A Sunday morning walk in Omahu Bush Reserve

Grey and cloudy

There was

A lichen with long pale stems and delicate antler shaped branches
INaturalist suggested it to be in the Genus Stereocaulon - foam or snow lichens

Raoulia glabra
Growing on a bank. I did not know what it was until Inat gave the answer. It may not be correct.
A diminutive treasure

White climbing rātā, Metrosideros diffusa
Growing up a Pseudowintera colorata a...

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Breve introducción
Las hojitas caminantes del género Typophyllum muestran un importante dimorfismo sexual, con los machos de apenas la mitad del tamaño de las hembras. Eso es relacionado con el comportamiento de apareamiento, con el pequeño macho inicialmente aferrado al costado de una tegmina de la hembra. Así que macho y hembra de una sola especie pueden aparecer completamente diferentes. Normalmente solo los machos tienen en las tegminas una emarginación ...

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Einladung Bioblitz am Campus:

22.Mai: Internationaler Tag der Biodiversität
BioBlitz: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/bioblitz-tag-der-artenvielfalt-2024-campus-der-uni-wien

World Biodiversity Day
Am 22. Mai wird daran erinnert, dass der Schutz von Arten, Lebensräumen und genetischer Vielfalt weltweit viel stärkere Anstrengungen ...

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Having just gotten back from an outing, I find it's easier to just take photos using my smartphone camera (not the camera on the iNat app) because it takes too long on the app with the spotty connection. The smartphone camera will record the time and location, and you can upload the photos to the app and identify them when you get home using the "Photo Library" feature.
--Ailene

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Poking around the iNat forums I found this really cool tool (https://kildor.name/inat/new-species) that shows new species for projects. This is something I've struggled with in this project is knowing what new species were added.

For 2024 these 11 are new species added.
11 species:

Pale Apple Leafroller Moth Pseudexentera mali, 3 observations
Filigreed Moth Chimoptesis pennsylvaniana, 2 ...

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90% rule

• Allium sp. onions, garlic
• Rubus sp. brambles
• Ribes sp. Gooseberries, currants
• Malus sp. Apples, crabapples
• Thistles
• Vaccinium sp. Blueberries, cranberries, huckleberries, etc
• Violet sp. Viola
• Rose fam Rosaceae
• Aster fam Asteraceae
• Mustard fam. Brassicaceae
• Grass fam Poaceae
• Mint family Lamiaceae

Look for

• Huckleberry
• Gooseberries
...

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Floriculture Futuristics for future Edible Prospects...

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The following illustrate juveniles of the eastern white-bearded wildebeest (Connochaetes albojubatus, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=525438) at an ontogenetic stage corresponding in body mass approximately to adults of the coexisting Maasai ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus, https://w...

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Loxophlebia egregia is a species that was first described by Schaus, 1911 (https://archive.org/details/annalsmagazineof871911lond/page/174/mode/1up?view=theater) with the type locality of Guapiles in Costa Rica. Later, Hampson, 1914 provided a new description (

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Saturday. 17 February 2024. Arrived at Palm Key, Ridgeland, South Carolina for our Birding in the Lowcountry Road Scholar program around 1800 EST and settled into our very nice cottage at 513 Broad River Road. Our first cool bird of the trip was an Anhinga along a roadside ditch at the airport. Trip up from KSAV was easy: 95 North from KSAV to Exit 8/SC-278 E in Hardeeville. East on 278 5.4 miles to Publix Supermarket for light groceries, then Copper Plate Road, immediate left on N...

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Observations continue to be posted ~Thank you everyone!

Today is the last day to make observations for this event, although you can post the observations well into the future. However, it would be nice to have most observation posted by 5/19 the day of the Festival.

5/18 7 am: 1601 observations of 365 Plant species.
Most Observed Species: Iris tenax with Trillium ovatum and Claytonia sibirica as very close seconds

Violets Anyone? Viola praemorsa, Upland y...

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Généralités

C'est un programme copieux avec beaucoup de kilomètres et 4 pays:
Bulgarie
Macédoine (du Nord)
Albanie
Grèce

Programme officiel

J1 - 1.06. Arrivée à Sofia (vol de Munich 18h45). Rencontre avec le guide, présentation du programme.
Nuit en ville de Sofia (hôtel Central https://central-hotel.com/en/)
J2 - 2.06. Transfert jusqu à Bitola en Macédoine (370 km), ...

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https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ground-nesting-bees-3e6882c0-a112-4ddb-b043-1da25638ce96

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(The text below is copied from a public post I just made on my Patreon page. Since I can't add attachments here, to access those you'll have to visit this link.)

