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Oscar Neto

I'm a naturalist born in Brazil, Ceará, Fortaleza. All pictures posted are mine and are copyrighted. If you wish to use them, contact me.

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Wildflower Spottings from Adventure Bus Tours
64 participants
212 spottings
Plants

Wildflower Spottings from ...

To spot, ID, and learn about as many wildflowers as possible from travels around the US and beyond.

Parental Care
79 participants
294 spottings
All

Parental Care

This mission is dedicated to Parenting Organisms spotted with taking care of their cubs, Eggs, juvenile, chicks, ...

Picudos. Weevils
83 participants
383 spottings
Arthropods

Picudos. Weevils

En esta misión se pueden incluir todos los picudos. El Picudo rojo es la plaga más preocupante actualmente en las ...

Wildlife in the National Parks Adventure Bus tours
85 participants
201 spottings
All

Wildlife in the National Parks ...

Animal sightings in the National Parks of Colorado, Utah, Arizona & Wyoming.

Moms with their Babies - Northeastern US
84 participants
128 spottings
All

Moms with their Babies - ...

Take photos, of baby animals with their mothers, I am a licensed wildlife rehabilitator and i get a lot of babies, ...

Rhinos of The World
96 participants
132 spottings
Mammals

Rhinos of The World

This mission is dedicated to all Rhino's of the World. The objective is to raise awareness for the rhino horn ...

Wildlife with Snow, Frost, and Ice - NorthEastern United States
133 participants
330 spottings
All

Wildlife with Snow, Frost, and ...

Animals using, playing in, interacting with, or affected by snow, frost, or ice. Plants growing in or affected by ...

Portugal's Biodiversity
154 participants
7,588 spottings
All

Portugal's Biodiversity

This mission has been created to collect all the information about Portugal's Biodiversity

Edible and Medicinal Plants of Costa Rica
178 participants
887 spottings
Plants

Edible and Medicinal Plants of ...

Since the beginning of time humans have relied on plants for their survival. They provide us food, medicine and ...

Spirals in Nature - Midwestern US
248 participants
262 spottings
All

Spirals in Nature - Midwestern US

This mission is dedicated to showcasing spiral patterns found in nature. Whether it be Fibonacci spiral patterns ...

Anoles!
289 participants
744 spottings
Reptiles

Anoles!

This mission seeks to record observations of Anolis lizards wherever they may occur in the Western hemisphere -- ...

Identifying Animals Through Osteology
349 participants
503 spottings
All

Identifying Animals Through ...

Where there is life, there is death. Death and decomposition are a natural and sometimes beautiful part of the ...

Parental care in insects and other invertebrates
518 participants
309 spottings
Arthropods

Parental care in insects and ...

[PLEASE READ the instructions under Overview first!*]. Did you know that some of the lesser creatures engage in ...

Bat Monitoring Project
873 participants
509 spottings
Mammals

Bat Monitoring Project

The Bat Conservancy is an international non-profit organization dedicated to protecting biological diversity ...

Symbiotic Relationships
1,025 participants
1,647 spottings
All

Symbiotic Relationships

Symbiosis is close and often long-term interaction between different biological species. There are many example of ...

Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners
2,519 participants
3,382 spottings
Plants

Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners

Curious which vegetable varieties might grow best in your garden? Cornell researchers are, too. We compile ...

Mushroom Mapping
6,123 participants
28,991 spottings
Fungi

Mushroom Mapping

Mushroom ecology is a pivotal orientation point for exploring urban systems. Help us gather important data and ...

Marsupials of the World
232 participants
467 spottings
Mammals

Marsupials of the World

There are only 434 Marsupials on our planet. Let's see how many Marsupials Project Noah can find. Marsupials are ...

World Science Festival Cicada Count
299 participants
181 spottings
Arthropods

World Science Festival Cicada ...

We're calling all citizen scientists to help track 17-Year Cicadas! Join the World Science Festival Cicada Count ...

Opisthobranchs & Nudibranchs of the World
350 participants
1,191 spottings
Other

Opisthobranchs & Nudibranchs of ...

Opistobranchs are a large and diverse group of marine gastropods. They include several types of sea slugs: sea ...

Global Coral Reef Monitoring
592 participants
5,542 spottings
Other

Global Coral Reef Monitoring

The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network works hard to improve management and conservation of coral reefs by ...

Animals with Warning Colors
879 participants
1,589 spottings
All

Animals with Warning Colors

Many animals use colors in the opposite way of camouflage. They have bright colors wich make them highly ...

