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Itsy-bitsy Spider went up the Sporophyte
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A moss sporophyte typically consists of an elongate stalk atop which is a single sporangium (spore case). Here, perched atop the sporangium of a common carpet moss covering...
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Tardigrade on moss
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Tardigrades, phylum Tardigrada, sometimes nicknamed "water bears," are microscopic segmented animals that live in water, frequently associated with mosses. They are well kn...
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Bumblebees forage on false foxglove
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False foxglove, Agalinus sp. (Orobanchaceae) is a hemiparasitic annual herb that flowers in late summer. Here on a dry gravel ridge overlooking a creek in Delaware County, ...
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Southern running-pine, Diphasiastrum digitatum, releases spores.
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Why on earth would someone gather clubmoss spores? Because they're flammable, in a fun way. Tossed onto a candle flame, they ignite with a bright flash. Introductory biolog...
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Linneaus's 17-year cicada Brood V 1999
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Brrod V of Linnaeus's 17-year cicada, Magicada septendecim, is a spectacular emergence across eastern OH, extreme SW PA, and most of W. VA. Here, the insects are singing in...
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Soldier beetle forages on wild cucumber
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The Pennsylvania leatherwing, Chauliognathus pensylvanicus (Cantharidae) is a soldier beetle that is very common on flowers. Here, an individual as apparently foraging for ...
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Hermit Flower Beetle Eats Cantelope
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Fly stands on duckweed as water flows past
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Common duckweed, Lemna minor, is a small floating aquatic plant that is common in calm water. Here a patch of the plant occurs in a little spring in woods at Glen Helen nat...
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Ant forages on toothed spurge
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Toothed spurge, Euphorbia dentata (Euphorbiaceae) is an annual weed that displays well the peculiar flower structure of spurges. The individual flowers are minute; the stam...
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Long-necked seed bug forages on mountain-mint
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The long-necked seed bug, Myodocha serripes (family Rhyparochromidae in the order Heteroptera) is the most distinctively shaped seed bud. Here, the species is abundant, see...
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