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Hickman's Onion (Allium hickmanii)

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kyanocitta

Date

March 2024

Description

Tentative ID per @scsurflady, cc: @billhubick

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mandiequark

Date

September 26, 2023 10:19 AM EDT

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Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae)

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ftoldi

Date

October 31, 2023 10:40 AM PDT

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European Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

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ctiemann16

Date

March 24, 2024 05:29 PM EDT

Description

First mirror!

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treichard

Date

September 24, 2017 09:36 PM EDT

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What

Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)

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brianahern

Date

March 20, 2024 08:45 AM PDT

Description

Piney Creek Road - Los Padres National Forest, Monterey County, California

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What

Green Claybank Tiger Beetle (Cicindela denverensis)

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floydted

Date

March 12, 2024 02:10 PM MDT

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benjamin189

Date

June 8, 2022 01:14 PM EDT

Description

I'm very unsure on this one

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Willow Pinecone Gall Midge (Rabdophaga strobiloides)

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kyle_klotz

Date

February 2024

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treegrow

Date

March 13, 2024 04:13 PM EDT

Description

On a raccoon carcass

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California King Snake (Lampropeltis californiae)

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mtillett

Date

March 12, 2024 01:21 PM PDT

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Long-tailed Weasel (Neogale frenata)

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idlywildrose

Date

August 2, 2023 04:08 AM PDT

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California Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. infernalis)

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kyanocitta

Date

March 2024

Description

Largest and reddest garter I've seen

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matthewbeziat

Date

April 9, 2022 02:07 PM EDT

Description

This is a picture of some type of gall on a blackberry on the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Fort Meade, Maryland.

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humanegardener

Date

April 16, 2017 03:18 PM EDT

Description

I figured out the ID of the big beetle in this photo (Buttercup oil beetle or American oil beetle), but note the small insects on her back. I read that the larvae of this beetle hitch a ride on bees so they can sneak into a bee nest and eat bee larvae. So it doesn't seem like these would be the buttercup oil beetle's babies ...?

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What

Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)

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ord1

Date

January 8, 2024 01:08 PM PST
Fungi

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What

Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)

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treichard

Date

August 3, 2021 11:32 PM EDT

Description

Fungus eating holes into the moth abdominal cuticle, discovered during dissection.

Host moth at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93942089

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What

Macfarland's Chromodorid (Felimida macfarlandi)

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reptipods

Date

February 11, 2015 10:55 AM PST

Description

From a photographic collection my family and I made when I was in elementary school of tidepool life

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East Pacific Red Octopus (Octopus rubescens)

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reptipods

Date

June 27, 2017 08:25 AM PDT

Description

From a photographic collection my family and I made when I was in elementary school of tidepool life

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What

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa)

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elvern

Date

October 31, 2020 12:56 PM EDT

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Poplar Leaf-base Gall (Pemphigus populicaulis)

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matthewbeziat

Date

May 28, 2023 03:43 PM EDT

Description

This is a picture of a Pemphigus populicaulis on a poplar at Leakin Park in Baltimore City, Maryland.

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hughmcguinness

Date

April 21, 2023 11:41 PM EDT

Description

@steve_nanz @paul_dennehy @neoarctia @treichard

Left saccular projection bent to 90° and apex chisel shape; right ptojection mostly thick and straight with rounded fairly blunt apex, lacking dinosaur head; mesad on the right side there is a medial triangular tooth lacking setae, and a heavily setose dorsal projection that is much longer than the posterior margin of the valva.

Spec #45307

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What

Turnip Crinkle Virus (Betacarmovirus brassicae)

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davidenrique

Date

April 22, 2022 01:18 PM EDT

Description

This observation is for whatever is causing the deformed leaves on this Alliaria petiolata (prev obs).
I saw a number of Alliaria petiolata with these types of deformed leaves. They were in different places, most of which aren't likely to be sprayed with any kinds of pesticides. I looked pretty carefully, and none of them had any aphids or other apparent causative agents.
(tag: mystery alliaria leaf curl)

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zdanko

Date

January 24, 2022 12:46 PM EST

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What

Napo Saki (Pithecia napensis)

Date

July 8, 2023 07:15 AM -05

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What

Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

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mlanghans

Date

August 2019

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What

Western Banded Glowworm (Zarhipis integripennis)

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reptipods

Date

February 3, 2024 05:19 PM PST

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What

California Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus)

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stevecollins

Date

November 2023

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What

California Groundcone (Kopsiopsis strobilacea)

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aparrot1

Date

August 28, 2023 01:05 PM PDT

Description

Link to confirmed observations nearby: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180822630 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/167099765

At first glance, these California Groundcones look like pine cones. These (decomposing/falling apart) parasitic groundcones were about 2 inches tall, possibly growing over roots of Manzanita and Chamise shrubs in a Monterey Pine forest.

