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Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus)Observer
elkins456Description
Cow grazing on grass in a wastewater sewage treatment field. Picture turned upside down :)
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Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea)Observer
elkins456Description
It looks like a hand :)
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Giant Asian Mantises (Genus Hierodula)Observer
elkins456Description
I loved how its exoskeleton was on the other side of the leaf. As though it were looking at its past self in the mirror.
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Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus)Observer
elkins456Description
Looking at the moon!
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Dandelions (Genus Taraxacum)Observer
elkins456Description
Mutation? Bacterial cause? ?
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Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)Observer
joey_woodDescription
So many cool spiders here in Toccoa, Georgia!!
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Genus RhopalomyiaObserver
elkins456Description
On a sagebrush
Sagebush observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101338437
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Wormwoods and Sagebrushes (Genus Artemisia)Observer
elkins456Description
Truffula tree? :)
This plant was about 2-3 feet tall
Here is the gall observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101400735
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Orange Ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata)Observer
elkins456Description
Eating mildew
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Stinking Chamomile (Anthemis cotula)Observer
ckjannabirdsDescription
ID of "Anthemis cotula" by Aaron Liston of OSU Herbarium
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Common Slowworm (Anguis fragilis)Observer
joey_woodDescription
Two common slowworms found near my dorm. We’re released after pictures were taken. No harm was done to these common slowworms while in the shoe box.
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Small Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)Observer
charityhallDescription
Camouflaged on the bark of the tree. Circled in blue in the second photo
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
jwstar03Description
Bald eagle handling its catch in midair over Lake Clark shortly before sunset.
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Arizona Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata)Observer
elkins456Description
Nymph Stagmomantis limbata mantids hatching from ootheca.
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Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis)Observer
elkins456Description
Photo taken of same flower from 15 May to 29 May
Phenology
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Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)Observer
thomas-pinkstonDescription
Found this near a hiking path. I presume it’s a deer.
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Oil Beetles (Genus Meloe)Observer
elkins456Description
On wood anemone flowers
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Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)Observer
elkins456Description
This little guy was wandering on a sidewalk. He was placed safely off the path.
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Regal Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma solare)Observer
elkins456Description
Ran behind a fence; it was wild.
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Tamba conscriptaObserver
dustawayDescription
Catocalinae>Tamba conscripta : TM QLD AU
hiding out on Tulipwood
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Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)Observer
sarahbDescription
Date nest found, underneath a willow shrub, very well camouflaged. Fate of the nest: success! :) (but it was a while later)
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Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)Observer
dhend9Description
I've posted photos of this Screech Owl before but today, she really outdid herself with her daytime camouflage. She has wedged herself between a stick and an oak limb. But she forgot about her little ear tuft, which is in the sun! She has three(3) about-to-fledge owlets in a nest box about ten feet away. (Hays County)
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Wrap-around Spiders (Genus Dolophones)Observer
steves-lensDescription
Hard to see, I only noticed this master of camouflage when I was taking a macro photo of something else and it moved!
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Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)Observer
carmelo_lopezDescription
Male perched on a branch of its color, for camouflage.
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Bicolored Woodgrain Moth (Morrisonia evicta)Observer
berkshirenaturalistPlace
Roaring Brook Foot Trail, October Mountain State Forest, Berkshire County, Lenox, Massachusetts, US (Google, OSM)Description
I was amazed by the camouflage to look like the end of a broken stick. When I first saw it land from a distance, I had a hard time finding it upon closer examination of the area.
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Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)Observer
khmullerDescription
Invisible, thanks to supreme camouflage.
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Habronattus amicusObserver
dlbowlsDescription
I only noticed this because it moved. It was very effectively camouflaged in the sand.
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Antemna rapaxObserver
rainforestDescription
Please Help ID this Praying Mantis.
Found at an elevation of about 900m.
Watch the video at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mInse3TUJg
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Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea)Observer
laurenraeDescription
Not sure if this was a saguaro with no limbs or a very large barrel cactus.
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Human Face Mite (Demodex brevis)Observer
elkins456Description
Animated GIF showing leg movement.
I took a simple piece of tape, applied it to my forehead, removed it and placed it under a microscope. On the end of one of my hairs was this nice arachnid. First time trying it and it took under a minute to find it. I was very surprised!
