Various creatures
2001.12.16
Curious or interesting creatures found in a ground, or somewhere...
* [yyyy.mm.dd] : a recorded date.
Fruits of Alnus sieboldiana (about 25mm in length, 18mm in diameter), a kind of alders by the winter mountain path. 2001.12.16 [2001.12.15]
These are used for corsages and Christmas decorations.
Fruits of Solanum lyratum (about 5-7mm in diameter), a kind of eggplants by the mountain path at Kobe City. 2001.12.10 [2001.12.09]
A kind of sea slug, Hypselodoris maritima (about 2cm long) in a tidepool at Shimoda (the Izu Peninsula) rocky shore. 2001.08.15 [2001.08.10]
A kind of sea urchin, Mespilia globulus (about 2.5cm in diameter) in a tidepool at Shimoda (the Izu Peninsula) rocky shore. 2001.08.15 [2001.08.10]
A kind of bellflower, Campanula punctata by the mountain path. 2001.07.25 [2001.07.20]
An adult of stick insects, Phraortes elongatus or Baculum irregulariterdentatum on a guardrail and wire rope by the mountain path. 2001.07.25 [2001.07.20]
About 10cm long (body length).
A kind of small orchid, Spiranthes australis. 2001.06.19 [2001.06.18]
Close-up photography.
A kind of dragonfly, Anax nigrofasciatus ?. 2001.06.19 [2001.06.17]
Two species of dandelions, Taraxacum officinale (right) and Taraxacum laevigatum (left). 2001.06.06 [2001.06.05]
A difference in these species is a seed color.
A larva of stick insects about 1cm in body length, Phraortes sp. on a guardrail by the mountain path. 2001.05.10 [2001.05.05]
Eggshells of skates (a kind of rays), Raja sp. on the sandy beach. 2001.05.10 [2001.05.04]
Larvae have already hatched in under the sea.
A jellyfish, Spirocodon saltatrix on spring seawater. 2001.04.20 [2001.04.15]
The life-cycle of this species is still unknown.
An addition : another species in the aquarium.
Tima formosa 
Aequorea coerulescens
A small flower, Veronica persica in early spring. 2001.02.22 [2001.02.16]
Flowering on the warm ground facing south.
A spider's web :-). 2001.01.15 [2000.08.18]
Made by folding down the blade of grass.
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