wolfgirl654's Identifications
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Japanese-Lantern (Alkekengi officinarum)Observer
sciencekidDescription
Physalis alkekengi
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Wood Ear Fungi (Genus Auricularia)Observer
hydaticusDescription
Left "monkey ear" fungus
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Striped Sun Star (Solaster stimpsoni)Observer
vncdatatech01Description
Photo and observation by N. Enzian at the Neill Point Preserve BioBlitz. Used with permission.
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Black-shouldered Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles ssp. novaehollandiae)Observer
grahameDescription
Spur-winged Plover, Vanellus miles.
It's the start of the breeding season for the birds at Travis,
This is the first juvenile Spur-winged Plover that I have seen this year.
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Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata)Observer
andybridgesDescription
Pulled out of a hole, adult bird nearby.
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Microcaecilia rabeiObserver
cesarlbaDescription
Under a rock close to a pool in primary rainforest
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Peruvian Shield Mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis)Observer
azguloDescription
Hanging out in outdoor library at the Canopy Lodge.
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Italian Wall Lizard (Podarcis siculus)Observer
beccap_ryDescription
Baby found in the front lawn of a residence
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African Social Spider (Stegodyphus dumicola)Observer
wynand_uysDescription
A scrappy expanse of silky refuges and capture webs littered with body parts of previous victims. When preferred prey is entangled, the female spiders emerge from their 'nests' and overpower it by grabbing its extremities. In this case, a wasp https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319446.
Presumably they inject venom because after a minute or so the prey stops struggling. Then they snip it out of the web and carry it into one of several 'nests' or refuges.
Unwanted prey, often beetles (see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319435 ) are also killed but sometimes left in the web, uneaten. Ants, in this case, Maranoplus ( https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9319390 )scavenge around the periphery of the webs, feasting on unwanted beetles or other left-overs.
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