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American Giant Millipede Complex (Complex Narceus americanus)Observer
the_cool_moth
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Armases miersiiObserver
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Found in terrestrial pine rockland habitat near freshwater blue hole.
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Anoles (Genus Anolis)Observer
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Possibly an albino Anole???
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Blue Porterweed (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis)Observer
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Not on IRC's floristic inventory for Simpson Park
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Indoor Oak (Buddleja indica)Observer
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Not yet vouchered in the wild in Miami-Dade county.
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Rattail (Stachytarpheta cayennensis)Observer
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Not previously on IRC's floristic inventory for Simpson Park.
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Big Cypress Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger ssp. avicennia)Observer
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Seen while driving south along Main Park Rd.
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Hoopvine (Trichostigma octandrum)Observer
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Not yet vouchered in Miami-Dade county.
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Cave Cockroaches (Family Nocticolidae)Observer
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As mentioned in my comment below, I collected this nymph at the same site I documented a cave cockroach in July 2021. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/81462214
I had been meaning to come back since then but finally got around to it to check for more. I collected this one and have it alive right now at home. There were plenty of surinam cockroaches around it but this one looked different and my photos appear to match the one I documented in 2021 and other photos online.
Photos showing location: https://flic.kr/p/2opyDXJ
Related observations of organisms under same rock and nearby rocks:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2023-03-27&place_id=any&user_id=joemdo
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Spotted House Gecko (Hemidactylus parvimaculatus)Observer
trans-pecos-herpetology
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Neodiprion merkeliObserver
alexsalcedoDescription
Heavily infesting some slash pine saplings
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Anthuriums (Genus Anthurium)Observer
noaboaDescription
Several individuals naturalized in remnant hammock. Aerial roots proliferating on exposed limestone. Many seedlings on the ground below.
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joemdoDescription
Seen while completing plant monitoring with Steve W in the Hole-in-the-Donut, Restoration Area 2003 in Everglades National Park. Location is accurate.
More info about this amazing area here: https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/hidprogram.htm
Project that includes most of the restoration areas: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/everglades-national-park-hole-in-the-donut-restoration
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Calabash Tree (Crescentia cujete)Observer
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Wild status unknown
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Dotted Wild Coffee (Psychotria punctata)Observer
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Naturalized
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Genip (Melicoccus bijugatus)Observer
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Wild status not known
Not yet vouchered in Miami-Dade county.
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Barbados Gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata)Observer
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Not yet vouchered in Miami-Dade county.
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Hoopvine (Trichostigma octandrum)Observer
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Not vouchered in Miami-Dade county.
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Hoopvine (Trichostigma octandrum)Observer
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Not vouchered in Miami-Dade county.
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Genus NeoblattellaObserver
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2 specimens found, believed to be the same cockroach species, on 2 different species of mushroom.
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Anthuriums (Genus Anthurium)Observer
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Some kind of Anthurium. Regardless of species, it hasn't yet been vouchered in the wild in Miami-Dade county.
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False Mangosteen (Garcinia xanthochymus)Observer
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Not yet vouchered in Florida, but seemingly naturalized in Simpson Park.
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Nettletree (Trema micranthum)Observer
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New record for park. Needs to be reported to IRC.
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Hairy Abutilon (Abutilon grandifolium)Observer
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Not yet vouchered in Miami-Dade county
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Downy Ground-Cherry (Physalis pubescens)Observer
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Fuzzy leaves and stem
New record for park
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Giant Vine Fern (Stenochlaena tenuifolia)Observer
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Very large fern climbing tree.
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Starburst Bush (Clerodendrum quadriloculare)Observer
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Not previously vouchered in Miami-Dade county.
Possibly planted
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Hammerleaf Frangipani (Plumeria pudica)Observer
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Not previously vouchered in Miami-Dade county
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Genus TedaniaObserver
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This observation is for the orange blob exposed to the air, not the tunicates, crab, or orange portion underwater, if that is something different.
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Nightjars and Nighthawks (Family Caprimulgidae)Observer
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One of the few perched caprimulgids I've ever seen, but fairly certain it is an Eastern Whip-Poor-Will.
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Hoopvine (Trichostigma octandrum)Observer
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Not vouchered in Miami-Dade county.
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Savannah Monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)Observer
jakescottDescription
Likely released pet. Found crossing a road near a natural area.
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Orange Rosary Millipede (Helicorthomorpha holstii)Observer
alexb9Description
found on a japanese elm at Rockledge Gardens
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Chinese Fan Palm (Livistona chinensis)Observer
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Wild status unknown. No previous wild records in Pinellas county.
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Sailfin Catfishes (Genus Pterygoplichthys)Observer
disabellajDescription
They were swimming around in the shallow water. Their body was gray/black.
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Cellar Spiders (Family Pholcidae)Observer
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Behaved very similar to an Opiliones.
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Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)Observer
heyitsbeppaDescription
Anolis sp. - Miami Beach, FL
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Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)Observer
joemdoDescription
Seen before the Dade Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society's field trip at Camp Owaissa Bauer. Good birding with Noah Frade and Steve W.
Check out their calendar for future field trips and meetings: https://dade.fnpschapters.org/events/
There were two giving a call Larry Manfredi recorded at this same location last September. His recording is here: https://ebird.org/media/catalog?regionCode=L127429
eBird checklist from today
