benjamin189's Favorites
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Santa Rosa Wolf Spider (Arctosa sanctaerosae)Observer
rgundyPlace
PrivateDescription
In 2019 I discovered this species is biofluorescent.
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Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus)Observer
stevenw12339Description
Eating a solifugid
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Neelus murinusObserver
aperturesciencebydanDescription
Under a log in a cypress swamp!
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Mustache and Pygmy Snapping Ants (Genus Strumigenys)Observer
myrmecophilDescription
interesting hunting behavior where groups of Strumigenys sit together on a leaf
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London Underground Mosquito (Culex pipiens ssp. molestus)Observer
widusDescription
Museum ID: GBIFCH00618583
COI, ACE2, CQ11 sequenced
BOLD process ID: CWFR007-23
BOLD sample ID: 2020.09.13 Culex pipiens f. molestus
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Ant Flies and Allies (Subfamily Microdontinae)Observer
egambleDescription
Among ant brood in a nest under the bark of a fallen log.
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Ummidia rongodwiniObserver
mecopteron_bouillonDescription
Found in pool oddly enough, specimen on hand in 95% ethanol
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stevenw12339Description
Found and given to me by Michael Raz, a student interning at the station. Defensive display here.
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Rocky Mountain Locust (Melanoplus spretus)Observer
guidingguidaDescription
Glacier has retreated about 99% Very few specimens could be found
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Genus AstichusObserver
tshahanDescription
on the underside of an old broken off polypore
~1mm?
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Sars-Cov-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2)Observer
stevenw12339Description
:(((
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Tepanec Long-horned Bee (Melissodes tepaneca)Observer
stevenw12339Description
Sleepy! Three sleepy bees on some sticks.
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Domestic Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus domesticus)Observer
stevenw12339Description
Caught by Nathan Laurenz outside in a tree, very friendly and hungry!
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Genus AntennophorusObserver
stevenw12339Description
A mite underneath the head of Lasius claviger. Antennophorus? See notes under this Bugguide observation: https://bugguide.net/node/view/775966/bgpage
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Grapevine Epimenis Moth (Psychomorpha epimenis)Observer
nicholasrochaDescription
Aposematic coloration
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Orbus Paradise Spider (Habronattus orbus)Observer
tshahanDescription
H orbus females? out on rocks in sun
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Genus CurteriaObserver
cholmesphotoDescription
A tiny flash of green caught my eye. Approx. 0.5mm
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Drosophila repletaObserver
stevenw12339Description
Absolutely dumbfounded at how this D. repleta infestation began and ended.
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Rainbow Scarab (Phanaeus vindex)Observer
tshahanDescription
found in (and returned to) soil while gardening
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Granular Glass Frog (Cochranella granulosa)Observer
cclborneoDescription
Det. Brian Kubicki
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Idotea fewkesiObserver
anudibranchmomDescription
About 1" long; unusual crimson and gold coloration. I've heard some Idotea species' coloration is variable, but this is ridiculous. :-)
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Predatory Fungus Gnats (Family Keroplatidae)Observer
tshahanDescription
under wood
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Mystrium mysticumObserver
stevenw12339Description
I'm somewhat sure this is mysticum since queens were flying, but I'm having trouble distinguishing from M. rogeri. The clypeus looks round enough for mysticum...
Extracted from under the bark of a dead log. Log had been pointed out to me by Fielisy "Fidel" Bemaheva, who is an extremely knowledgeable old hand at Madagascar ants.
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White-clothed Longhorn (Tetraloniella albata)Observer
bdriscollDescription
Purple Prairie Coneflower
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Mystrium mysticumObserver
stevenw12339Description
Found by station manager Santatra Tototsara. Apparently attracted to white sheets around noon.
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Towered Woodlice (Genus Pyrgoniscus)Observer
stevenw12339Description
Found underneath loose bark on the main trunk, 20m up in a tree. Others noted that they were found underneath trunk bark at ground level as well.
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Ant Flies (Genus Microdon)Observer
zipactliDescription
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Se la pasó merodeando en
el tronco de una nopalera
(Opuntia sp)
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Spirolabia dubronyiObserver
stevenw12339Description
Collected by Benjamin Burgunder, @benjamin189. First photos of this species ever, it seems. Very exciting!
Compared with specimens at the Bishop Museum's entomological collection.
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Tongue Worms (Subclass Pentastomida)Observer
feroxaraDescription
Hundreds of these disgusting little things inside a dead Plain-Bellied Water Snake, and definitely the cause of death. One of them bit me, and now I’m freaking out. I can handle any snake, spider, insect, but parasitic worms are the one thing I absolutely cannot handle!
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Genus MegaseliaObserver
anna_chapmanDescription
1.5-2mm long. For a monitoring project. Pitfall trap. Quarry top. Phlomis, Olea europea var. silvestris wild type, Pistacia lentiscus, Drimia maritima.
