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Mock-orange Scissor Bee (Chelostoma philadelphi)Observer
jtkindtDescription
seen visiting mock orange blossoms on the first or second day they were blooming
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Pistachio Emerald (Thalera pistasciaria)Observer
bryanpfeifferDescription
at moth light with @fmmonk
maybe @hughmcguinness can find some time to help
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Uhler's Giant Water Bug (Lethocerus uhleri)Observer
jtkindtDescription
Alarmed my dog in our yard, so I netted it and brought it over to the creek to avoid injury to either party.
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Oak Gall Wasps (Tribe Cynipini)Observer
supertigerDescription
on quercus falcata
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Nomad Bees (Genus Nomada)Observer
botanyliciousDescription
Approximate location, camera has no GPS. Somewhere in this part of the WMA not far from the campground.
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Meadow Voles (Genus Microtus)Observer
jtkindtDescription
Dead on trail, next to construction site where a meadow was recently graded.
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Whitman's Jumping Spider (Phidippus whitmani)Observer
mhodges1957Description
Base of hardwood slope forest, small-stream bottomland
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Marbled Purple Jumping Spider (Phidippus purpuratus)Observer
giffbeatonDescription
Found in the open in turkey oak scrubland, very xeric sand. Feeding on a noctuid larva. I have been searching for this spider for 15 years+ in GA... and this is my first one.
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Dwarf Filmy Fern (Didymoglossum petersii)Observer
botanyliciousDescription
Accurately named waterfall.
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Gold Specklebelly Lichen (Crocodia aurata)Observer
botanyliciousDescription
Phone camera GPS didn't sync. A little down the creek from Filmy Fern Falls. New favorite lichen? Maybe. Wowwwwww it's so pretty.
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Wood Ear Fungi (Genus Auricularia)Observer
giffbeatonDescription
Not sure on these, @pucak would love your thoughts. On downed hardwood.
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False Widow Spiders (Genus Steatoda)Observer
supertigerDescription
didnt mean to startle the spider off its prey :/
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Liverworts (Phylum Marchantiophyta)Observer
supertigerDescription
on Rhododendron leaf
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Greater Whipwort (Bazzania trilobata)Observer
botanyliciousPlace
Dukes Creek Falls Recreation Area, 1699 Richard B Russell Scenic Hwy, Helen, GA 30545, USA (Google, OSM)
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Smooth Lungwort (Ricasolia quercizans)Observer
botanyliciousDescription
Normally I wouldn't guess to species at something I've never seen before, but this really looks like the CV suggestion!
It was difficult to get a photo of the underside especially with the low light. I used my phone light and a hand lens and the result is sadly very blurry but you can see the color at least.
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Golden-eye Lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus)Observer
giffbeatonDescription
Both on the same tree different dates, one sunny and cloudy, on unk species of hardwood.
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Liverworts (Phylum Marchantiophyta)Observer
botanyliciousDescription
I think this was on the outside of the "tunnel pass" cave and probably limestone.
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Canopy Jumping Spider (Phidippus otiosus)Observer
giffbeatonDescription
2 of 3. These appear to be the paler northern form
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Crowned Slug Moth (Isa textula)Observer
giffbeatonDescription
Host sand post oak
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Northern Flower Moth (Schinia septentrionalis)Observer
giffbeatonDescription
Host unknown, found in sweep sample of field of asters. After studying Hardwick's 1996 Monograph to the N American Heliothentinae, I think this must be S septentrionalis based on the patterning. I did not keep it for rearing or bar coding but wish I had. @cehmoth Chuck if you have any thoughts I would love to hear them! TIA
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Smudgy Palm Comma (Arthonia subdiffusa)Observer
mhodges1957Description
On Sabal palmetto frond base
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Perichaena depressaObserver
mpearlstein1Description
Previous photos of this same observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/191030622
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Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)Observer
botanyliciousDescription
What a beautiful flycatcher.
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Shield-backed Pine Seed Bug (Tetyra bipunctata)Observer
jtkindtDescription
Came out of nowhere and started flying around Atwood 260. Landed on the floor and was captured and released into the courtyard.
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Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris)Observer
botanyliciousDescription
Sedge wren? Have only seen that species in photos so not sure.
Taken in the beach area that you can walk to behind the lighthouse. With a camera without GPS so not precise coordinates.
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Hickory Sticky Globe Gall Midge (Caryomyia caryae)Observer
jtkindtDescription
On (I think) pignut hickory or something similar
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Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)Observer
botanyliciousDescription
This is a back of camera photo. I thought this was a pine warbler who wasn't very yellow but wanted to double check. If this is yet another new species in my garden then I think every September 30th–early October I may just bird my backyard instead of the parks. Every year there seems to be greater species diversity here. Habitat gardens really work, I guess!
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Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)Observer
botanyliciousDescription
This camera doesn't have GPS. Approximate location. Carter's Lake first ever butterfly count. My first ever sootywing!
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Phantom Darner (Triacanthagyna trifida)Observer
botanyliciousDescription
Tentative ID. That's what it looks like, but the dragonfly field guide shows the flight time as starting in October.
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Violet Gray Bolete (Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus)Observer
giffbeatonDescription
Field notes: Very violet-y and bitter. 7 cm high and 6 cm wide.
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Morning-glory Prominent (Schizura ipomaeae)Observer
supertigerDescription
was emitting a clear liquid that smelled like breathing pure ammonia
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Salt Marsh Copper (Tharsalea dospassosi)Observer
bryanpfeifferDescription
worn male / fresh female
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White Furcula Moth (Furcula borealis)Observer
supertigerDescription
on prunus serotina
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Flowering Fringe (Heterodermia echinata)Observer
mhodges1957Description
On fallen hardwood twig
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Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)Observer
raphaelbeatriceDescription
Window collision; it recovered and flew away
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Cordyceps tenuipesObserver
mpearlstein1Description
I was thinking Xylaria Flabelliformis, but I don’t think it starts out growing like this.
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Genus TubiferaObserver
mpearlstein1Description
Additional photos of this same observation from two days ago.
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Pleated Pluteus (Pluteus longistriatus)Observer
mpearlstein1Description
Growing on old hardwood stump
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Xylaria filiformisObserver
mpearlstein1Description
There’s Xylaria flabelliformis mixed in with the spiky Xylaria, so I thought it could be Xylaria flabelliformis.
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Wrinkled Bolete (Leccinellum rugosiceps)Observer
mpearlstein1Description
In soil under huge oak.