Interaction between different species of Arthropods
764 participants
1,741 spottings
Arthropods

Interaction between different ...

The objective of this mission is to collect pictures of the interaction between different species of arthropods. ...

Rare Color Morphs
1,029 participants
759 spottings
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Rare Color Morphs

If you find an animal or plant that is not it's normal color, please add it to this mission. Though rare, ...

Herbs & Spices – Source Plants
1,591 participants
2,640 spottings
Plants

Herbs & Spices – Source Plants

Herbs & spices have been used since ancient times. They have been used for cooking, as medicines, in religion, ...

Mimetic Animals of the World
1,387 participants
5,767 spottings
All

Mimetic Animals of the World

One of the most striking survival strategies of animals is mimicking their environment. Mimetism can be used for ...

Snakes of the World
1,965 participants
4,843 spottings
Reptiles

Snakes of the World

A mission to document the beautiful snakes species from around the world.

Nature in Yellow
2,420 participants
12,695 spottings
All

Nature in Yellow

It would be so interesting to see all the yellow flowers, fruits, insects, animals of the world.

The Color Blue
2,539 participants
5,863 spottings
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The Color Blue

There are so many incredible animals in the color blue. However, at the same time, they are few when considering ...

Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
2,954 participants
9,458 spottings
All

Nests, hives, bowers, webs & ...

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

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

Signs of Wildlife

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

The Lost Ladybug Project
5,573 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 ...

The Color Red
5,860 participants
15,034 spottings
All

The Color Red

The color red is a bold color that represents passion. We would like to create a collection of wildlife images ...

Aquatic and Sub-Aquatic Insects of the Midwest
7 participants
6 spottings
Arthropods

Aquatic and Sub-Aquatic Insects ...

Sub-aquatic and aquatic insects are mostly unknown or unnoticed throughout the nation and Midwest, help spread ...

Backyard Habitats of the World
1,737 participants
13,659 spottings
All

Backyard Habitats of the World

Some of the most remarkable nature and wildlife can be seen right in your own backyard! The focus of this mission ...

Plantas Carnívoras do Mundo - Carnivore Plants Worldwide
1 participant
3 spottings
Plants

Plantas Carnívoras do Mundo - ...

The objective of this mission is to track how far distributed are the species of carnivore plants, such as the ...

Psocodea (Psocoptera) of the World
2 participants
3 spottings
Arthropods

Psocodea (Psocoptera) of the ...

Psocodea (Psocoptera) are tiny creatures known as barklice, barkflies and booklice. Their diet varies according to ...

Opiliones of the World
1 participant
2 spottings
Arthropods

Opiliones of the World

A mission to encourage study on members of the order Opiliones from all over the world. Post detailed ...

Plantas e Árvores do Brasil
3 participants
15 spottings
Plants

Plantas e Árvores do Brasil

Vamos catalogar as plantas e árvores nativas do Brasil.

Cerambicídeos do Paraná, Brasil
3 participants
58 spottings
Arthropods

Cerambicídeos do Paraná, Brasil

This mission was created to register the ocurrence of Cerambycid beetles in the states of Parana, southern São ...

Mantids of Parana, Brazil
3 participants
22 spottings
Arthropods

Mantids of Parana, Brazil

This mission was created for the mantid insects that can be found in the state of Parana, Brazil, as well as in ...

Plants of Mato Grosso do Sul
3 participants
0 spottings
Plants

Plants of Mato Grosso do Sul

We entered this project to record all the flora of the state and surrounding areas, regardless of vegetation type, ...

Flores do cerrado brasileiro
3 participants
63 spottings
Plants

Flores do cerrado brasileiro

Catalogar as espécies de flores do cerrado brasileiro.

Save the Bees
5 participants
10 spottings
Arthropods

Save the Bees

With beers in news, its time for serious research. Maybe with enough data, answers can be found to this dilemma. ...

Lizards of Brazil
3 participants
8 spottings
Reptiles

Lizards of Brazil

mission perro (dog)
4 participants
8 spottings
Mammals

mission perro (dog)

take pics of dogs (perros)

Gorgulhos do Paraná / Weevils from State of Paraná, Brazil
5 participants
74 spottings
Arthropods

Gorgulhos do Paraná / Weevils ...

O propósito desta missão é documentar as diversas espécies de curculionídeos encontrados no Estado do Paraná, ...

Biodiversity in Curitiba
4 participants
16 spottings
All

Biodiversity in Curitiba

This mission aims to record the biological diversity in Curitiba, considered the ecological capital of Brazil.

