Black, gray, and white organisms

Nature Talk
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Police Car Moth!

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Maevia sp.?: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/288048506

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A fly in the Sarcophagidae family.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/288631134

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Leafhopper: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/289131752

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Spurred ceratina

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Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa (Common Coral Slime)

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291290908

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The tree outside my building wasn’t prepared for a sudden drop in temperature earlier this year, but it made a beautiful photo!

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A wasp (genus Ansistrocerus)

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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292438666

Marsh lady beetle

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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292492640

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Frog that’s black with white spots : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292949148

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Salticus scenicus (Zebra Jumping Spider) : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292816206

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Zebra Conchylodes Moth

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/302781302

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Female tan jumping spiders have cute little white mustaches

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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/295176726

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Carolina Chickadee
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Genus Microphthalma
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Gray squirrel
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Common Raven
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I feel like these are kind of obvious, but I like them :blush:

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Aww definitely!

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It’s gull time!

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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/239497884

ring-billed gull c 01 small
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286939549

yellow-legged gull b 03 small
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291263291

black headed gull c 01 small
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/264134601

western gull b haystack rock 05 small
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221744808

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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/259319358

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This strange wood-dwelling fungus caught my eye yesterday. I had to look closely to determine that it really was fungal and not just piles of fallen sawdust from the canopy above.

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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304021738

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The Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle. More commonly with orange present, but not always.

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Tachinid Fly (Zelia?) : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305392066

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Euphorbia sp.?: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/307862123

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Here was an unexpected surprise. I broke off a dead twig tip from a Chinese privet to get a closer look at the Stereum fungus growing from the end of it. Once I had it in-hand, I noticed this tiny lichen, which I think is Alyxoria:

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Observation is here.
The grid squares are 5x5mm, that is 1/2cm square.