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Uranium glass in 395 nM UV light

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Budwine

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Mower’s Mushroom (Panaeolus foenisecii)

Panaeolus foenisecii, commonly called the mower’s mushroom, haymaker or brown hay mushroom, is a very common and widely distributed little brown mushroom often found on lawns. In 1963 Tyler and Smith found that this mushroom contains serotonin, 5-HTP and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid. In many field guides it is erroneously listed as psychoactive, however the mushroom does not produce any hallucingenic effects.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47032089

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Common Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)

The common box turtle (Terrapene carolina) is a species of box turtle with six existing subspecies. It is found throughout the eastern United States and Mexico. The box turtle has a distinctive hinged lowered shell (the box) that allows it to completely enclose itself. Its upper jaw is long and curved.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46985075

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Eastern Worm Snake (Carphophis amoenus)

Carphophis amoenus, commonly known as the worm snake, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid endemic to the Eastern United States. C. amoenus can be found east of the Mississippi, from southwest Massachusetts south to southern Alabama west to Louisiana and then north to Illinois. This species of snake protects a large range, and normally prefers a moist habitat in the rocky woodlands, under rotten wood of logs and stumps. Though this snake is quite abundant over…

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46984572

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hairy vetch (Vicia villosa)

Vicia villosa, known as the hairy vetch, fodder vetch or winter vetch, is a plant native to some of Europe and western Asia. It is a legume, grown as a forage crop, fodder crop, cover crop, and green manure. Although non-native, it occurs in all US states and is considered invasive by some states, such as Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington state โ€” as well as in Japan and some parts of Europe…

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46973292

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brittlegills (Russula)

Around 750 worldwide species of ectomycorrhizal mushrooms compose the genus Russula. They are typically common, fairly large, and brightly colored โ€“ making them one of the most recognizable genera among mycologists and mushroom collectors. Their distinguishing characteristics include usually brightly coloured caps, a white to dark yellow spore print, brittle, attached gills, an absence of latex, and absence of partial veil or volva tissue on the stem. Microscopically, the genus is c

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Talking Shop Podcast #1 (Hunting, Fishing, and the challenges of filming it all) by Bait & Wait Outdoors

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Virginia Spring Gobbler | First Solo Turkey Hunt and Bag (1/4) by Bait & Wait Outdoors

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Annual Honesty (Lunaria annua)

Lunaria annua, called honesty or annual honesty in English, is a species of flowering plant native to the Balkans and south west Asia, and naturalized throughout the temperate world.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45213554

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Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon)

The northern water snake (Nerodia sipedon) is a species of large, nonvenomous, common snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44979909

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yellow star grass (Hypoxis hirsuta)

Hypoxis hirsuta (common goldstar, common star-grass, eastern yellow stargrass, yellow star grass) is an ornamental plant in the Hypoxidaceae family. Sometimes this plant is placed in the Amaryllidaceae family or the Liliaceae family. The species is native to the United States, Canada, and the State of Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44734490