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1 1 Yellow daffodil

Yellow daffodil

by suplunaaSouth Portland, Maine, USA

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by EthanPriluckSouth Portland, Maine, USA

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by AnneDobrikoSouth Portland, Maine, USA

0 0 American Wood Anemone

American Wood Anemone

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Near a parking lot in a residential area

0 0 Carol maxwell

Carol maxwell

by carol.lynn.maxwellPortland, Oregon, USA

Tiny mushrooms

0 1 American Robin

American Robin

by suplunaaSouth Portland, Maine, USA

1 1 Blinded Sphinx

Blinded Sphinx

by akenney85South Portland, Maine, USA

2 1 Tobacco Hornworm

Tobacco Hornworm

by QueenaSouth Portland, Maine, USA

0 2 Green Isopod

Green Isopod

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Only a few millimeters long

1 5 Moon Jelly

Moon Jelly

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Yellow lichen about 1 cm across

0 0 Short-tailed Ichneumon Wasp

Short-tailed Ichneumon Wasp

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Suburban yard near a swamp

1 0 Bold Jumper

Bold Jumper

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Suburban yard

3 0 Soft-winged Flower Beetle

Soft-winged Flower Beetle

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Suburban yard near a swamp

0 1 Common Restharrow

Common Restharrow

by VivBraznellWeymouth and Portland, England, United Kingdom

Very compact ground hugging plant

4 2 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Small anemone ~5 or 6 cm long

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Next to a rock at at beach about 10 feet away from the shore.

0 0 Yarrow

Yarrow

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Growing on a grassy cliff near the sea

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Taking flight. I found several aphids around, all adults

1 0 Zebra Jumper

Zebra Jumper

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Small jumping spider less than 2 cm long

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Light orange tunicates

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Tiny white nudibranch

0 0 American Wood Anemone

American Wood Anemone

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Robinson Woods. Dominated by white pine, red oak and hemlock trees

0 0 Autumn Olive

Autumn Olive

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

star-shaped flowers growing like a trumpet

3 1 Green Stink Bug

Green Stink Bug

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

4th instar

0 0 Cellar Spider With Eggs

Cellar Spider With Eggs

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Small body with long, thin, legs. It was carrying a small egg sac

1 0 Flat-backed Millipede

Flat-backed Millipede

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Flat-backed millipedes

0 0 Orange Fly

Orange Fly

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Red fly with dark gray wings

0 0 Phlox

Phlox

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

The only one of this plant around.

0 0 Black-and-white Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Not 100% sure of the ID

0 0 Pelochrista Moth

Pelochrista Moth

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Small, tan moth with a brown horseshoe shape marking

0 0 Amphipods

Amphipods

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Little crustaceans with brown spots ~1 cm

0 0 Fork-tailed Bush Katydid  ♀

Fork-tailed Bush Katydid ♀

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Female katydid with very convincing leaf camouflage

0 0 Bushy-backed Nudibranch

Bushy-backed Nudibranch

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Small nudibranch

1 0 Tent caterpillars

Tent caterpillars

by allen.hoofPortland, Oregon, USA

larvae of one of several species of moth which live in large communal tents in ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Gray and white tunicates growing in colonies. You can see a skeleton shrimp on ...

1 6 Unknown Red Tunicates

Unknown Red Tunicates

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

This spotting is for the red tunicates. Many skeleton shrimp and other ...

1 0 Least Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Hanging out with some semipalmated plovers

2 1 Semipalmated Plover

Semipalmated Plover

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Seen with least sandpipers (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1872286003)

0 0 Trashline Orbweaver ♀

Trashline Orbweaver ♀

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

It was at the end of a long line of bodies of its dead prey

3 0 Crab Spider

Crab Spider

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Crab spider with pink markings

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Tiny nudibranch I found on the same seaweed as a few Doto species nudibranchs

0 1 Whirligig Mite

Whirligig Mite

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

These red mites were all over this bush. I'd guess they were .5cm, maybe less.

2 1 Round-leaved Bittersweet

Round-leaved Bittersweet

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Woody vine with distinctive berries

2 0 Nut or Acorn Weevil

Nut or Acorn Weevil

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Extremely long snout so I think it is a female

5 3 Purple Jumping Spider ♂

Purple Jumping Spider ♂

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Metallic purple abdomen. Found close to the female: ...

0 0 Lacy Crust Bryozoan

Lacy Crust Bryozoan

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Algae

0 0 Common Northern Lacuna

Common Northern Lacuna

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Tons of these tiny snails were covering the seaweed. Some of them had ...

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