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Subgenus PyrobombusObserver
thomasbarbinDescription
had what appeared to be a beetle clinging to its underside. no photos unfortunately. Antherophagus ochraceus?
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Mountain Ash Sawfly (Pristiphora geniculata)Observer
annnightingaleDescription
New caterpillars for me. Eating leaves of Mountain Ash.
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Oval-headed Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum ovaliceps)Observer
eebeeDescription
I believe the shape of the eyes and the scopa distinguish it from the similarly-colored Sphecodes.
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Goldenrod Longhorn-Cuckoo Bee (Triepeolus pectoralis)Observer
darlingtonppDescription
Digger Bee colony being parasitized by Cuckoo Bees beside Viewing platform. Many more Cuckoo bees than Digger bees. Species ID uncertain - possible Triepeolus pectoralis?
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)Observer
doviendeDescription
queen - was super big
first one of the year for me
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Deer Vomit (Fusicolla merismoides)Observer
vireosylvaDescription
Slime coming off a bigleaf maple stump
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Orange Terrestrial Algae (Order Trentepohliales)Observer
jon_sullivanDescription
Leaf spots growing on the surface of pigeonwood leaves.
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Snow Fungus (Tremella fuciformis)Observer
gilakantelopeDescription
Found on a fallen branch that has lichen and shelf fungi on it
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Encrusting Red Algae (Genus Mastocarpus)Observer
jonathangoffPlace
Del Norte Redwoods, Del Norte Redwoods State Park, Redwood National Park, Del Norte, California, United States (Google, OSM)
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LifeObserver
drjennyDescription
The pointer is an 8" ziptie with 1cm markings
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Insular Newfoundland Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes ssp. deletrix)Observer
salmonskyview
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)Observer
nnisbetDescription
Bumblebee with red pollen sacs in field of lupins
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Toothed Jelly Fungus (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum)Observer
johnwconroyDescription
In our forest and is jelly like texture but froze for awhile and now soft again?
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Lugworms (Family Arenicolidae)Observer
weikungDescription
Very jelly-like! Quite durable!
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andyfyonDescription
Edited: Thiohalocapsa halophila
(a member of Purple Sulfur Bacteria Order Chromatiales), magenta bacteria, I initially suggested Lamprocystis purpurea, alkali lake, Takhini alkali salt flats, YK, July 7/19. Txs @jozien for visit to this part of the Takhini alkali flats.
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LifeObserver
jurubebaDescription
I am not sure if it is a living organism or if it is a product of one.
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Genus BotrydiumObserver
kevinjolliffeDescription
Minute green balls growing on damp mud in shady areas in the banks of the river.
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Gall Wasps and Allies (Superfamily Cynipoidea)Observer
eamonccorbettDescription
No idea whether it's a gall or a fungus or an egg case or what.
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Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)Observer
swbirderDescription
Appears to be a plant gall, host is Hilaria rigida. Broke apart into papery leaves that scattered on breeze with no discernible insect or pupae. Am unable to find any leads on this one.
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Magnificent Bryozoan (Pectinatella magnifica)Observer
alienstarchildDescription
It looked jelly like, but was very solid. It didn't appear to be alive. It was in the water when we found it.
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Genus TrentepohliaObserver
miroDescription
bell like lichen hanging at the bottom of young rimu branch
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
elliemeyer22Description
I saw these mushroom clusters and found them quite interesting. I noticed them on trees in multiple parts of the hike
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Velvet Mites, Chiggers, and Relatives (Infraorder Trombidia)Observer
naufalurfiPlace
Pundong 1, Tirtoadi, Kec. Mlati, Kabupaten Sleman, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55287, Indonesia (Google, OSM)
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Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)Observer
nanorca13Place
Little Qualicum River Estuary Regional Conservation Area, Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada (Google, OSM)
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Red-legged Kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris)Observer
macrodipteryxDescription
On left
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Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)Observer
katejonesorrDescription
The Little Gull is on the right. Shown with a juvenile Common Tern and a Bonaparte's Gull.
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Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)Observer
paultavaresDescription
Bayfront Park, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)Observer
joanseptembreDescription
There were about 15 or so at this spot.
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Short-billed Gull (Larus brachyrhynchus)Observer
wendy5Description
This Mew Gull posed and then flew off.
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Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)Observer
john8Description
Greater on left, Lesser on right. LA River - Wardlow Rd.
