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0 0 Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

by TomBecherOregon, USA

Uncommon sighting of this species in Douglas

1 0 Damselfly, Blue-fronted Dancer

Damselfly, Blue-fronted Dancer

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

See reference for detailed description

0 0 Common Whitetail - Female

Common Whitetail - Female

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

See reference

1 0 Carolina Anole

Carolina Anole

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Approximately 3 inches long.

2 1 Diamondbacked Spittlebug

Diamondbacked Spittlebug

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

See reference

0 0 Orange-patched Smoky Moth

Orange-patched Smoky Moth

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

See reference

1 0 White-jawed Jumping Spider

White-jawed Jumping Spider

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) woods

0 0 Definite Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Definite Tussock Moth Caterpillar

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Caterpillar, Approximately 1 inch long Similar to White-marked Tussock Moth ...

0 0 Eastern Fence Lizard

Eastern Fence Lizard

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Spiny lizard. Approximately 5 inches long. Blue under chin and belly indicates ...

0 0 Virginia Meadowbeauty

Virginia Meadowbeauty

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Plants 2 to 4 feet tall Flowers. Deep pink: 4 petals, 4 sepals, 8 stamens with ...

0 0 Silver-spotted Skipper

Silver-spotted Skipper

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Butterfly approximately 1.25 inches long. White patch on underside of hind ...

0 0 Dog Vomit Slime Mold / Scrambled Egg Slime Mold

Dog Vomit Slime Mold / Scrambled Egg Slime Mold

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Fruiting body approximately 4 inches long

2 0 Chinese Mantis

Chinese Mantis

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Approximately 5 inches long. Facial shield (plate below antennal insertion and ...

1 4 Linne's Annual Cicada

Linne's Annual Cicada

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Approximately 2 inches long.

1 0 Orange Mock Oyster

Orange Mock Oyster

by PucaK

Caps. Fan shaped; bright orange; prominently hairy. Largest cap ca. 1.5-2 ...

1 0 Turkey Tail (True)

Turkey Tail (True)

by PucaK

Caps; 1.5 – 2 inches wide; very thin; concentric rings of color. Underside: ...

6 0 Slime Mold

Slime Mold

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Developing slime mold fruiting bodies. Clear stalk with orange sporangium. ...

1 0 False Turkey Tail

False Turkey Tail

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Fan-shaped bracket fungus; approximately 1-1.5 inches across; smooth surface; ...

5 1 Ochrolechia africana

Ochrolechia africana

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Crustose lichen; verrucose surface; thin margin;: prothallus. Apothecia ...

2 0 Strigose/Bushy Beard Lichen

Strigose/Bushy Beard Lichen

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Erect, shrubby, green lichen, ca 3 cm tall with multiple branches. Branches ...

0 0 Trumpet Honeysuckle

Trumpet Honeysuckle

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Vine. Flowers in terminal clusters with red corollas, tubes ca 3cm ...

2 0 Eastern Sweetshrub

Eastern Sweetshrub

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Small shrub, 2 – 4 feet high. Flowers maroon-brown; ca. 1 inch diameter; ...

3 0 Eastern Fence Lizard

Eastern Fence Lizard

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Lizard ca. 6-7 inches long; female, based on lack of blue color on belly/side.

2 0 Mock Oyster

Mock Oyster

by PucaKGeorgia, USA

Orange mushrooms growing individually or in overlapping clusters. Largest ...

4 0 Witch's Butter

Witch's Butter

by PucaKGeorgia, USA

Several clusters growing on decaying wood. Larger clusters approximately 1 inch ...

0 0 Margined Leatherwing

Margined Leatherwing

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Approximately 0.75" long (not including antennae) Distinctive pattern; color ...

2 0 Coral Slime

Coral Slime

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

See reference for detailed description

2 0 Crown-tipped Coral

Crown-tipped Coral

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Coral-like base with sprouting arms and box-like tips; candelabra-like. White ...

0 0 Hairy Elephantfoot / Common Elephantfoot / Devil's Grandmother

Hairy Elephantfoot / Common Elephantfoot / Devil's Grandmother

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Perennial Flowers. Summer/Fall; Disc: Pink/ Lavender; Rays: Absent ; Bisexual; ...

4 1 Pleated Inkcap Mushroom

Pleated Inkcap Mushroom

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Small saprophytic mushroom with a plicate (pleated) cap. These mushrooms look ...

0 0 Groundnut

Groundnut

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Vine Flowers occur on a dense, compound racemes that arise from leaf axils. ...

2 0 American Toad

American Toad

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Young toad. Approximately 1 inch long. Only one wart in the largest darker ...

0 0 Bushy Seedbox / Alternate-leaf Seedbox

Bushy Seedbox / Alternate-leaf Seedbox

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Plant approximately 4 feet tall Flowers grow singly in the leaf axils Flowers. ...

0 0 St. Andrew's Cross

St. Andrew's Cross

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Plant approximately 2 feet tall. Woody shrub with a single main stem, freely ...

1 0 Atlantic Pigeonwings / Butterfly-pea

Atlantic Pigeonwings / Butterfly-pea

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Vine Flowers. Approximately 2 inches long, on stalks from the leaf axils. ...

0 0 Hollowstem Joe Pye Weed / Joe Pye Weed / Trumpetweed

Hollowstem Joe Pye Weed / Joe Pye Weed / Trumpetweed

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Cluster of plants ranging from 4 to 15 feet tall Flowers bright pink-purple, ...

0 0 Croton, Doveweed, Tooth-leaved Croton, Sand Croton

Croton, Doveweed, Tooth-leaved Croton, Sand Croton

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Plant. Approximately 3 to 4 feet tall Flowers. White-velvety, slightly hairy ...

3 2 Spicebush Swallowtail

Spicebush Swallowtail

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Butterfly wingspan approximately 7-8 cm wide. Upper surface of forewing is ...

0 0 Broadleaf Ironweed, Appalachian Ironweed, Tawny Ironweed

Broadleaf Ironweed, Appalachian Ironweed, Tawny Ironweed

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Plant approximately 0,75 m tall Flowers. Purple; many disk flowers (No ray ...

0 0 Differential Grasshopper

Differential Grasshopper

by PucaK

Grasshopper approximately 2.5 inches long. No distinctive markings on forewings ...

0 1 Gall, Southern Red Oak

Gall, Southern Red Oak

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Cigar-shaped gall approximately 1.5 - 2 inches long caused by the cypnid wasp, ...

2 0 American Witchhazel

American Witchhazel

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

This tree is young, approximately 10 feet tall. Flower buds started to develop ...

1 0 Ailanthus Web-worm Moth

Ailanthus Web-worm Moth

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Moth, approximately 1.5 cm long. Forewing, which is visible when wings are ...

2 0 Eastern-tailed Blue

Eastern-tailed Blue

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Small male butterfly, approximately 0.5 inch long (excluding antennae). Upper ...

1 0 Frost's Bolete

Frost's Bolete

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Cap, ca. 2.5-3 inches diameter; red; glossy; slightly sticky; broadly ...

1 0 “Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete”

“Reddish Brown Bitter Bolete”

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Approximately 5 inches tall; cap, ca. 2 inches diameter. Cap 'purplish', ...

1 0 Mustard Yellow Polypore

Mustard Yellow Polypore

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, USA

Bracket fungi, hemispherical in shape; deep brown with a mustard yellow margin; ...

7 0 Ganoderma curtisii

Ganoderma curtisii

by PucaKWinder, Georgia, United States

Cap eccentric on an angled stalk. Approximately 4 cm in diameter. ...

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