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Typical Stubwitchers (Genus Joeropsis)Observer
chloe_and_trevorDescription
Joeropsis? Tiny (<4mm), crawling on underside of a rock.
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Typical Stubwitchers (Genus Joeropsis)Observer
amidzooidsDescription
Tide pooling at low tide.
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Flat Pillbug (Ancinus depressus)Observer
squidpastryDescription
funny little animal
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Tecticeps convexusObserver
abbytDescription
See this one:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126226961
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Common Valvetails (Family Idoteidae)Observer
chriss666Description
Asociado a Padina sp.
Intermareal.
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Red-margined Spheric Pill Woodlouse (Spherillo rufomarginatus)Observer
dan_photography
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Western Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger ssp. rufiventer)Observer
astrobirderDescription
on skylight
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Texas Blind Snake (Rena dulcis)Observer
astrobirderDescription
we found billy bob himself at billy bob's burgers
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Texas Seaside Paintbrush (Castilleja halophila)Observer
blazeclawDescription
No Castilleja halophila were harmed in the making of this observation. Love paintbrushes!!!!
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)Observer
blazeclawDescription
Found stuck sideways in the rocks on the jetty. I managed to get it out and safely release it! Not what I expected to do today!
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)Observer
astrobirderDescription
rescued from a crack in the jetty by @blazeclaw
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Texas Seaside Paintbrush (Castilleja halophila)Observer
astrobirderDescription
no @blazeclaw were harmed in the making of this photo
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Ballmoss (Tillandsia recurvata)Observer
astrobirderDescription
being held and rescued from the ground by a wild @blazeclaw
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Genus ProbopyrusObserver
vivalligatorDescription
shrimp parasite under gill plate, safely removed from shrimp
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Family PolyxenidaeObserver
robin833Description
In leaf litter.
20X12 mag. Micro mm scale
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West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
The babies go for a swim.
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West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
Babies going for a swim.
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ellen5Description
Jerusalem cricket impaled on a yucca stalk by a shrike.
discovered by Daria McKelvey, @dare2bloom
ID from this source:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/nongame/grants-research/media/2014-insects-monahans.pdf
TX Parks and Wildlife regards this as a species of greatest concern:
http://texasento.net/TPWD_Invert_SGCN_2012.pdf
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Family MunnopsidaeObserver
underwaterpatDescription
This is some kind of deep sea shrimp!
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Sea Sparkle (Noctiluca scintillans)Observer
vandownbytheriverDescription
More from Fern Gully
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Philosciid Woodlice (Family Philosciidae)Observer
kbakkegardDescription
lovely orange antennae
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Manchineel (Hippomane mancinella)Observer
wonderbird22Description
I know it's a Machineel because the sign says so.
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Western Black-necked Gartersnake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis ssp. cyrtopsis)Observer
blazeclaw
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Oak Woodlouse (Porcellionides virgatus)Observer
williamwisephotoDescription
Observation is for the creepy crawlies all over this gator's mouth. (But take a nice look at those pearly-white teeth while you're at it!)
Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, Richmond County, Georgia. October 8, 2022.
- Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
- Sunrise 7:27 am; Sunset 7:03 pm
- Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 36 minutes (-2m 1s)
- Moon: 98.1% Waxing Gibbous
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Eastern Waterslater (Caecidotea communis)Observer
coreyjlangeDescription
Collection #043
@acryptozoo
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Genus BilistraObserver
absoluteandyDescription
Found hiding in the rocks of a small side stream inside the cave. Curled up when moved with a small stick.
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Fish-associated Isopods (Superfamily Cymothooidea)Observer
alberto_mejiapaniagua
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Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)Observer
peterhmaDescription
Fledglings learning to use a suet feeder. These birds seem totally tame.
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Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae)Observer
andyfrankDescription
Green-cheeked Parakeet
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Tropical Pill Woodlice (Family Armadillidae)Observer
ponerinecatDescription
Definitely a new species. Entirely subterannean in habits, seemingly very restricted in range and only found on forested mountains in Marin and Sonoma county. Probably fairly sensitive to development and habitat disturbance.
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Boquillas Seapill (Thermosphaeroma subequalum)Observer
beschwarDescription
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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Genus CleantioidesObserver
sargassogirlDescription
i was really confused by this weird little critter. i have never seen it before - i found it attached to a piece of washed in sargassum- but if i’m right about it being a tanaid, it probably colonised the sargassum when it was inshore, rather than living on the high seas. it was big, like half the length of my finger. it looked like a dead stick from the top, but then i saw it had pale yellow antennae and lots of legs. it could crawl and also could swim! it did this cute twirly kind of swimming, like it was always travelling in a spiral through the water. would appreciate any ideas on an id!
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Typical Seapills (Family Sphaeromatidae)Observer
sandor_inDescription
I turned over a few rocks at the edge of the mud flats and these were under all of them.
There are some other photos from nearby here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38409318
and the little greenish hoppers are here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38410395
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Philosciid Woodlice (Family Philosciidae)Observer
aray637Description
Found in parking lot leaf litter
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Porcellionid Woodlice (Family Porcellionidae)Observer
greensoulDescription
In the refrigerator for a night and woke it up with warm water.
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Wonderful Wracklouse (Alloniscus mirabilis)Observer
pileatedDescription
Collected by @pileated and @serpophaga in maritime desert scrub in upper spray zone rock piles. Images by Leah C. Makler.
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ocean_girl_19Description
Swimming in pontoon before resting on the pylon which allowed me to take a photo. Approx. 2cm.
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Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)Observer
lapis_the_mothmanDescription
Being preyed upon by Reduvius personatus
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Common Sea Slater (Ligia oceanica)Observer
cyricDescription
Some Common Sea Slaters on the breakwater in East Matunuck.
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Rodents (Order Rodentia)Observer
lindsmcmonDescription
not fully sure what this is. might be a baby red fox? help me out? neighbors saw it from security cameras
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Tropical Pill Woodlice (Family Armadillidae)Observer
dabugboiDescription
An attractive Merulana species, found under rocks next to a swamp in the desert
