(Limacus flavus) Notes: Commonly known as the cellar slug, the yellow slug, or the tawny garden slug, is a large species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Limacidae. Distribution: Limacus flavus is most likely to be native in some area around the Mediterranean but has evidently been spread by
(Podocnemis unifilis)Notes: This is a vulnerable freshwater turtle. The three you see here were photographed in an animal preserve during a July 2015 trip.Distribution: Native to the eastern Ecuadorian Amazon river systems, such as the Napo and Aguarico riversCamera:Location: Ecuador Conservation in EcuadorThreats: Populations face severe pressure from illegal adult turtle
(Danaus plexippus) Life Cycle Egg: A female butterfly lays a tiny white egg on a milkweed leaf. Caterpillar: The egg hatches into a caterpillar that eats milkweed and grows fast. Chrysalis: The caterpillar turns into a hard green pod called a chrysalis to change its body. Butterfly: An adult monarch emerges with bright orange and
(Diabrotica barberi) Notes: A species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. Adults feed on corn, and, when corn is unavailable, goldenrod pollen. Distribution: It is found in North America. Camera: iPhone 16 ProMax Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA Celosia argentea, commonly known as
(Misumena vatia) Notes: They are called crab spiders because of their unusual ability to walk sideways as well as forwards and backwards. Distribution: Crab spiders can be found all over the world. The goldenrod crab is found only in North America and Europe. Camera: iPhone 16 ProMax Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
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