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For people who like the more "maligned" creatures, such as insects, reptiles, amphibians, sea life etc.

For people who like the more "maligned" creatures, such as insects, reptiles, amphibians, sea life etc.

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Aug 11, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Leafhead
"Julian Bichir"
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Aug 11, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Insectra
Some of the neat critters I saw tonight. A well-marked caddisfly Eulithis sp. Moth Pyrausta sp. Moth Schinia rivulosa Green mantisfly Young Chinese mantis Orange sulfur butterfly, sleeping Newly metamorphosed bullfrog
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Aug 13, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by AstralSmoke
Another moth that was freed from bondage. I love the way the light was shining through its wings.
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Aug 14, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Allamanda
Another GIF - Butterflies of N America!
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Aug 14, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Leafhead
Strolling in the outdoor gardens at Olbrich Silver Spotted Skipper Toad Peck's Skipper Silver Spotted Skipper, side view Monarch on Asclepias tuberosa Cabbage White Eastern Black Swallowtail on Fennel
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Sep 1, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Insectra
Some end-of-August beauties. Katydid--you can see one of its hearing receptors on that left front leg Virginia creeper sphinx caterpillar (Darapsa myron) Io moth caterpillar (Automeris io) Ailanthus webworm moth (Atteva aurea)
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Sep 1, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Besalbub
Browns island burned last spring the one remaining bull that I've seen . There were cows pigs sheep goats and horse's . I've seen a few horse's and the bull .
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Sep 1, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Besalbub
Browns island burned last spring this is the only bull I found . There were cows hogs goats sheep and horse's . Be sides the bull I've only seen a few horse's .
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Sep 2, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Remi
Rescued this little buddy from the wet sand water's edge on the beach today. I thought it was dead but it frantically grabbed my fingers when I touched it so I carried it home and gave it some sugar water which it seemed to like. Now it's just ...
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Sep 9, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Insectra
My third male Atlas moth eclosed last night.
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Sep 12, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Insectra
I went fishing on the Salmon River in Pulaski, NY. I didn't have any success with the salmon run (it was a bit early), but I was delighted to see a giant swallowtail nectaring along the river. That was a real surprise, so far north.
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Oct 1, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Zster
Just spent a very UNleisurely afternoon getting a wild squirrel out of my house. I shut up both cats and opened an easy escape route to the outside from where I knew the squirrel to be. The little thing would not leave! I nudged it with a ruler to ...
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Oct 10, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Plainjane
So, Mandy ( she's family now, so she has a name) built her web right outside our back door a good while ago. She has never freaked out over the comings and goings through that door. In fact, she felt so comfortable that she made an egg sac. This ...
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Oct 14, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Mostly_Harmless
Just a couple of cool cooties that I have seen recently.
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Oct 25, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Besalbub
They are not the best pictures but it's the most successful butterfly shoot on this aster which I was going to dig up about a month ago .
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Nov 7, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by JimG
According to local folk lore, wooly bears can predict how harsh a winter will be by how much of their bodies are black. If that's true it's going to be a rough winter. 😁😁😁😁
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Nov 19, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Allamanda
I had no idea - from Pollinator Friendly Landscaping "The less well-known larvae of the firefly, called “glow worms,” live in leaf litter and are voracious predators. They eat other insects, mites, earthworms, and even slugs and snails. The ...
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Nov 20, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Mostly_Harmless
Not the biggest we have here in western Oregon, but a good specimen none the less.
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Nov 20, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Allamanda
I've never been to Australia, but remember a similar phenomenon in S Africa in the 70's. I am saddened that even the Antipodes have lost so much so recently -
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Nov 20, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Allamanda
Anole on Hoya
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Dec 31, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Insectra
Some of the interesting native critters I found while visiting the Everglades. Io moth male (lilith form) Eastern narrowmouth toad Cocytius antaeus caterpillar (Giant Sphinx moth) Giant katydid The Queen (a monarch relative) Green treefrog
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May 13, 2020May 2020

Posted by Allamanda
more snippets of good news -
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May 21, 2020May 2020

Posted by Allamanda
How did meat-eating plants evolve?
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May 22, 2020May 2020

Posted by Allamanda
Sea-skater insects -
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May 31, 2020May 2020

Posted by Allamanda
Weird source and badly written but interesting -
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Posted by dalefvictorThis is a picture of Tigger, he has been sick for a while.

Posted by BudgieSo one night my brother finds a carpet python inside, the other night I nearly trod on one coming in the door, tonight there was one in the chicken coop.

Posted by BudgieSo one night my brother finds a carpet python inside, the other night I nearly trod on one coming in the door, tonight there was one in the chicken coop.

Posted by ZsterMy first Monarch since moving here! I started a butterfly garden two years ago, specifically targeting monarchs and swallowtails.

Posted by InsectraThis is my girl Space Ghost (I thought she was a male when I named her).

Posted by InsectraThis is my girl Space Ghost (I thought she was a male when I named her).

Posted by InsectraThis is my girl Space Ghost (I thought she was a male when I named her).

Posted by InsectraA cute grey treefrog (Hyla versicolor) that I found in my birch tree, this afternoon. His camouflage was great and I only discovered him when I heard him calling.

Posted by InsectraA cute grey treefrog (Hyla versicolor) that I found in my birch tree, this afternoon. His camouflage was great and I only discovered him when I heard him calling.

Posted by InsectraA cute grey treefrog (Hyla versicolor) that I found in my birch tree, this afternoon. His camouflage was great and I only discovered him when I heard him calling.

Posted by InsectraA cute grey treefrog (Hyla versicolor) that I found in my birch tree, this afternoon. His camouflage was great and I only discovered him when I heard him calling.

Posted by InsectraA cute grey treefrog (Hyla versicolor) that I found in my birch tree, this afternoon. His camouflage was great and I only discovered him when I heard him calling.

Posted by InsectraSpring amphibian migration in Pennsylvania is well under way! Most of these are Jefferson's salamanders, one of our earliest moving amphibians and a species of special concern in Pennsylvania.

Posted by InsectraSpring amphibian migration in Pennsylvania is well under way! Most of these are Jefferson's salamanders, one of our earliest moving amphibians and a species of special concern in Pennsylvania.

Posted by InsectraSpring amphibian migration in Pennsylvania is well under way! Most of these are Jefferson's salamanders, one of our earliest moving amphibians and a species of special concern in Pennsylvania.

Posted by InsectraSpring amphibian migration in Pennsylvania is well under way! Most of these are Jefferson's salamanders, one of our earliest moving amphibians and a species of special concern in Pennsylvania.

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