Hi everyone,

As many of you know, I have a spreadsheet of over 1000 mystery leafminers, which I have organized by host plant, but it can easily be sorted by geography and phenology to come up with a list of mines to look ...

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12064-021-00360-8
Theory Biosci. 141, 41–47 (2022)

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After hearing about an amazing find by @candicevanuatu that has already been uploaded to the project, it's actimely reminder that:

1. You do not have to dive to find cool critters, snorkelling and rockpooling are very worthwhile alternatives
2. Some nudibranch species shed/throw their cerata as a defence mechanism.

3. You do not necessarily need to know the names of all nudibra...

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Santolina chamaecyparissus
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/216398349
Le nom sur la pancarte est coupé au milieu

Romneya coulteri
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/216396461
La pancarte ne correspond pas à la plante

Magnolia kobus

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Après le Texas, le Connecticut, et Avignon, me voilà de retour!
Sol bien humide; j'ai dû donner des coups de faux pour dégager de petites plantes, mais tout a survécu.
Première floraison, après pas mal d'années: petit dragon.
Deuxième floraison, après pas mal d'années: Cladratis.
Le Ocotillo (Fouquieria) bourgeonne, mais pas encore de feuilles.
Acacia farnesiana, en plein vent, avait perdu ses feuilles, mais il pousse.

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Equisetum arvense - Acker-Schachtelhalm
Stellaria graminea - Gras-Sternmiere
Ulmus glabra - Bergulme

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Walked 3 miles of the 7.7 mile Little River Trail. Total 6 miles in 6 hours, 232 observations of 103 species, including 40 species without previous observations along the trail.

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Fungi Feastival is coming in June. Two key events will be held at the Botanic Garden - book early to secure your place!

• Fungi Photography Workshop with Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak - Sunday 30 June
  https://www.fungifeastival.com.au/event-details/fungi-photography-workshop-with-stephen-axford-and-catherine...

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First log into Seek iNaturalist from my smartphone. Using web interface

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hoping I Naturalist will assist me in identifying and quantifying the divesity of the natural creek and the portions which have been restored by native plantings.

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The conservation of pollinators underscores broader ethical considerations regarding humanity's connection with nature. Pollinators are sentient beings capable of experiencing pleasure, pain, and suffering and, they merit ethical regard and empathetic care. Prioritizing pollinator conservation upholds environmental ethics, fosters reverence for non-human existence, and nurtures a balanced coexistence between humans and the wider ecosystem.

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Hi all, any collaboration from fellow citizen scientists on this project is most welcomed. Anyone able to make a suitable banner for this project just let us know please.

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Relative to body mass, the following have exceptionally large eyeballs:

• the horse (Equus caballus), and
• the common eland (Taurotragus oryx, https://www.natureinstock.com/search/preview/profile-shot-of-two-young-common-eland-taurotragus-oryx-males-standing-close/0_00018855.html).

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La Guayana Esequiba tiene una extensión, según muchos autores, de 149.500 km ubicada en la franja ecuatorial del planeta entre las latitudes 1° 11' Norte y los 8° 33' Norte. Para Venezuela, los límites de la Guayana Esequiba están definidos al este y grosso modo por el río Esequibo, desde sus nacientes en la serranía de Acaraí, al sur, hasta su desembocadura al norte, en el océano Atlántico; por el sur, con la República Federativa de Brasil y por el norte y oeste por los límites del esta...

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A few adult Summer Azure butterflies appeared to be gleaning food from the surface of leaves over a period of a few days. Maybe it was nectar and/or pollen that had fallen from nearby trees? Or, honeydew from aphids? Clouds of pollen were visible during the preceding days. And, the Tulip Trees were blooming. Anecdotal information indicates that Tulip Trees generate significant quantities of nectar. Observations of the butterflies are attached below. They were exclusively on Wild ...

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Como mencionado anteriormente, no Desafio Mundial da Natureza 2024 batemos novamente todos nossos recordes 🎉!!!

Em termos de medalhas, nacionalmente obtivemos uma de prata e duas de bronze, alcançando pela terceira vez consecutiva medalhas nos três quesitos avaliados: quantidade de observações, quantidade de espécies e participação cidadã:

• 🥈Participação cidadã (211 observadora(e)s = aumento de 112% com relação à GBS...

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(abfotografiert von einem Informationsschild der Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Verantwortliche Dr. Andreas Langes, Konrad Zwingmann)

B-Westend: Fließwiese Ruhleben

Das Verlandungsmoor ist von Laubwwald umgeben und wird durch einen erhöhten Pfad in einen Nordteil, offenes Gewässer mit weitläufigem Röhricht im Zentrum, und einen Südteil, einen Erlen-Eschen-Bruchwald, unterteilt. Der Uferbereich ist vor alle...

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