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BugEric

I am author of "Insectpedia" and "Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect."

Leavenworth, Kansas, USA

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Nightlife of the Midwest
37 participants
545 spottings
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Nightlife of the Midwest

While most of us are sleeping, much of the animal world comes alive.

Moths and Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest
74 participants
570 spottings
Arthropods

Moths and Butterflies of the ...

To record the present population of moths and butterflies in the outdoors of the Pacific Northwest region of North ...

Pacific Northwest Wildlife
72 participants
993 spottings
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Pacific Northwest Wildlife

Dedicated to all the spectacular wildlife of the great Northwest United States. A wildlife enthusiast's paradise, ...

Marvelous Mantids of the World
383 participants
1,018 spottings
Arthropods

Marvelous Mantids of the World

Mantids are amazing insects! Unusual and alien looking. Considered good luck in some cultures, these predatory ...

The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
422 participants
5,510 spottings
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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion

The goal of this project is so fill out as many organisms as possible for the Pacific Northwest and create a ...

Pacific Northwest: Arthropod Ages and Stages
42 participants
423 spottings
Arthropods

Pacific Northwest: Arthropod ...

Submit your pictures of our Pacific Northwest's Insects; their nests, eggs, larvae, and adults.

Beneficial Insects - Great Lakes Region
94 participants
408 spottings
Arthropods

Beneficial Insects - Great Lakes ...

Beneficial insects play an important role in a healthy ecosystem. Help us protect them! By identifying these ...

Rocky Mountain Wildlife Watch
138 participants
1,170 spottings
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Rocky Mountain Wildlife Watch

The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 3,000 miles from the northernmost part of British Columbia, Canada, to New ...

Flowers of North America
9,460 participants
32,315 spottings
Plants

Flowers of North America

We want you to help us build a photo collection of flowers from around the world. Show us what flowers are ...

Iowan Biodiversity
53 participants
1,873 spottings
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Iowan Biodiversity

Mission aimed at charting Iowa's biodiversity. Anything from arthropods to fungi. Lets team up and map Iowa's ...

Backyard bugs and unknown visitors of the Northeastern United States
140 participants
557 spottings
Arthropods

Backyard bugs and unknown ...

The surprise visitors that we stumble across while either minding our own business, or exploring our environment ...

Insects of New England
8 participants
688 spottings
Arthropods

Insects of New England

Our mission is to find and photograph as many insects in the New England area as possible!

Hymenoptera of the world -- bees, ants and all their friends
101 participants
1,770 spottings
Arthropods

Hymenoptera of the world -- ...

The representatives of Hymenoptera order display a remarkable diversity not only of shapes and colours, but also ...

Wildlife of Northeastern USA
353 participants
8,748 spottings
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA

New York ,Pennsylvania, Connecticut,Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and ...

NorthEast Orthoptera
3 participants
53 spottings
Arthropods

NorthEast Orthoptera

The purpose of this mission is to document and celebrate the diversity of Orthopterans in Northeastern North ...

Colorado Bug Club
44 participants
590 spottings
Arthropods

Colorado Bug Club

Colorado Bug and Insect Club. Look high and low and help us photograph and identify the wide diversity of insect ...

Butterflies & Moths of Texas
125 participants
1,806 spottings
Arthropods

Butterflies & Moths of Texas

Texas's Butterflies, Moths, and their larva.

Herps of Texas
117 participants
824 spottings
Reptiles

Herps of Texas

To document the amazing diversity of the herps in Texas!

The Bug Chicks Sofa Safari
647 participants
7,115 spottings
Arthropods

The Bug Chicks Sofa Safari

We're partnering with Project Noah to make our adventure truly interactive. We want you to upload pictures of ...

Longhorn Beetles (Global)
98 participants
817 spottings
Arthropods

Longhorn Beetles (Global)

This fascinating beetles belong to the family Cerambycidae are know as Longhorn Beetles, Long-horned Beetles or ...

Wildlife of Indiana
48 participants
336 spottings
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Wildlife of Indiana

This mission is to gather documented sightings of all wildlife (not including plants and fungi) throughout the ...

Pollinating Insects of the World
1,418 participants
11,756 spottings
Arthropods

Pollinating Insects of the World

Insects are the most important pollinators of flowering plants (Angiosperms). They are very valuable for humans, ...

Midwest Reptile Study
179 participants
496 spottings
Reptiles

Midwest Reptile Study

The mission of this group is to catalog local reptiles in the wild and to aid in the education and conservation of ...

Critters of the Midwest
428 participants
3,202 spottings
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Critters of the Midwest

This mission documents all the critters of the Midwest (includes both insects and animals).

Spring Flowers of the Midwest United States
104 participants
327 spottings
Plants

Spring Flowers of the Midwest ...

Spring is here! Which means lots of interesting flowers are in bloom, from blossoms on a tree, to wildflowers in a ...

Colorado's Feathered Friends
82 participants
697 spottings
Birds

Colorado's Feathered Friends

My Grandmother always shared her love for birds with me, and I have come to love them myself. I especially like ...

Biodiversity of SouthEastern US
120 participants
3,068 spottings
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Biodiversity of SouthEastern US

Biodiversity of Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky & the Carolinas.

Jumping Spiders of the World
696 participants
2,849 spottings
Arthropods

Jumping Spiders of the World

With cat like grace, agility and Teddy Bearish charms bellying their formidable predatory instincts, the jumping ...

Wildlife of the South East, USA
379 participants
6,477 spottings
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Wildlife of the South East, USA

For those of you in the south eastern United States, now you can see what others have spotted in your area. This ...

