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Italian Arum (Arum italicum)Observer
betsylangDescription
There is a small infestation of this invasive at Walter Bradley Park in Midway
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Owlet Moths and Allies (Superfamily Noctuoidea)Observer
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This little guy left a nasty rash when he fell from the trees onto the back of my neck. Would love to know what it is. Sorry for the blurry pics.
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Shelf Fungi (Order Polyporales)Observer
betsylangDescription
Large cluster of small semicircular caps growing from the burl of a downed hardwood log. Underside of caps is smooth and brown.
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Brittlegills (Genus Russula)Observer
betsylangDescription
Cap is 1.5" diameter. Stem was hollow. Spore print yellow. Growing from ground in mixed hardwood forest.
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Yellow Deer Mushroom (Pluteus chrysophlebius)Observer
betsylangDescription
Cap 1.5" diameter. Spore print white to beige. Growing from ground. Gills free
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Black-stalked Marasmius (Tetrapyrgos nigripes)Observer
betsylangDescription
Cap is about 3/4" across. Growing on twigs in mixed hardwood forest
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Sour Gold-pored Bolete (Aureoboletus auriporus)Observer
betsylangDescription
Growing on ground of mixed hardwood forest. Did not bruise blue. Spore print dark brown. Stalk solid.
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Crown-tipped Coral Fungus (Artomyces pyxidatus)Observer
betsylangDescription
Growing on dead hardwood log
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Dished Threetooth (Triodopsis vulgata)Observer
betsylangDescription
16mm, Large parietal tooth points well above the palatal tooth which is large and somewhat recessed into the aperture.
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Cicadas (Superfamily Cicadoidea)Observer
betsylangDescription
I found this critter in leaf litter while collecting snail shells. His "wingspan" is 2mm. I would really love to know what it is!
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Thinlip Vallonia (Vallonia perspectiva)Observer
betsylangDescription
1.75mm, depressed heliciform, 3.5 whorls, simple slightly reflected continuous lip, widely umbilicate, rib-like transverse stria
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Oval Ambersnail (Novisuccinea ovalis)Observer
betsylangDescription
12mm. Found on floodplain
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Appalachian Pillar (Cochlicopa morseana)Observer
betsylangDescription
5mm simple lip no teeth
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Pinecone Snails (Genus Strobilops)Observer
betsylangDescription
1mm, widely spaced ribs, wide umbilicus that's tough to see in the photo, Nestled in umbilicus of Mesomphix. Characteristic cross-hatching can be seen under magnification but is tough to photograph. I can try if it's needed to confirm id
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Bright Glyph (Glyphyalinia wheatleyi)Observer
betsylangDescription
4.5mm depresed heliciform with indented transverse stria irregularly spaced, widely umbilicate
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Tight Coil (Helicodiscus notius)Observer
betsylangDescription
2 specimens here collected together. Juvenile and adult
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Carved Glyph (Glyphyalinia indentata)Observer
betsylangDescription
5mm depressed heliciform with indented transverse stria, perforate, simple lip, no teeth, weak spiral stria on bottom of shell.
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Bark Snaggletooth (Gastrocopta corticaria)Observer
betsylangDescription
2.3mm. This shell was in heavy clay under a limestone outcrop on the River Road trail
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Velvet Wedge (Xolotrema denotatum)Observer
betsylangDescription
22mm The periphery is somewhat angular on one side but rounded on the other side which makes me lean towards dentatum.
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Budded Threetooth (Triodopsis tennesseensis)Observer
betsylangDescription
18mm, papillae evident near ubillicus under magnification
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Flamed Tigersnail (Anguispira alternata)Observer
betsylangDescription
15mm, 70ish ribs on last whorl
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Family DiscidaeObserver
betsylangDescription
The larger one is patulus for sure but the two smaller ones may be something else. I think I am seeing a sm ridge or tooth deep in the aperture.
