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0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by LatimeriaOhio

Interesting venation. Found at Cedar

0 0 Crested woodfern

Crested woodfern

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Found at Cedar

1 1 American toad

American toad

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Found at Cedar

0 1 Shrubby Cinquefoil

Shrubby Cinquefoil

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Yellow flower, small hairs on the stem, short leaves.

0 0 Showy Lady's-slipper

Showy Lady's-slipper

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Found at Cedar

0 0 Fen Indian Plantain

Fen Indian Plantain

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Small, pale flowers

0 1 Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Purple petals, serrate leaves.

0 1 Flax

Flax

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Purple flowers

0 0 Soldier beetle

Soldier beetle

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Soldier beetle, family Cantharidae.

0 0 Leaf cup

Leaf cup

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Opposite leaves with blades pinnately lobed.

0 2 Gooseberry

Gooseberry

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

I've gotten it down to genus, but that's as far as I know so far. Found at ...

0 0 Silky Dogwood

Silky Dogwood

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Ovate leaves, reddish-brown stem, bluish fruit (a drupe).

0 0 American Spikenard

American Spikenard

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Found at Cedar

0 0 Wand lily

Wand lily

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Small white flowers with a hint of yellow.

0 0 Marsh fern

Marsh fern

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Found at Cedar

1 0 Gray tree frog

Gray tree frog

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Small green tree frog, which can change its color from gray to green, depending ...

1 2 Poison sumac

Poison sumac

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Very similar to other sumac species, but with bright red petioles.

0 0 Tuberous Grasspink Orchid

Tuberous Grasspink Orchid

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Pink flowers, thin green stalk.

1 0 Round-leaved sundew

Round-leaved sundew

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

A carnivorous plant found in bogs and ...

0 0 Trillium

Trillium

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

It's definitely a species of trillium, though I'm not sure which. Found at ...

0 0 False Solomon's Seal

False Solomon's Seal

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Produces small striped berries after the flowers have been pollinated.

0 0 Cinnamon Fern

Cinnamon Fern

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Considered a living fossil. Does not actually produce cinnamon. Found at

0 1 Small wasp

Small wasp

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Metallic green and yellow.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

White flowers in what I want to call is an umble, but it might be a different ...

0 0 Seepage Dancer

Seepage Dancer

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

These damselflies are quite small, only about an inch long. The males are blue, ...

0 0 Limber honeysuckle

Limber honeysuckle

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Opposite leaves, meeting each other around the stem. Small red berry in a cup.

0 0 Tatarian Honeysuckle

Tatarian Honeysuckle

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Bushy shrub with oval leaves, red berries.

0 0 American lopseed

American lopseed

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Leave are opposite and serrate, and the inflorescence has purple flowers.

1 1 Purple fringed orchid

Purple fringed orchid

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

The flowers are small and purple, and look almost like a small outline of a ...

0 5 Green lacewing

Green lacewing

by LatimeriaOhio

Green, has an interesting twirl to its antennae.

3 0 Michigan lily

Michigan lily

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Orange flower with spots, leaves are whorled around the stem.

0 0 Swamp Rose

Swamp Rose

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Pink petals, yellow anthers.

0 5 Five-lined skink

Five-lined skink

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Adult males are dull brown with five lines on their back (hence the common ...

0 0 Leaf-footed bug nymph

Leaf-footed bug nymph

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

down to species, but I like its posture in this picture. Very regal. Found at ...

0 0 Black ash

Black ash

by LatimeriaOhio

Leaves are opposite and pinnate, with anywhere from 7 to 13 leaflets, most ...

0 0 Bittersweet Nightshade

Bittersweet Nightshade

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Leaves are arrow-shaped and lobed at the base, flowers are clustered and ...

0 0 Elfin Skimmer

Elfin Skimmer

by LatimeriaOhio

The elfin skimmer is the smallest dragonfly in North America, only growing up ...

0 0 Flat-leaved Bladdortwort

Flat-leaved Bladdortwort

by LatimeriaOhio

Yellow flower, thin green stalk. The flower is similar to snapdragon.

0 0 Dragonfly naiad exuviae

Dragonfly naiad exuviae

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Brown, with wing pads, long legs, and a short abdomen. If I had a shot of the ...

0 1 Bee-mimic Robber fly

Bee-mimic Robber fly

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Looks very similar to a bumble bee.

1 1 Tortoise beetle larva

Tortoise beetle larva

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Very small (see last picture for scale). Body is green with barbed projections ...

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