I feel a topic highlighting organisms ranging from black to white is overdue. Whether all black, all white, or an ombre of grays.. share your B&W observations here!!
Ill start with Dead Man’s Finger fungus (Xylaria polymorpha) : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/284856551
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There are too many all-white shell species to count. They are distressingly common and abundant.
Plenty of phylogenetic diversity to explore then! Any favorites or least favorites?
Okay, how about this Triphora, though when you look at it closely, it’s very dark brown, not black.
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Texas Ironclad Beetle
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/284140043
Zone-tailed Hawk
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/268203554
My favorite screen shot from this video is him coming in for a landing onto the water dish, talons extended and tail fanned out. It’s not great quality - really hard to freeze moving birds on video - but I still love it.
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White-jawed jumping spider
Aptly-named black-and-white warbler
Common snipe fly
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Zebra Longwing (or Zebra Heliconian), Everglades National Park:
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Plume moths, to me, are the ultimate fairytale creatures
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Black-billed magpies, including black and whites of black and whites.
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Motacilla alba [White Wagtail · 알락할미새]
-https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5298707
A Couple Other Birds:
Larus crassirostris [Black-tailed Gull · 괭이갈매기]
-https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5113002
Ardea cinerea [Grey Heron · 왜가리]
-https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207570194
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