California Groundcone (Kopsiopsis strobilacea) formally called Boschniakia strobilacea. Native, perennial, parasitic plant in the Broomrape (Orobanchaceae) family that grows 1-3 dm (4-12 inches tall). It is native to California and southern Oregon, where it grows in chaparral or on wooded slopes. It is parasitic on Manzanitas (Arctostaphylos) and Madrones, which it parasitizes by penetrating their roots to tap nutrients. Stems are erect and simple. It has no leaves. The inflorescence is spike-like, generally reddish-brown to brownish-purple. Bracts are densely overlapping. Flowers emerge from between the overlapping bracts.

Jepson eFlora https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=93802

There are 4 observations in Monterey County as of 7/9/23 on Calflora: https://www.calflora.org/entry/observ.html?track=m#srch=t&lpcli=t&taxon=Kopsiopsis+strobilacea&chk=t&cch=t&cnabh=t&inat=r&cc=MNT

Plants of Monterey County: an Illustrated Field Key, 2nd edition, Matthews and Mitchell, 2015, pp. 223-224.

Oregon Flora https://oregonflora.org/taxa/index.php?taxon=5890
(good photos of the plant)

(The) Monterey Pine Forest: Coastal California's Living Legacy, 2nd. ed, The Monterey Pine Forest Watch, 2018. (excellent book).

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What

Checker Lily (Fritillaria affinis)

Observer

kyanocitta

Date

May 29, 2021 02:55 PM PDT

Description

Spotted nearby an observation of Fritillaria biflora (see Calflora), though it appears the owner of the property mowed it down. Hopefully the bulb survived.
You can see some faint mottling on the dried tepals, which is why I'm calling this affinis and not biflora.
There were three individuals in this spot. I've obscured the exact location.

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Pink Star-Tulip (Calochortus uniflorus)

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kyanocitta

Date

April 2023

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What

Giant Coreopsis (Leptosyne gigantea)

Observer

kyanocitta

Date

November 1, 2021 09:37 AM PDT

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What

Dunn's Lobelia (Palmerella debilis)

Observer

kyanocitta

Date

August 2023

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What

Virgate Eriastrum (Eriastrum virgatum)

Observer

kyanocitta

Date

April 2022

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What

Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus)

Observer

invertebae

Date

February 2023

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dwwebb

Date

February 27, 2024 11:56 AM EST

Description

One of several specimens found on underside of log in moist environment. Photo #1 taken on site with flash fill. Photo #2 taken through microscope, about 4 hours after capture under poor light conditions.

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stazandgazer

Date

June 2023

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What

Hybrid Pimpernel (Lysimachia arvensis × loeflingii)

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bbell

Date

April 18, 2023 12:43 PM PDT

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What

Basswood Olethreutes Moth (Olethreutes tilianum)

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dreadhorn

Date

July 28, 2023 12:26 PM EDT

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What

Pima Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex pima)

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mpoinat

Date

February 24, 2024 02:28 PM MST

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What

California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)

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donroberson

Date

February 25, 2024 11:33 AM PST

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What

Giant Nudibranch (Dendronotus iris)

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smeebo

Date

February 25, 2023 12:02 AM PST

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jimbrighton

Date

May 2, 2022 03:57 PM EDT

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What

White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

Date

October 24, 2023 08:16 AM EDT

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n_flores

Date

February 17, 2024 02:39 PM PST

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Date

June 11, 2022 11:25 AM EDT

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What

Southern Strap (Ramalina stenospora)

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jimbrighton

Date

December 13, 2015 03:43 PM EST

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mikeycerw

Date

February 11, 2024 01:14 PM EST

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hholbrook

Date

September 27, 2019 02:45 PM EDT

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What

San Simeon Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps incognitus)

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jonhakim

Date

February 2024

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What

Scaups, Pochards, and Allies (Genus Aythya)

Date

January 29, 2024 09:45 AM EST

Description

TUDU x GRSC/LESC. Couldn't find that option on Inat.

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What

Hyaline Grass Bug (Liorhyssus hyalinus)

Date

October 10, 2019 02:00 PM EDT

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treichard

Date

June 2018

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apistopanchax

Date

August 2023

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What

Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis)

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cmlifelist

Date

May 20, 2023 01:59 PM EDT

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What

California Nightsnake (Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus ssp. nuchalata)

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mi2camatt

Date

September 9, 2023 11:38 PM PDT

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What

Trowbridge's Shrew (Sorex trowbridgii)

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hkibak

Date

April 9, 2017 05:25 PM PDT

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What

Western Banded Glowworm (Zarhipis integripennis)

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reptipods

Date

January 17, 2023 05:06 PM PST

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What

Coyote (Canis latrans)

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cliveh

Date

January 18, 2024 11:30 AM EST

Description

Unusual coloration - variation or some mixing with dog genes?

