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Birds of the World

There are over 10,000 living species of birds on the planet. They can be found in ecosystems across ...

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Butterflies & Moths of the World

Butterflies and Moths are insects of the order Lepidoptera. Their brilliant colors have inspired ...

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity

Millions of city-dwellers walk their local streets every day, but many overlook the multitude of ...

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Mission WILD

The WILD Foundation works to protect & interconnect at least half of the planet’s land & water to ...

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Moths of the World

Moths? Yes: a world of sphinxes, hawks, owls, tigers, and scary eyes, all waiting for you outside ...

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Flowers of North America

We want you to help us build a photo collection of flowers from around the world. Show us what ...

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Mushroom ecology is a pivotal orientation point for exploring urban systems. Help us gather ...

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International Spider Survey

Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs. The International Society of Arachnology ...

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Biodiversidad en España/Spain

Habitat: Indicar el sitio donde se encontró (campo, montaña, lago, mar, río...) Habitat: Enter the ...

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The Color Red

The color red is a bold color that represents passion. We would like to create a collection of ...

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Global Flight

To create a magnificent collection of images of your favourite fliers. Not just birds, but bats, ...

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies

Dragonflies and damselflies are agile insects of the order Odonata. With a worldwide distribution ...

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Nature in Yellow

It would be so interesting to see all the yellow flowers, fruits, insects, animals of the world.

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Flowers of Europe

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Common Bush Brown favorited by arne.roysland Palauig, Central Luzon, Philippines an hour ago

Nymphalidae; Satyrinae; Mycalesis perseus caesonia Wallengren, 1860. This is the wet season form of the Common Bush Brown.

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Common Bush Brown spotted by John B. Palauig, Central Luzon, Philippines an hour ago

Nymphalidae; Satyrinae; Mycalesis perseus caesonia Wallengren, 1860. This is the wet season form of the Common Bush Brown.

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Toco Toucan favorited by J.Qvdo São Paulo, Brazil an hour ago

Spotted near a river that cross my city, a region of transition between Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.

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Stinking Parachute commented on by arne.roysland Vestfold og Telemark, Norway an hour ago

Yes John, in some cases the name is based on what the Latin name means. In this and other cases, I think the local name came about from what the person who made it saw and smelled. The Norwegian name is presumably translated from the Swedish, which was first used in 1821.

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Lily of the Valley berries favorited by John B. Vestfold og Telemark, Norway 2 hours ago

The fruit is a small orange-red berry 5–7 mm in diameter and is growing now, in autumn, long time after the white bell-shaped.flowers are gone https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/14.... The pretty fruits are particularly toxic.

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Rice Bug commented on by tomk3886 Tallahassee, Florida, United States 2 hours ago

Thanks John I will check the UF website. I think I have posted this species before on PN.

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