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Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica)Observer
sbwitzigDescription
Knobbed whelk laying its eggs!!
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Haumea loxoidesObserver
emjtcaDescription
ID is a guess based on similar finds on the Kaua'i northern shore.
shells are on a paper towel
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Lytta childiObserver
kuedaDescription
Tentative ID at the moment, need to revisit the key.
Key: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34046888
Description w/ map and pronotum variation diagram: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34047109
Lytta pronotum diagram: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34047150
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Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)Observer
adshogunDescription
These are eggs of some snail on a mucus structure of some kind
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Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)Observer
austinsmithDescription
Looking at what I’m guessing are eggs on the Crepidula
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Western Banded Tulip (Cinctura lilium)Observer
jeheipleDescription
Occupied by a hermit crab
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Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)Observer
sea-kangarooDescription
Snorkeling. Total mystery. Eggs? Sponge? Less than 1 cm long.
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Caribbean Reef Octopus (Octopus briareus)Observer
coralreefdreamsDescription
ID verified by Octopus expert Dr. Chelsea Bennice. Lovingly named "Octo Mom" by the local divers.
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Fragile File Shell (Limaria fragilis)Observer
matthew_connorsDescription
^my reaction upon seeing this
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Genus OlonaObserver
klearadPlace
Missing LocationDescription
Moth caterpillar
Limacodidae (Slug Caterpillar Moths)
Olona
Early instar as small size and more pale in colour
Some said it look like gummy.
It look like Ikura Sushi to me.
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Mushroom Gall Wasp (Heteroecus sanctaeclarae)Observer
wildmacroDescription
Gall with exit hole on huckleberry oak (Quercus vacciniifolia).
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Mammilla fibrosaObserver
clxluluDescription
Found in Sanya, Hainan, China. In intertidal zone.
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Lyre Whelk (Neptunea lyrata)Observer
neilmcdanielDescription
Lays distinctive "corn cob" egg towers.
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Nerite Snails (Family Neritidae)Observer
jaykellerDescription
Thousands of these tiny discs in the water pools of the reef. No clue what they are.
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Genus AplysiaObserver
acasteleinDescription
Maybe? The whole patch was about 1.5 inches in diameter
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Polyclad Flatworms (Order Polycladida)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
Odd egg mass #2 of 2 - on kelp, about 10-12 mm across. @jeffgoddard does this one look familiar to you?
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Animals (Kingdom Animalia)Observer
juliabohemianDescription
Some kind of eggs? About 3 mm wide.
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Lightning Whelk (Sinistrofulgur sinistrum)Observer
squidpastryDescription
Happy birthday!!!!
This little whelk had hatched out of the egg case in image 3- prior to this, I had no idea there were little snails inside, and definitely not mature enough to leave. Very, very cute- I would have never imagined I would be able to say confidently that "i've watched a snail being born"!
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West Indian Chank Shell (Turbinella angulata)Observer
cobiDescription
SeaLife DC1400
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Clingfishes (Order Gobiesociformes)Observer
tidepoolloverDescription
What kind of eggs are these? I am thinking a kind of fish egg. Found on some kelp!
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alanarama3Description
Found another one of these egg sacs floating near the shore.
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Genus BotrylloidesObserver
emjtcaDescription
maybe Bryozoan? Soft, lost some structure when removed from water. Photograph colors are a bit dull in comparison to real life.
Maybe some sort of soft coral or sponge?
Almost looks like someone knit-bombing.
Was attached to a rocky surface that also had sea squirts (tunicates). Shallow water, potentially exposed at extremely low tides.
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Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)Observer
luca_dtDescription
More of these eggs. This time on floating ulva near shore. Still wouldn't be exposed.
~1cm diameter
<1m depth
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Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)Observer
amidzooidsDescription
Dock Fouling. Eggs.
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Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)Observer
alanarama3Description
This was a single sac secured to the sediment with a mucous (?) string. The eggs are aligned in rows. It was ~1in in length. The sac was not coiled.
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Striped Barrel Snail (Rictaxis punctocaelatus)Observer
jeffgoddardDescription
Empty shell (16 mm long) I found shifting sand near the egg mass pictured. I was unsuccessful finding a living adult, but a recent swell had shifted the sand some in this area compared to a week earlier, when we first spotted the egg masses.
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Habronattus amicusObserver
mhedinDescription
associated with rabbit brush on dunes
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Habronattus amicusObserver
alice_abelaDescription
Santa Barbara County, California
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Animals (Kingdom Animalia)Observer
skatingflamingoDescription
Eggs...but whose 🤷🏻♀️ I’m so excited to get my cell phone microscope later this month to get better shots of things like this! Found inside wrack high on the beach.
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Netted Dogwhelk (Tritia reticulata)Observer
carmenbdelossantosDescription
Egg case on a Zostera marina leaf.
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Mauve-mouth Drill (Calotrophon ostrearum)Observer
lukemiller17Description
This observation is for the clear/red egg capsules attached to the horse conch egg case, NOT the horse conch case itself.
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Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)Observer
sea-kangarooDescription
Tidepools. Eggs attached under a rock.
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Chilina Snails (Genus Chilina)Observer
martinoliDescription
Caracol poniendo huevos en el acuario. Se tardó al rededor de 3 horas desde que comenzó hasta terminar de poner los huevos.
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Uropelma formosumObserver
aperturesciencebydanDescription
I have no idea what this is. There's entire orders of tiny arthropods I'm not familiar with beyond name and general morphology, but still, it's strange to get good clean shots of a thing and still have no idea what I'm looking at.
Edit: We have a professional ID! https://bugguide.net/node/view/1977688/bgimage
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Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)Observer
oebarkerDescription
While investigating snow leopard kill sites, we (@otocolobus) encountered two ~5 week old cubs at a secondary den site. Cubs were well hidden in a rock hollow beneath an overhanging Lonicera shrub.
Wonderful to stumble upon concrete signs of successful reproduction springing from Kyrgyzstan's continued commitment to meaningful snow leopard conservation.
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Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)Observer
ipatDescription
Small egg capsules on Fucus in intertidal. Eggs at 4cell stage.
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Rough Side-gilled Seaslug (Pleurobranchus membranaceus)Observer
jimgreenfieldDescription
With egg coils
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Spun Glass Slug Moth (Isochaetes beutenmuelleri)Observer
matthewbeziatDescription
This is a picture of a Spun Glass Slug Moth caterpillar at Patapsco Valley State Park in Baltimore County, Maryland.
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Shield Limpet (Lottia pelta)Observer
emjtcaDescription
any good pacific coast limpet guides?
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Spider-tailed Horned Viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides)Observer
matthieuberroneau
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True Whelks and Allies (Superfamily Buccinoidea)Observer
lcolmerDescription
Attached to floating weed. No idea what this is. Could be eggs but looks more like an ascidian or something?
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Milk Moon Snail (Polinices lacteus)Observer
sea-kangarooDescription
Snorkeling.
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Australian Spindle (Propefusus australis)Observer
davemmdaveDescription
Tulip shell,formerly known as Pleuroploca australasiae.Dive under old jetty.Depth ~6 m.Several shells had congregated within a small area of less than 1 squ metre,all were laying egg capsules.
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True Whelks and Allies (Superfamily Buccinoidea)Observer
christian77amadorDescription
Serie de huevos empujados a la orilla de la playa