Endemic Northern Japan
4 participants
12 spottings
All

Endemic Northern Japan

A mission to collect species endemic to northern Japan, including Hokkaido, the prefectures of the Tohoku region ...

Seahorses
5 participants
32 spottings
Fish

Seahorses

Mission for seahorses species enthusiasts.

Pantanal Wildlife
6 participants
37 spottings
All

Pantanal Wildlife

The Pantanal is a tropical wetland. It is one of the world's largest wetlands of any kind. Most of it lies within ...

Cicadas of the World
16 participants
35 spottings
Arthropods

Cicadas of the World

Cicadas from around the world

Borboletas do Parana - Butterflies from Parana, Brazil
7 participants
346 spottings
Arthropods

Borboletas do Parana - ...

This mission was created for registering butterflies that can be found in the state of Parana, Brazil

Spiders from Parana, Brazil / Aranhas do Parana
6 participants
428 spottings
All

Spiders from Parana, Brazil / ...

This mission was created for registering the spiders that can be found in the state of Parana, south of state of ...

Aves do Paraná / Birds from state of Parana, Brazil
7 participants
128 spottings
Birds

Aves do Paraná / Birds from ...

This mission is for to register the birds that can be found from southern São Paulo to Northern Santa Catarina, ...

Tortoise beetles of Paraná, Brazil
7 participants
107 spottings
Arthropods

Tortoise beetles of Paraná, ...

This mission was created for documenting the several species of tortoise beetles found in the area around ...

Birds of Brazil
7 participants
57 spottings
Birds

Birds of Brazil

Brazil has 1902 species with amazing diversity and endemics galore up to 269 species. Share your birding ...

Vida em Santa Catarina
7 participants
60 spottings
All

Vida em Santa Catarina

A ideia é cadastrar o maior número de espécies encontradas no estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil.

Myrmecomorphy (ant mimics)
12 participants
38 spottings
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Myrmecomorphy (ant mimics)

The term myrmecomorphy or "myrmecomorphous" is also used to describe ant mimicry or an organism that uses ant ...

Biodiversity of Central Japan
9 participants
616 spottings
All

Biodiversity of Central Japan

To document the biodiversity of Central Japan.

Membracídeos do Paraná / Membracids of Parana, Brazil
9 participants
155 spottings
Arthropods

Membracídeos do Paraná / ...

Esta missão foi criada para expor os membracídeos encontrados no estado do Paraná, Brasil / This mission was ...

Mantids of Brazil
11 participants
22 spottings
Arthropods

Mantids of Brazil

Amphibians of Para, Brazil
11 participants
54 spottings
Amphibians

Amphibians of Para, Brazil

The amphibians are critically endangered all around the world. This mission tries to make people become aware of ...

Brazilian Bees and Wasps - Abelhas e Vespas Brasileiras
13 participants
39 spottings
Arthropods

Brazilian Bees and Wasps - ...

O Brasil possui uma diversidade enorme de abelhas e vespas, muitas ainda não identificadas. A missão aqui é ...

Caterpillars of Parana, Brazil
14 participants
536 spottings
Arthropods

Caterpillars of Parana, Brazil

This mission was created for listing the butterfly and moth caterpillars that can be found in the state of Parana, ...

Ferns of South America
15 participants
15 spottings
Plants

Ferns of South America

Any fern or plant that belongs to the Pteridophyta botanical group, around the world. This mission is for South ...

Brazilian Mammals - Mamíferos Brasileiros
16 participants
148 spottings
Mammals

Brazilian Mammals - Mamíferos ...

The goal of this mission is to collect pictures of wild mammals found in Brazilian territory. O objetivo desta ...

Hummingbirds of Brazil
15 participants
65 spottings
Birds

Hummingbirds of Brazil

Let´s document these beautiful birds! Vamos reunir fotos desses pássaros incríveis!

Arthropoda Brasil
18 participants
778 spottings
Arthropods

Arthropoda Brasil

Artrópodes do Brasil.

South american birds
12 participants
161 spottings
Birds

South american birds

Birds that can be found in South America.

Flatworms
24 participants
96 spottings
Other

Flatworms

Flatworms (Phylum Platyhelminthes) are simple unsegmented worms with no body cavity, and no organized organ ...

Brazil Life
47 participants
2,845 spottings
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Brazil Life

Vamos reunir fotos de todas as espécies possíveis, de nossa incrível fauna e flora.

