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It reminds me of radish leaves (Raphanus sativus).
it is a type of white oak. Can you get a close up a leaf/acorn?
Hi Diane, fireflies belong to the family Lampyridae. The following link is a list of species found in Ohio during 1960 and 1962: https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/hand...
Hyla versicolor, the Gray Treefrog, is very similar in apearance to Cope's Gray Treefrog and both can change color between green and gray. Cope's tends to have smoother skin, but this not always reliable. The big difference is that the Cope's Gray Treefrog has a diploid complement of chromosomes and the Gray Treefrog is tetraploid so blood tests and chromosome analysis can distinguish the two although this technique is not available to the average person.
This is not ginseng. it looks like a young virginia creeper vine (Parthenocissus quinquefolia).
Hi alincelongmartin, It is certainly a maple tree. All maples flower and seed before their leaves come out; however, some species hang on to their seed until fall. For example, sugar maple (Acer saccharum) does not let go of its seed (aka samaras) until fall each year.
The second photo looks like the seed pod of American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua). Not sure what the leaf the 1st photo is of, but its not sweetgum.
This looks like an insect gall. Examine the outside for a small hole where an emerging insect would have crawled out. Otherwise, use a knife to slice down the middle and view the insect/cavity.
can you post a picture of one of the leafs?
