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Prickly Pears (Genus Opuntia)Observer
icbrysonDescription
Approximately 10-20 separate plants scattered throughout exposed sand in a dune system.
Origin uncertain, whether planted or bird deposited from a local garden.
Apparently quite cold-hardy as the colony seems well established.
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Ostracods (Class Ostracoda)Observer
nickbelliveauDescription
400x magnification.
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Diatoms (Class Bacillariophyceae)Observer
nickbelliveauDescription
400x magnification.
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Genus TubifexObserver
nickbelliveauDescription
Worm was about 1 cm long when fully extended.
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True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)Observer
wyldewastelanderDescription
NSM
- clubbed antennae suggests adult
- 6 legs and likely adult, so not a mite
- approx .2 to .5 mm in size
- Collembola in size range, but abdomen does not appear consistent in appearance.
