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joshuacde

Fecha

Febrero 17, 2023 a las 03:04 TARDE MST

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Absolutely crazy! I noticed a large woolly gall on Quercus turbinella and decided to collect it, and right after I plucked the gall off of the tree I noticed a small insect on it that I immeadiately realized was a gall wasp! The wasp was mid-emergence from the gall and I had the insane luck of collecting the gall as this was happening. The first two photos are in the field, right next to the tree the gall was on. I put the gall and the wasp in a plastic bag I had with me and still have them both at home. The wasp crawled around the bag for a while and it seemed to take about 20 minutes for its wings to dry. A bit after collection I noticed a drop of liquid on it's wing as it was flexing it. I intend to preserve the wasp for ID and to hopefully help in future studies to get the species described.

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Qué

Mariposa Ninfa Común de Bosque (Cercyonis pegala)

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mlwatson

Fecha

Julio 9, 2012 a las 02:05 TARDE MDT

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Qué

Alce (Alces alces)

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nlblock

Fecha

Junio 14, 2020 a las 08:39 MAÑANA EDT

Descripción

My first Lower 48 moose! Finally, after many years of trips to New England and being in moose territory. I pulled the fastest U-turn ever to come back for a photo. Unfortunately, it walked away right after this pic, so I couldn't get a better one.