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Emerald Moths (Subfamily Geometrinae)Observer
iamnothelenmirrenDescription
This is some Mothman Prophecies s***! 😜
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Brown-spotted Range Grasshopper (Psoloessa delicatula)Observer
hkibakDescription
I love these guys! They are so sure their camouflage has them covered that it's no problem getting close with an iPhone.
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Rainbow Mantis (Sphodropoda quinquedens)Observer
matthew_connorsDescription
A stunning display of colour!
A final goodbye from Rosalind, our friendly neighbourhood mantis
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Eurasian Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus ssp. barbatus)Observer
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White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Remember that song...Hands up Baby?.....Photo taken during snow storm
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Lion's Mane Jellies (Genus Cyanea)Observer
melissa_hutchisonDescription
Washed up at Omaha estuary.
The biggest and weirdest looking jellyfish I have ever seen!
Although it came in my daughter's favourite colours she wasn't keen to touch it!
What is that smaller whitish jellyfish next to it? Is it part of it or a different individual?
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Genus MecolaesthusObserver
ajottDescription
Mecolaesthus putumayo seems to be the only species known from Colombia so far, but might be heavily understudied...
see Huber, B. A. (2000). New World pholcid spiders (Araneae: Pholcidae): A revision at generic level. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 254: 1-348. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2000)2540001:NWPSAP2.0.CO;2
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Huber, B. A. & Villarreal, O. (2020). On Venezuelan pholcid spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 718: 1-317. doi:10.5852/ejt.2020.718.1101 starting pp 71 and following
observation of female: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128640603
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Funnel Weavers (Family Agelenidae)Observer
iamnothelenmirrenDescription
Less than half an hour after posting the previous spider pic I found this asshole in another part of my house 😱😢
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Giant House Spider (Eratigena duellica)Observer
luckDescription
Rescued from kitchen sink. Released beside Tiny's home in case he was looking for love. He immediately leapt onto her web and ran inside. She chased him out, and they faced each other. She went back inside and he parked himself at her door for a few hours at least. He may be there yet . Or someone may be lunch.
Penultimate photo is him on her web; last photo is the two of them meeting.
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Window Lace-Weaver (Amaurobius fenestralis)Observer
dhobernDescription
Amaurobius fenestralis (Ström, 1768), female, extracted from beech leaf litter using Berlese funnel, Gribskov near Kagerup, Denmark, 27 January to 16 February 2018
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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
smartrfDescription
My friend took this photo of a coyote sleeping on his patio. The coyote looks very relaxed.
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Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)Observer
mhalstedDescription
2 Dee Dee's not playing nice.
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Northern Dog-day Cicada (Neotibicen canicularis)Observer
that_bug_guyDescription
This cicada was crawling on the sidewalk, so I decided to help it out and placed it on a nearby tree. Now it wouldn't be stepped on.
