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North American Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)

The wheel bug (Arilus cristatus) is in the family Reduviidae (literally, “hangnail”), which consists of assassin bugs. The species is one of the largest terrestrial true bugs in North America, reaching up to 1.5 inches (38ย mm) in length in their adult stage. However, males are smaller in terms of their length and width when compared to females. A characteristic structure is the wheel-shaped pronotal armor. They are predators upon soft-bodied insects such as caterpillars, Japanese be

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35891349

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weeping widow (Lacrymaria lacrymabunda)

Lacrymaria lacrymabunda is a species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. It is found in North America, Central America, Europe, northern Asia, and New Zealand, where it grows on disturbed ground in woodland, gardens, and parks. Although it is sometimes listed as an edible species, some individuals report developing stomach upset after eating it.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35381057

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Pear-shaped Puffball (Apioperdon pyriforme)

Apioperdon pyriforme commonly known as the pear-shaped puffball or stump puffball, is a saprobic fungus present throughout much of the world. Emerging in autumn, this puffball is common and abundant on decaying logs of both deciduous and coniferous wood. It is considered a choice edible when still immature and the inner flesh is white. It is often called Lycoperdon pyriforme, but was transferred to Apioperdon in 2017 based on phylogenetic an

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35342155

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Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare)

Hypholoma fasciculare, commonly known as the sulphur tuft, sulfur tuft or clustered woodlover, is a common woodland mushroom, often in evidence when hardly any other mushrooms are to be found. This saprophagic small gill fungus grows prolifically in large clumps on stumps, dead roots or rotting trunks of broadleaved trees.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35341097

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Conifercone Cap (Baeospora myosura)

Baeospora myosura is a species of fungus that produces mushrooms with long, coarse hairs. It grows on plant material and manure. It is white to cream and the spore color is white, cream, or yellowish. It is commonly found in North America and Europe. The common name of the mushroom is conifercone cap. It was described in 1938 by mycologist Rolf Singer.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35340897

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Smoothcap Mosses (Atrichum)

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35340770

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Pear-shaped Puffball (Apioperdon pyriforme)

Apioperdon pyriforme commonly known as the pear-shaped puffball or stump puffball, is a saprobic fungus present throughout much of the world. Emerging in autumn, this puffball is common and abundant on decaying logs of both deciduous and coniferous wood. It is considered a choice edible when still immature and the inner flesh is white. It is often called Lycoperdon pyriforme, but was transferred to Apioperdon in 2017 based on phylogenetic an

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35340512

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Oak mazegill (Daedalea quercina)

Daedalea quercina is a species of mushroom in the order Polyporales, and the type species of the genus Daedalea. Commonly known as the oak mazegill or maze-gill fungus, the specific epithet refers to the oak genus Quercus, upon which it frequently grows, causing a brown rot. It is found in Europe, Asia, Northern Africa and Australasia. Though inedible, it can be used as a natural comb and has been the subject of chemical research.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35339967

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mica cap (Coprinellus micaceus)

Coprinellus micaceus is a common species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae with a cosmopolitan distribution. The fruit bodies of the saprobe typically grow in clusters on or near rotting hardwood tree stumps or underground tree roots. Depending on their stage of development, the tawny-brown mushroom caps may range in shape from oval to bell-shaped to convex, and reach diameters up to 3ย cm (1.2ย in). The caps, marked with fine radial grooves that extend nearly to the…

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35103223

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chestnut oak (Quercus montana)

Quercus montana, the chestnut oak, is a species of oak in the white oak group, Quercus sect. Quercus. It is native to the eastern United States, where it is one of the most important ridgetop trees from southern Maine southwest to central Mississippi, with an outlying northwestern population in southern Michigan. It is also sometimes called “rock oak” because of its presence in montane and other rocky habitats. As a consequence of its dry habitat and…

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34970378

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purple false foxglove (Agalinis purpurea)

Agalinis purpurea (known by common names including purple false foxglove and purple gerardia) is an annual forb native to the eastern United States and Canada, which produces purple flowers in late summer or early fall.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34969169

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beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens)

Perilla frutescens, commonly called perilla or Korean perilla, is a species of Perilla in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is an annual plant native to Southeast Asia and Indian highlands, and grown in the Korean peninsula, Southern China and India. Known as deulkkae (๋“ค๊นจ) in Korean, the plant was introduced into Korea before the Unified Silla era, when it started to be widely cultivated.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34233186