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0 0 Nun Orchid

Nun Orchid

by MachiFlorida, USA

Orchids

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

Sandy soil near a vegetable garden on the

0 0 Hooded pitcher plant

Hooded pitcher plant

by EmilyKramerFlorida, USA

In the UCF Arboretum

3 1 Pink Sundew

Pink Sundew

by MachiFlorida, USA

Growing near Zigzag Bladderwort and Hooded Pitcher Plants

0 0 White Saddle

White Saddle

by MachiFlorida, USA

Wrinkly white mushroom

0 0 Mydas Fly

Mydas Fly

by MachiFlorida, USA

Very large orange fly with metallic wings and short antennae

0 0 Annual Blue-eyed Grass

Annual Blue-eyed Grass

by MachiFlorida, USA

Small, yellow flower with a black/brown stripe inside the petals.

0 0 Orange Bee fly

Orange Bee fly

by MachiFlorida, USA

Sandy path in pine flatwoods @ the UCF ...

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by alexanderbibyOrlando, Florida, USA

Oak-like tree.

2 1 Seaside Grasshopper

Seaside Grasshopper

by MachiFlorida, USA

Less than 2 cm

1 0 Paw Paw

Paw Paw

by MachiFlorida, USA

Pine flatwoods in the UCF arboreteum

1 0 Roble

Roble

by MachiFlorida, USA

Pink flowered trees that drop all their leaves before blooming.

0 7 Ant

Ant

by MachiFlorida, USA

A long orange ant about 1 cm long

0 0 Carolina Wren

Carolina Wren

by MachiFlorida, USA

Lone bird seen singing in the early hours of the morning

0 0 Salt-marsh Fleabane

Salt-marsh Fleabane

by MachiFlorida, USA

A fleabane species I think.

2 1 Loggerhead Shrike

Loggerhead Shrike

by MachiFlorida, USA

Several of these were frolicking around the gardens and grass on the

0 0 Mydas Fly

Mydas Fly

by MachiFlorida, USA

Large fly with metallic wings

1 1 Longhorn Band-wing Grasshopper ♀

Longhorn Band-wing Grasshopper ♀

by MachiFlorida, USA

Red wings, camouflage body

0 1 Eastern Mosquitofish

Eastern Mosquitofish

by MachiFlorida, USA

There were a few of these swimming among the other minnows

1 2 Flame Lily

Flame Lily

by MachiFlorida, USA

Pretty sure on genus, but I could use some help on species

0 0 Woolgrass

Woolgrass

by MachiFlorida, USA

Taller than me, maybe 6 ft.

2 3 Fowler's toad

Fowler's toad

by SarahAslamFlorida, USA

I saw this toad at University of Central Florida at around 7 p.m. Tuesday ...

0 0 Paw Paw

Paw Paw

by MachiFlorida, USA

Not sure of the species. Maybe 1ft tall or taller

0 0 Loggerhead Shrike

Loggerhead Shrike

by MachiFlorida, USA

They have black heads and wings and white chins and white or gray undersides

1 5 Plestiodon Skink

Plestiodon Skink

by MachiFlorida, USA

Skink with a reddish head and some blue on the tail

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

Tiny moth. I think it was 1 cm long or less

0 0 Sailfin Molly

Sailfin Molly

by MachiFlorida, USA

Second photo shows it with its "sailfin" up. It was chasing the smaller minnows ...

0 0 Killdeer

Killdeer

by MachiFlorida, USA

This pair was in the grassy area next to the road on the

1 0 Coastalplain Milkwort

Coastalplain Milkwort

by Machi

These flower clusters grow on a tall, leaf-less stalk

2 0 Hentzia Jumping Spider

Hentzia Jumping Spider

by MachiFlorida, USA

This cute little jumping spider with "eyelashes" was probably only 1-1.5 cm long

1 0 Scrubland Goldenaster

Scrubland Goldenaster

by MachiFlorida, USA

Pine flatwoods in the UCF arboretum

0 0 Hairytwig Huckleberry

Hairytwig Huckleberry

by MachiFlorida, USA

Sandy pine and saw palmetto trail in the

1 0 Tropical Orb Weaver

Tropical Orb Weaver

by MachiFlorida, USA

A young one. Very tiny, less than 1 cm.

0 0 Snakemouth Orchid

Snakemouth Orchid

by MachiFlorida, USA

The orchid has lavender petals and a purple and yellow tongue.

0 0 Grass Pink Orchid

Grass Pink Orchid

by MachiFlorida, USA

Large, conspicuous orchid

2 0 Large-flowered Marsh-pink

Large-flowered Marsh-pink

by MachiFlorida, USA

The twisted yellow stigma are very distinctive.

0 0 Savannah Milkweed

Savannah Milkweed

by MachiFlorida, USA

Light green to yellow flowers

0 1 Scarab Hunter Wasp

Scarab Hunter Wasp

by Machi

Large wasp with zig-zag patches of cream and black on the abdomen

0 0 Rush Bladderwort

Rush Bladderwort

by MachiFlorida, USA

Long, thin stalks and no leaves.

0 0 Colombian Waxweed

Colombian Waxweed

by MachiFlorida, USA

Though not particularly extraordinary looking, I do not recall ever seeing ...

1 0 Appressed Bog Clubmoss

Appressed Bog Clubmoss

by MachiFlorida, USA

Very tall clubmoss. Many of them were standing upright.

1 2 Southern Rockbell

Southern Rockbell

by MachiFlorida, USA

The basal leaves were fuzzy and the stalk was pretty much leaf-free.

0 0 Myrtleleaf St. John's Wort

Myrtleleaf St. John's Wort

by MachiFlorida, USA

A common sight around these trails

3 2 Cypress Clubtail ♀

Cypress Clubtail ♀

by MachiOrlando, Florida, United States

Blue/gray eyes; yellow and brown striped body; tail gets wider near the tip.

0 2 Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird

by jdlillyiiiFlorida, USA

Brown with small bits of white on its wings. I didn't get any better look at it ...

0 0 Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth

Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth

by MachiFlorida, USA

Very flighty; it didn't land anywhere for long.

2 0 Gopher Tortoise

Gopher Tortoise

by MachiFlorida, USA

Munching on some vegetation. It walked right up to me when I was standing still ...

6 0 Lesser Florida Spurge

Lesser Florida Spurge

by MachiFlorida, USA

This one had a fruit-like growth that I didn't see on the others. 1 cm or less

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