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drkilmer

Date

June 21, 2019 09:54 PM EDT

Description

(Synchita parvula) Kuhns Ridge Road, Indian Springs WMA, Washington County, Maryland. June 21, 2019. At UV light. About 2mm in length. https://bugguide.net/node/view/1772346

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What

Beech Bark Canker Fungus (Neonectria faginata)

Observer

etantrah

Date

January 2022

Description

More beech with than without

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What

Crucifer Powdery Mildew (Erysiphe cruciferarum)

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etantrah

Date

August 6, 2023 11:42 AM EDT

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jtylerbell

Date

September 20, 2023 08:53 PM EDT

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mandiequark

Date

October 24, 2023 01:51 PM EDT

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What

Lesser Appleworm Moth (Aspila prunivora)

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treichard

Date

August 11, 2023 11:34 PM EDT

Description

Specimen #1746

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jimmoore

Date

November 10, 2021 05:25 PM EST

Description

Thanks to V. Belov and Boris Bueche at BugGuide.net for the ID: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2060934

New species and genus for MBP!

Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad

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What

Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis)

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brady_obrien

Date

January 2024

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bugologist2

Date

July 20, 2023 02:40 PM EDT

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What

Rough Wood Aster (Eurybia radula)

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ronwertz

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What

Skunk Vine (Paederia foetida)

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debmallory

Date

August 1, 2021 08:00 PM EDT

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What

North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)

Observer

coreyhusic

Date

December 2023

Place

Missing Location

Description

Identified as female whale #2503 - Boomerang.

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What

North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)

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kylegardiner

Date

December 2023

Place

Missing Location

Description

Hillstar Nature Pelagic 12-29-2023

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jimbrighton

Date

July 6, 2022 10:05 PM EDT

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drkilmer

Date

August 7, 2019 09:41 PM EDT

Description

(Epiblema glaseri) North Tara Road, Dorchester County, Maryland. August 7, 2019. At UV light.

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apistopanchax

Date

June 6, 2021 06:42 PM EDT

Description

host Mitella diphylla

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matthewbeziat

Date

May 20, 2023 03:18 PM EDT

Description

This is a picture of a Podabrus appendiculatus at Rock Creek Regional Park in Rockville, Maryland.

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treichard

Date

July 6, 2021 11:35 PM EDT

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What

Ouachita Map Turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis)

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whimsyelf

Date

September 16, 2023 12:00 PM EDT

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What

Dark-eyed Junco × White-throated Sparrow (Junco hyemalis × Zonotrichia albicollis)

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ecovore

Date

December 26, 2023 01:49 PM EST

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emilio_c

Date

July 26, 2023 08:42 AM EDT

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zdanko

Date

July 15, 2023 11:15 AM EDT

Description

ZD-223

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zdanko

Date

May 22, 2023 04:30 PM EDT

Description

ZD-174

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sharonforsyth

Date

August 2022

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treegrow

Date

August 31, 2022 05:44 PM EDT

Description

On morning glory. This observation is for the yellow spots. The observation for the gall is here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133416437

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llf

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What

Red-veined Pennant (Celithemis bertha)

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aaronr

Date

July 2023

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treegrow

Date

August 8, 2023 07:37 PM EDT

Description

On Ipomoea

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apistopanchax

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What

Witches Broom of Hackberry Mite (Aceria celtis)

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waynesweeds

Date

December 14, 2023 11:51 AM EST

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What

Common Milkweed Aphid (Neomyzocallis asclepiadis)

Observer

treegrow

Date

July 26, 2022 06:25 PM EDT

Description

On Asclepias syriaca

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llf

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Date

April 14, 2022 09:35 PM ADT

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treegrow

Date

August 27, 2022 03:30 PM EDT

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dwwebb

Date

June 16, 2023 11:24 PM EDT

Description

5.5 mm excluding cerci.

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What

Eastern Rockslater (Ligidium elrodii)

Observer

dwwebb

Date

December 9, 2023 09:46 AM EST

Description

Found in moist leaf litter on edge of expansive wetland/swamp. Photo 2 shows flagellum with 11-12 articles (exact count difficult to determine). Body length of 7 mm. excluding uropods (Photo 3). Keyed out using Shultz, J.W., "A guide to the identification of the terrestrial Isopoda of Maryland, U.S.A. (Crustacea)", ZooKeys 801: 207–228 (2018).

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stevecollins

Date

November 25, 2023 02:43 PM PST

Description

on rock
UV+ orange
K+ yellow

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matthewbeziat

Date

August 15, 2020 03:05 PM EDT

Description

This is a picture of Eriophyinae on a poplar leaf at the Governor Bridge Natural Area in Bowie, Maryland.

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Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina ssp. triunguis)

Observer

patrickc

Date

May 2021

Description

Eastern Box Turtle

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What

Brown-winged Earwig (Vostox brunneipennis)

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smuller

Date

May 22, 2021 10:56 PM EDT

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zdanko

Date

May 22, 2023 05:45 PM EDT

Description

ZD-183

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hughmcguinness

Date

September 7, 2021 09:26 PM EDT

Description

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What

Mid-winter Boreus (Boreus brumalis)

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mmmmbugs

Date

December 2, 2023 10:56 AM EST

Description

have never seen a critter like this before