Caterpillars and larvae of the World
676 participants
5,504 spottings
Arthropods

Caterpillars and larvae of the ...

There are many beautiful and unique larva forms such as caterpillars that we never even notice until they turn ...

Flies of Northeastern US
47 participants
213 spottings
Arthropods

Flies of Northeastern US

The purpose of this mission is to take photos of flies, there are tons out there how many can you find?

Appalachia Ohio
47 participants
380 spottings
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Appalachia Ohio

The goal of the mission is to document the wildlife of the region

Southern California Wildlife
409 participants
7,000 spottings
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Southern California Wildlife

Southern California is one of the most biologically diverse regions in America which allows for unique wildlife ...

The Hoppers
866 participants
4,400 spottings
Arthropods

The Hoppers

This is not for jumping organisms! This mission is focusing on the Auchenorrhyncha suborder (Free-living ...

Wondrous Wasps of Southern California
57 participants
164 spottings
Arthropods

Wondrous Wasps of Southern ...

This mission is aimed at documenting Wasps from Southern California and their intelligent social and solitary ...

Grasshoppers of Colorado
29 participants
77 spottings
Arthropods

Grasshoppers of Colorado

Many grasshopper species have specific habitat requirements. Populations of some species have declined markedly ...

New England Arthropods
45 participants
3,901 spottings
Arthropods

New England Arthropods

An arthropod is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and jointed ...

Moths of the World
3,061 participants
41,515 spottings
Arthropods

Moths of the World

Moths? Yes: a world of sphinxes, hawks, owls, tigers, and scary eyes, all waiting for you outside your door. In ...

Beetles of Texas
147 participants
374 spottings
Arthropods

Beetles of Texas

Texas has quite the variety of beetles of various sizes, shapes and colors. Add your spottings of beetles, beetle ...

New Jersey Flora and Fauna
31 participants
477 spottings
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New Jersey Flora and Fauna

Although highly urbanized, New Jersey still provides a diversity of natural regions, including a shady coastal ...

Biodiversity of Texas
243 participants
5,027 spottings
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Biodiversity of Texas

Texas, being the 2nd largest state in the U.S., consists of diverse landscapes that resemble the American South ...

Snakes of the United States - Center for Snake Conservation
1,458 participants
3,560 spottings
Reptiles

Snakes of the United States - ...

Snakes play vital roles as mid- to top-level predators in our natural ecosystems but they are often very ...

Ohio Arachnids
131 participants
136 spottings
Arthropods

Ohio Arachnids

A place to document all arachnid species located within the State of Ohio.

Sonoran Desert - Plants and Animals
148 participants
2,108 spottings
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Sonoran Desert - Plants and ...

Please share your photos of plant life and wildlife from the beautiful Sonoran Desert. All photos of the native ...

Front Range Life of Colorado
50 participants
1,022 spottings
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Front Range Life of Colorado

Help document the plentiful life of the Rocky Mountains on the Front Range.

Flies!
495 participants
5,530 spottings
Arthropods

Flies!

Flies are everywhere and quite frankly, I think they get a bad rap! Yes some can eat disgusting things, annoy you ...

Wasps of Colorado
42 participants
155 spottings
Arthropods

Wasps of Colorado

Please make sure your spotting is of an actual wasp, and not a fly, moth, true bug, or other insect that *mimics* ...

Beetles!
634 participants
10,205 spottings
Arthropods

Beetles!

Beetles are the most diverse group of organisms on Earth. They are found on six continents in almost every ...

Butterflies & Moths of the World
8,541 participants
78,145 spottings
Arthropods

Butterflies & Moths of the World

Butterflies and Moths are insects of the order Lepidoptera. Their brilliant colors have inspired artistic ...

Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
4,946 participants
12,633 spottings
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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies

Dragonflies and damselflies are agile insects of the order Odonata. With a worldwide distribution and over 5,000 ...

Urban Biodiversity of Colorado
48 participants
254 spottings
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Urban Biodiversity of Colorado

Living in the state of Colorado means that we have such a rich opportunity to observe, engage, and interact with ...

Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
2,954 participants
9,463 spottings
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & ...

This mission is to document the incredible architectural abilities of animals from all genera.

Colorado Springs Critters
26 participants
399 spottings
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Colorado Springs Critters

Documents local fauna of the "Springs" and nearby.

Eastern Assassin Bugs
298 participants
323 spottings
Arthropods

Eastern Assassin Bugs

The assassin bugs, family Reduviidae, is one of the largest families of true bugs in the order Hemiptera. There ...

Signs of Wildlife
2,983 participants
6,106 spottings
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Signs of Wildlife

If you look carefully, there are signs of wildlife everywhere. From subtle animal tracks and abandoned spider ...

International Spider Survey
3,937 participants
20,052 spottings
Arthropods

International Spider Survey

Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs. The International Society of Arachnology is the ...

The Lost Ladybug Project
5,574 participants
3,371 spottings
Arthropods

The Lost Ladybug Project

Across North America ladybug species distribution is changing. We're asking you to join us in finding out where ...

WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
7,224 participants
45,456 spottings
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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity

Millions of city-dwellers walk their local streets every day, but many overlook the multitude of animals and ...

Wasps of Colorado
42 participants
155 spottings
Arthropods

Wasps of Colorado

Please make sure your spotting is of an actual wasp, and not a fly, moth, true bug, or other insect that *mimics* ...

Grasshoppers of Colorado
29 participants
77 spottings
Arthropods

Grasshoppers of Colorado

Many grasshopper species have specific habitat requirements. Populations of some species have declined markedly ...

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