Frozen in ice 5 days during 2021 freeze. He recovered just fine.
Observed & Photographed by T.Fisher
Month/Date estimated; Year accurate...
What is the Mud Snake eating?
Found in the wild in a rural area.
Found in an emu carcass.
Circles all the citrus before flying away.
Please see the official observation guidelines before getting mad that it's a drawing. Illustrations are allowed and are eligible for research grade. This is not "~destroying the sanctity of iNaturalist~"
Swallowtails found in Georgia sorted by species: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=23&preferred_place_id=1&taxon_id=49973&view=species
Possibly recently fed. Approximately 8 to 10 inches.
Not casual grade, not captive. Spotted in the garden section of my local Home Depot.
Blue crawfish found at TAMU Research Park.
Preyed upon by Snake Eagle (Circaetus gallicus).
Carrying what seems to be a spider with its legs ripped off
I believe it might be this species
Laying on sidewalk, breathing heavily
Very large male (11-13ft) and accompanying female alligator (6-7ft)
Was feeding on the carcass of a dead cow. It forced four Bald Eagles off the carcass so that it could feed.
Feeding on agouti
Intergrade buttermilk/yellowbelly, per my herping friend 🥰
Parasitic wasp. Emerged from pupa of host butterfly reared from caterpillar found on blossoms of Buckwheat.
(Using date and location of original find.)
Wasp emerged on 2021-09-16.
Host caterpillar:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92323150
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93443892
Host pupa:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93443893
Feeding voraciously on a spicy wing from Pizza Hut...