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Fuscatus-group Paper Wasps (Subgenus Fuscopolistes)Observer
vandyke_l_17Description
This aggressive looking bug has very dark coloring. It’s wings are black its head and torso are red in it thorax is black. it has two antenna and six legs with a large stinger. it was not in your hive however it was near a lot of foliage in a shady cool area. it’s seem to enjoy the trashcan as it hovered above it quite frequently. it’s physical description and behavior patterns have been matched by the source. https://www.bigbluebug.com/pest-identification/profile/paper-wasps
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Florida Carpenter Ant (Camponotus floridanus)Observer
vandyke_l_17Description
This any has a large red head and a red thorax and a black rear section. It is extremely small and even though it was on a handrail at a park there were more of the same type in an ant hill on the ground on the other side of the bridge. The area was moist and sunny. It had just rained and they were still active. Their physical characteristics as well as their behavior matches that described in http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/ants/fl_carpenter_ants.htm. No wings present.
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
vandyke_l_17Description
The squirrel was in a heavily shaded area looking for food. It was under a cluster of oak trees and surrounded by other squirrels. This girl was smaller than the others and was unusually friendly. His brown coat and white underbelly along with the white stripes on the sides of his tail match the description found another reference source. The squirrel was also digging in the dirt with its paws and eating acorns before I took a picture of him.
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Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)Observer
vandyke_l_17Description
This lizard was seen in a bright and sunny area. It is small and brown roughly the size of my phone including its long tail. I made the observation by the pool however I think that this lizard was just looking for food here this is not where it normally lives. There was no present red neck bubble so this may be a female lizard. this lizard had tan/yellow back markings similar to those in other references. (https://srelherp.uga.edu/lizards/anosag.htm)
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Fried Chicken Mushroom (Lyophyllum decastes)Observer
vandyke_l_17Description
This mushroom was found in the middle of a shady damp area. It had just rained a lot over the entire weekend and there were several bugs that seemed to be in a symbiotic relationship with this fungus. The top of this fungus is varying shades of brown and are flat. They all stem from one central location upwards and outwards in large bundles just off the sidewalk. This location and visual appearance match those described in https://www.mushroomexpert.com/lyophyllum_decastes.html. The heads are about the size of a Silverdollar and are circular.
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Bird-of-paradise Flowers (Genus Strelitzia)Observer
vandyke_l_17Description
These brightly colored flowers blossom out of an elongated STEM. The leaves are wide and deep shade of green with a white stripe up the center they curve slightly and create someone of a funnel. These flowers bloomed all at once and together on the same plant. Refrence: https://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/aboutflowers/exoticflowers/birds-of-paradise
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Variegated Croton (Codiaeum variegatum)Observer
vandyke_l_17Description
these bright multicolored leaves form in many different ways and take different shapes among the whole plant. They are waxy to the touch and have elongated leaves. There are small ferns growing around the base of these large bushes.
Refrence: https://wimastergardener.org/article/croton-codiaeum-variegatum/
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Coontie (Zamia integrifolia)Observer
vandyke_l_17Description
these plants are bright green and waxy to the touch. The end of the leaves are rigid naturally and have no notable smell. They were growing in an area that had sun and shade and the soil was wet so I can assume that they get lots of rain. they have a strong stem and the leaves are evenly spaced.
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Higher Ascomycetes (Subphylum Pezizomycotina)Observer
vandyke_l_17Description
The tree that this nonvascular seedless plant was growing on was in the shade near a small pond. The white spots were well disbursed and on various spots of the tree. The spots appear to be flat and without much texture. no notable smell or any animals feeding on it.
Refrence: https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/beauty/lichens/habitat.shtml
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Blue Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata)Observer
vandyke_l_17Description
small waxy brightly colored leaves with small light blue flowers that have purple stripes running up the center. They were growing and blossoming in a shady area and had small berries that were the same color as the leaves and hidden underneath the flowers. The flowers had no notable scent and are soft to the touch.
