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bobbyfingersתיאור
Adult female w/full-term egg mass observed near gravel pit during a biological survey for NJ Undetermined/Special Concern Species. Vicinity of Weymouth, New Jersey.
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ozarkpoppyתיאור
there were two of these. one had wings worn down to bottom edge of blue. jpyg fm
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threeagoutdoorsתיאור
Very very cool find. I was going to keep it but unfortunately it escaped. Looked even cooler in person
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mhedinתיאור
narrow edge of salt marsh, salt-encrusted soils + sparse saltgrass
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kuedaתיאור
Why do these things always look like they're in an SEM when they're not?
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dlbowlsתיאור
The multicolor one in the middle. Possibly Ptenothrix renateae based on pictures on Bugguide. We are seeing many different species, but it is not easy to get clear pictures of these tiny critters.
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olieתיאור
I tried to identify this one but I couldn't even find the right family. . . It has distinctive comb like hairs on its front tibia.
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cholmesphotoתיאור
When I first saw this bug, I couldn't tell what I was looking at but the colorful bright reflective surfaces made it appear like it had flashing LED lights on it...
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andrew_allenתיאור
What's going on here? Are the small red mites babies or parasites??
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chloe_and_trevorתיאור
I think? Found under a rock in a stream at an oasis. Very wet situation. 2mm long.
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erincpowתיאור
I'm advised by experts that this is certainly an undescribed species in the family Microtrombidiidae. Velvet mites are poorly known in NZ and specimens must be preserved and slide-mounted for microscope examination to ID to species.
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tangatawhenuaתיאור
Is it a fish? Is it a slug? Is it a fishy anemone? I do not have a clue what this is!
It is about 30mm long and there were a few of them in the sand - outgoing tide nearly on the turn. Most were buried and only the "fan fin" was showing.
Resting on the wet sand, when the sand collapsed it arched it's face upwards (2nd and third photos) and seem to spawn capsule from somewhere - there are 2 floating in the 4th pic.
Totally hypnotic, by the time my sister-in-law and I carried on the brother had walked 2kms away from us!
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challenguateתיאור
What is going on here? Is this guy molting? It looks like there's a miniature mouse coming out of it! >_<
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tjeerddwתיאור
rooivlerkspreeu/red-winged starling/onychognathus morio on Klipspringer [Oreotragus oreotragus]
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samhoustonתיאור
Clearwing Moth - Synanthedon arkansasensis - Size: 13mm (1/2") - Copyright © Sam Houston, all rights reserved.
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arman_תיאור
These are from a moss culture I found laying around. They originally looked like mites (biggest individuals ~.5mm), but upon recording seemed to be entognathans. I was going to leave it at that, but upon seeing one hop, I decided to check collembolans. Neelidae stood out, and based on distribution (I'm in NYC) and the large antennae, I think this species would make the most sense. I'd like to hear what some people more experienced with Collembola think. I plan to try culturing them, albeit the container I found them in clearly has shown to be doing that already. A certain species of mite is visible living with them too.
I know the general collection site, and roughly when I obtained them, but they are technically captive bred, so I'm leaving it at Casual for now.
