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3 3 Balsam apple

Balsam apple

by FranciscoPerez2Delray Beach, Florida, USA

0 2 Balsam Apple

Balsam Apple

by KristenGilpinTampa, Florida, USA

0 6 Bitter melon, Balsam apple

Bitter melon, Balsam apple

by peralta151Homestead, Florida, USA

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

Ichneumon?

0 0 Balsam Apple or Balsam Pear

Balsam Apple or Balsam Pear

by Andrea LimCairns, Queensland, Australia

WEED. Climbing vine, tendrils, green fruit turning bright orange 5-6cms long. ...

1 1 Balsam apple, Bitter Melon

Balsam apple, Bitter Melon

by calvey4rBoca Raton, Florida, USA

Balsam

12 6 Wild Balsam Apple

Wild Balsam Apple

by GeorgeGarayMelbourne, Florida, USA

pod opens revealing bright red seeds

0 0 June Beetle

June Beetle

by MachiFlorida, USA

Suburban backyard hanging around beggar's tick and

2 0 Shining Leaf Chafer

Shining Leaf Chafer

by MachiFlorida, USA

Ribbon dancing!

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

Green Lacewing eggs

0 0 Balsam apple

Balsam apple

by hostilesocks123Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Small spikey orange fruit with red seeds inside, it was growing on a vine

0 0 Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle

by MachiFlorida, USA

Suburban backyard with lots of beggar's tick and

3 0 Eastern Amberwing (female)

Eastern Amberwing (female)

by MachiFlorida, USA

Dragonfly with short abdomen

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

Probably 1/2 cm or less.

2 0 Milkweed Assassin Bug

Milkweed Assassin Bug

by MachiFlorida, USA

Maybe 3 cm.

2 0 Mormidea Stinkbug

Mormidea Stinkbug

by MachiFlorida, USA

Black stink bug with white markings on its back

1 1 Leaf-footed Bug

Leaf-footed Bug

by MachiFlorida, USA

Sitting on an invasive wild balsam

1 1 Balsam Apple

Balsam Apple

by stephanieamarinelliFlorida, USA

A strange orange bulb growing from a vine on a fence.

4 1 Brown Stink Bug

Brown Stink Bug

by MachiFlorida, USA

You can see there is another one on the fruit with a light green underside

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

Round eggs, some more orange, some more gray

1 0 Autograph tree/Pitch-Apple

Autograph tree/Pitch-Apple

by LakkanaSri Lanka

A native to tropical America, Clusia rosea is widely grown as an ornamental in ...

0 4 Balsam apple

Balsam apple

by auntnance123Cocoa, Florida, USA

Delicate vine; small lobed leaves

6 1 Southern Black Racer

Southern Black Racer

by MachiFlorida, USA

The resident of my yard

5 2 Gulf Fritillary

Gulf Fritillary

by MachiFlorida, USA

I saw 4 of these hanging around the yard at once

0 1 Balsam Apple

Balsam Apple

by James McNair

Orange flower on a vine type plant on fence. Flower has multiple red berries ...

12 12 Cundeamor, Balsam apple

Cundeamor, Balsam apple

by Rubens AraujoSão Paulo, Brazil

This little wild fruit opens like a flower to release its seeds ...

0 0 Bitter Melon

Bitter Melon

by SargonRHawaii, USA

Bitter Melon (AKA: Bitter Apple, Bitter ...

0 0 Wild Balsam Apple seed pod

Wild Balsam Apple seed pod

by alicelongmartinSarasota, Florida, USA

This is the beautiful Orange pods that form after the yellow flowers on the ...

0 0 Balsam Apple / Cundeamor

Balsam Apple / Cundeamor

by LivanEscuderoKendall, Florida, USA

This creeping vine is fairly common here in South Florida, as it was also in ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by DebLongLookabillPort St. Lucie, Florida, USA

Body about an inch long, long back legs have "sawtooth" edges.

5 2 Balsam Apple

Balsam Apple

by gabe.somarribaWeston, Florida, USA

Long vine growing in around some dense underbrush, had a couple bright orange ...

0 0 Wild Cucumber

Wild Cucumber

by ForestDragonSt. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Vine plant with sprays of white flowers with greenish yellow centers. Five ...

1 0 Citron Bug

Citron Bug

by LivanEscuderoKendall, Florida, USA

Found a couple of these guys feeding on ripe

0 0 Leaf-footed Bug

Leaf-footed Bug

by MachiFlorida, USA

A deep red leaf-footed bug. I believe it was the bright red because it just ...

1 0 Passion-vine bug

Passion-vine bug

by SaydelahSiquijor, Philippines

Adult about 4 cm long. Nymphs about 0.5 - 1 cm long.

0 0 Lantana Lace Bug

Lantana Lace Bug

by MachiFlorida, USA

Feeds on undersides of leaves of Lantana (a woody ornamental plant that has ...

0 0 Creeping Cucumber

Creeping Cucumber

by MachiFlorida, USA

Looked like similar to a cucumber or balsam ...

1 1 Balsam Apple

Balsam Apple

by LilianaCampozanoFlorida, USA

M. Balsamina has been used as a traditional folk medicine in many countries. ...

0 0 Wild Cucumber

Wild Cucumber

by CathelineRofloManaliliDavao del Norte, Philippines

These wild plant is about 2-4cm long with a white blossoms that resembles a ...

0 0 Balsam Apple

Balsam Apple

by David rodriguez-rothFlorida, USA

, bright orange fruits, or "apples".

1 0 Balsam Apple

Balsam Apple

by Noel Jimenez

brilliant scarlet, extremely sticky coating. The

0 0 Wild Balsam Apple

Wild Balsam Apple

by alicelongmartinSarasota, Florida

Invasive vine that covers quickly. My neighbors one year were unable to get in ...

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