dnieuwkerk's Identifications
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Florida Bass (Micropterus salmoides)Observer
elileDescription
This organism is a fish and was found wild in the Hillsborough River at the Hillsborough River State Park. Looking at the fish closest to the photographer, the fish is roughly 13 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 6 inches in height. The fish has a slender shape and is dark brown in color. The organism lives in an aquatic habitat.
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American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)Observer
gates_a_16Description
- Rows of bony scutes lining the back and tail
- Black with bright yellow stripes on underside and tail
- Long rounded snout
- Short legs
- Roughly 3.5ft in length
- Relaxed wingspan roughly 1ft in length
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White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)Observer
gates_a_16Description
- White wings with yellow-orange margins and brown markings
- Central black spot on forewings
- Two small black spots on hind wings
- Wingspan: roughly 6cm
- Length: roughly 5cm
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Ballmoss (Tillandsia recurvata)Observer
gates_a_16Description
- Green-gray in color
- Curled, spindle-like leaves
- Leaf: 3cm x 1mm
- Bundle of leaves: 3cm x 4cm
- Grows on tree bark
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Resurrection Fern (Pleopeltis michauxiana)Observer
gates_a_16Description
- Bright green in color
- Low-growing on palm tree
- Frond: roughly 15cm in length
- Largest pinnacle: roughly 5cm in length
- Sori visible on underside of fronds
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Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)Observer
geller_s_23Description
Large opossum with white head and tail and gray body
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Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)Observer
shah_r_23Description
Phylum Chordata
This bird had a dark blue body and beak with a long neck. The bird also contained a white streak behind the head and yellow feet. The bird contains a curved neck.
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Fir Tussock Moth (Orgyia detrita)Observer
shah_r_23Description
Phylum: Arthropoda
The insect (Tussock moth) had a yellow, hairy body with red eyes. The insect had two antennas and many black legs. In addition, the moth had a long black line going through the body
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
shah_r_23Description
Phylum: Ascomycota
The lichen had a white color, was scattered on the root of the tree, and had a scaly shape.
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White Octoblepharum Moss (Octoblepharum albidum)Observer
shah_r_23Description
Phylum Bryophyta
This seedless moss had a green overall color with lighter “spike-like” structures radiating out of the center.
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American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)Observer
ray_k_16Description
Picture of an alligator spotted on the bank of the lake.
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
okeefem009Description
Found in a small park near the beach with palm, oak, and other trees that I observed the squirrel eating seeds from
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