflies or if they specialize in more protein-rich options) the dasher would've been done for.
But, the snake maneuvering his jaws to clamp down on the dragonfly gave some room for escape--especially since his jaws were over the thorax and wings, which were already beating trying to escape.