Brazilian Birds - Aves Brasileiras
83 participants
1,537 spottings
Birds

Brazilian Birds - Aves ...

The goal of this mission is to collect pictures of wild birds found in Brazilian territory. O objetivo desta ...

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 ...

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 ...

Orchids of the Americas
122 participants
503 spottings
Plants

Orchids of the Americas

The principal value of the virtual world of orchids, is to preserve, catalog and identify the different and ...

Mollusca
143 participants
1,299 spottings
Other

Mollusca

This Mission is the online repository of marine, fresh-water and terrestrial mollusks spotted by Project ...

164 participants
813 spottings
All

Wild Love

The mating rituals of some animals are wonderfully bizarre and each species in animal kingdom has a different ...

178 participants
805 spottings
Plants

Edible and Useful Plants of the ...

This mission is to help show people that here are thousands of helpful and useful plants that grow right outside ...

175 participants
161 spottings
Plants

Flowering Cacti and Succulents ...

The purpose of this mission is to highlight and celebrate the spectacular blooms coming from an otherwise very ...

281 participants
1,691 spottings
Fungi

Lichens

Lichens are the symbiotic union of a fungus with either a green alga or a cyanobacteria. They are very different ...

285 participants
649 spottings
Arthropods

ANTS!!!!

there are apparently 22000 species of ants. lets get to it!!

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 ...

495 participants
5,528 spottings
Arthropods

Flies!

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

634 participants
10,202 spottings
Arthropods

Beetles!

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

676 participants
5,501 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 ...

869 participants
2,966 spottings
Plants

Flowers of South America

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

948 participants
5,003 spottings
Plants

Trees of the World

A collection of trees and their characteristics worldwide.

1,158 participants
9,798 spottings
Reptiles

Reptiles of the World

To document reptiles found around the world.

786 participants
1,476 spottings
Mammals

Primate Watch

The Primate Specialist Group is a network of scientists and conservationists who stand against the tide of ...

1,013 participants
4,470 spottings
All

Hunters & Animal Food Habits

This mission is to document the food habits of animals from all genera.

1,137 participants
6,256 spottings
Plants

Fruiting Bodies of the World

This mission is about mapping all the different kinds of fruiting bodies around the world. This doesn't ...

1,337 participants
1,084 spottings
Mammals

Marine Mammals of the World

Marine mammals are a diverse group of 120 species of mammal that are primarily ocean-dwelling or depend on the ...

1,353 participants
2,244 spottings
All

Eggs of the World

Nothing is more symbolic to life in this world than the egg. Like wildlife itself, eggs come in all shapes and ...

1,418 participants
11,755 spottings
Arthropods

Pollinating Insects of the World

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

2,473 participants
12,348 spottings
All

Captive Animals

While we are all so focused on animals in nature, we ignore the fact theres wildlife in our own zoos. edit: I ...

3,937 participants
20,048 spottings
Arthropods

International Spider Survey

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

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 ...

866 participants
4,399 spottings
Arthropods

The Hoppers

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

2,400 participants
7,498 spottings
Amphibians

Amphibians of the World

Lethal fungi, habitat loss, and predators have caused severe declines in amphibian populations around the world. ...

3,061 participants
41,514 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 ...

4,946 participants
12,633 spottings
Arthropods

Global Dragonflies & Damselflies

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

7,224 participants
45,456 spottings
All

WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity

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

12,833 participants
105,268 spottings
Birds

Birds of the World

There are over 10,000 living species of birds on the planet. They can be found in ecosystems across the globe, ...

3,434 participants
43,036 spottings
All

Mission WILD

The WILD Foundation works to protect & interconnect at least half of the planet’s land & water to sustain the ...

8,540 participants
78,138 spottings
Arthropods

Butterflies & Moths of the World

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

196 participants
5,324 spottings
All

2018 Best Wildlife Photo

This mission is now terminated; please watch out for the new 2019 Best Wildlife Photo mission! We're calling again ...

2 participants
3 spottings
Arthropods

Psocodea (Psocoptera) of the ...

Psocodea (Psocoptera) are tiny creatures known as barklice, barkflies and booklice. Their diet varies according to ...

1 participant
2 spottings
Arthropods

Opiliones of the World

A mission to encourage study on members of the order Opiliones from all over the world. Post detailed ...

1 participant
3 spottings
Plants

Plantas Carnívoras do Mundo - ...

The objective of this mission is to track how far distributed are the species of carnivore plants, such as the ...

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