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whateverwatcher描述
On Common Pawpaw (195999179).
ID tentative.
This tiny wonder had me 99.999% convinced it was just a speck of scat - until I investigated a little too closely and it took off running!
Did the best I could on photos. It was seriously minute! I was also fighting partial shade which shifted with the breeze. And, of course, my extremely limited photography skills :D
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屬 Podisus觀察者
krechols13描述
I knew we had predatory stink bugs in the pollinator garden, but I hadn't ever seen one in the middle of predation before! It was sucking the life out of a Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle grub. (This scene took place on potted milkweed.) A separate observation for the grub can be found here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178872340
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浣熊 (Procyon lotor)觀察者
brinkbird65描述
I watched this raccoon running across the lawn and enter the garbage can, then I patiently waited for it to appear at the opening to leave.
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whateverwatcher描述
Such a cutie! Spotted on the underside of a grapevine leaf.
So shiny that I could make out my reflection in some of the photos 🤣
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danstiver描述
Tiny larva found in pond with its abdomen sticking to the water’s surface
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屬 Lipaphis觀察者
dgoebel描述
Possible non native garlic mustard aphid. Near base of American elm and spice bush. About 100 feet from opening on trail.
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ildikorab描述
This calligrapher has such unusual marking, I do not think that I have ever seen one this dark!
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janetwright描述
Edge of tidal marsh, on Baccharis halimifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137451602.
The fly appeared to be doing a display, particularly raising the tip of its abdomen.
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whateverwatcher描述
Not sure which one. Maybe M. bisaccata or M. stowei?
So incredibly excited when I found this on the underside of an Eastern Redbud (136983754) leaf. I immediately thought it might be a bolas spider. Kept trying not to get my hopes up.
Just had to get this one in & find out for sure.
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山芍藥 (Paeonia obovata ssp. japonica)觀察者
m_whitson描述
Over 10 years ago, I planted a Japanese Woodland Peony at the edge of my woods. It blooms every couple of years, but usually doesn't set fruit. The blooms are simple and elegant and white. It's the fruit and seeds that are wildly colored. This fruit is old, but the inside would have been brilliant red right after it opened. Bright contrasting colors associated with fruit, like red and blue, are often an adaptation to attract birds for dispersal. The method used by this peony is particularly interesting because the red "bait" structures are unfertilized ovules. Viable seeds are blue.
Most plants trying to lure birds into dispersing their naked seeds use arils (often an expanded placenta) or simply colorful patterns on the seeds to encourage the birds. Peony fruit, with their mix of colorful ovules and seeds, are odd.
There actually aren't many studies on seed dispersal in peonies, and while the color and structure of the fruits and seeds suggest bird dispersal, so far, there is little evidence that birds play a major role in peony seed dispersal.
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keimwj描述
20 Aug 2022.
Bucks County Audubon Society at Honey Hollow, Bucks Co, PA.
Found on Carya cordiformis.
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m_whitson描述
I get these fancy little aphids on my tiger lilies most years, usually late in the summer when the plants are starting to senesce anyway.
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boggsosu描述
Grass lace bug collected on ‘Little Bunny’ dwarf fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides, family Poaceae). Shown on a Miscanthus sp. blade in support of photo quality.
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ivanmunks描述
in 3 different unopened Asclepias syriaca flowers (the rest of the umbels that these flowers were on opened normally). These are the same larvae that @kemper found on Asclepias here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122508469
I've observed these larvae in the past, but not directly inside of unopened milkweed flowers. For my research I place satin bags over milkweed umbels to ensure I can collect the next day, and these larvae often show up in the bags the next morning, sometimes in large numbers (up to ~50). They also jump. Because of this, I'm doubtful that the unopened flowers they are in are actually galls, especially since the larvae seem to move quite freely in and out of them. See here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84974673
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屬 Ripiphorus觀察者
whateverwatcher描述
Had trouble getting a good view of this, but I'm glad that I persevered. When I finally did get a good look, I knew at once what it was and what she was up to. That flower head is now loaded with little hitchhikers.
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biogeo52描述
In Acroceridae, ‘Small-headed’ flies. High elevation Appalachian species, parasitic on trap door spiders. On Rubus canadensis, 5,260 ft elevation.
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家蠅總科 (總科 Muscoidea)觀察者
joemdo描述
Fungus gnat being subdued?
Mostly looking for insects. Observations from this area: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.781655655652138&nelng=-80.31088901752234&on=2022-04-03&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&swlat=25.776342059777495&swlng=-80.33357454677905&user_id=joemdo
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cocokitty描述
Found on Diastrophus nebulosus gall.
Looks similar to https://bugguide.net/node/view/386755/bgimage
