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| species-anoplophora-glabripennis-was-found-rose-tellas-2013-05-22 | rose tellas | waterboro | 2013-05-22 17:01:00 | Asian long horned beetle | Anoplophora glabripennis | I think I found it | Invasive | sites/default/files/rose_tellas/img_5903.jpg | sites/default/files/rose_tellas/dscn0373.jpg | Asian longhorn beetle in Maine | sites/default/files/species_photos/215.jpg | sites/default/files/rose_tellas/img_5905.jpg | I hear from my teacher that Asian longhorn beetle eat wood and leave holes 1cm wide and the hole in the maple was 1cm wide | sites/default/files/rose_tellas/img_5900.jpg | it has the long antennas and has a black and white body | sites/default/files/rose_tellas/antenna.jpg | also the antenna has white stripes on them | It was in the middle of june and My mom and I whir getting wood from a neighbor. I saw a bug that was black and white I decided to study it the neighbor was kind and gave me a peace of maple wood. over time I have found out that I think it was the asian longhorn beetle. |
| species-acer-saccharum-was-not-found-bears2017-2013-05-20 | Bears2017 | Easton | 2013-05-20 12:19:00 | Sugar maple | Acer saccharum | I think I did not find it | native | sites/default/files/bears2017/sight_picture.jpg | sites/default/files/bears2017/screen_shot_2013-05-21_at_9.17.45_am_0.png | Grounds of School | sites/default/files/species_photos/705.jpg | sites/default/files/bears2017/leag_0.png | The tips of the leaves were too close together to be Sugar Maple. No (U) shaped notches. There were three leaflets that formed the leaf. | sites/default/files/bears2017/boxelder_evidence_3.jpg | The Bark was gray and rough. With no oval blotches. | sites/default/files/bears2017/boxelder_evidence_1_0.jpg | Although the buds were paired, the wings were too small. The buds were purple and green. | It was a dark and cloudy Friday. The wind was blowing a bad smell right at us! The school was right behind us. Not much traffic was around. The grass was moist and the farmers were planting potatoes in the field next door. |
| species-betula-papyrifera-was-not-found-bears20173-2013-05-20 | Bears20173 | Easton | 2013-05-20 12:19:00 | Paper birch | Betula papyrifera | I think I did not find it | Native | sites/default/files/bears20173/2013-05-17_10.49.03.jpg | sites/default/files/bears20173/2013-05-17_10.49.17.jpg | Grounds of School | sites/default/files/species_photos/708.jpg | sites/default/files/bears20173/2013-05-17_10.48.14.jpg | The leaves of the tree that we found are about 2 in. long. The vains in the leaves were alternate. | sites/default/files/bears20173/2013-05-17_10.48.39.jpg | The bark on the tree we found was not peeling like the paper birch does, and the bark was white with black speckles. | The temperature was around the low 50s, the wind was strong, and it was a cloudy day. We found the tree by a road next to a school. There were several trees nearby, but it was in a field area. Fields surrounded the area along with roads. | ||
| species-acer-saccharum-was-not-found-bears20172-2013-05-20 | Bears20172 | Easton | 2013-05-20 12:19:00 | Sugar maple | Acer saccharum | I think I did not find it | native | sites/default/files/bears20172/1980-01-01_00.01.00.jpg | sites/default/files/bears20172/1980-01-01_00.01.11.jpg | Grounds of School | sites/default/files/species_photos/705.jpg | sites/default/files/bears20172/1980-01-01_00.00.33_0.jpg | The bark of the tree is a light gray color with a tan-brown wood color. | sites/default/files/bears20172/1980-01-01_00.00.45_0.jpg | There are three rounded leaflets on each leaf stem. | sites/default/files/bears20172/1980-01-01_00.00.28.jpg | The leaf stems are red with compound leaflets. | It was a cold, windy, and rainy day. The temperature was in the low 50's. The tree is located next to a school's driveway. The school is near a potato field. |
| species-betula-papyrifera-was-not-found-bears20174-2013-05-20 | Bears20174 | Easton | 2013-05-20 12:19:00 | Paper birch | Betula papyrifera | I think I did not find it | Native | sites/default/files/bears20174/1980-01-01_00.01.02.jpg | sites/default/files/bears20174/1980-01-01_00.00.55_1.jpg | Grounds of School | sites/default/files/species_photos/708.jpg | sites/default/files/bears20174/1980-01-01_00.01.02_0.jpg | The veins on the leaves were more webbed like and alternate. The leaves were more rounded. | sites/default/files/bears20174/1980-01-01_00.00.45_0.jpg | The bark was not paper like. It was smooth and was pale green with dark brown patches. | sites/default/files/bears20174/1980-01-01_00.01.02_1.jpg | The leaves were alternate and were one and a half to three inches long. They were also rounded and short-pointed. | The day was very windy! The temperature was around 50 degrees F. It was cloudy and cold. |
| species-onoclea-sensibilis-was-found-deek490-2013-05-18 | deek490 | Camden | 2013-05-18 16:15:00 | Sensitive fern | Onoclea sensibilis | I think I found it | native | sites/default/files/deek490/image.jpg | sites/default/files/deek490/image_2.jpg | Cleared area behind house | sites/default/files/species_photos/742.jpg | sites/default/files/deek490/image_3.jpg | The leaves appear to be in an alternate arrangement with smooth edges and a lobed shape. Each leaf set is growing from a separate stem and the fully leafed out plants were between 15 and 20 cm in length. | sites/default/files/deek490/image_4.jpg | Along with the leaves there were remaining spore fronds from last year, completely dried out, but preserved. | sites/default/files/deek490/image_5.jpg | In the space that was investigated, there were at least six plants in various degrees of leafing out, some completely and others in the final stages of uncurling from their fiddlehead stage. There were at least two spore fronds present with the plants. | There is a fair number of specimens around the property that was logged over approximately 60 to 70 years ago, so the forest growth around us is somewhat mature. These specimens were found in a cleared area behind the house that slopes off sharply from the back yard and is steep and rocky and drains quickly. There is a lot of dead growth from last year and leaves all around. The day is warm and sunny and the black flies are being a nuisance as usual! |
| species-lythrum-salicaria-was-not-found-52sd29-2013-05-15 | 52sd29 | E. Waterboro | 2013-05-15 09:33:00 | Purple loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria | I think I did not find it | Invasive | sites/default/files/52sd29/img_0195.jpg | sites/default/files/52sd29/img_0195_0.jpg | Pond Area 2013 Spring search for loosestrife spread | sites/default/files/species_photos/015.jpg | sites/default/files/52sd29/img_0202.jpg | As you can tell from this picture, the leaves on this plant are already green. Purple loosestrife during the spring just kinda looks like a stick. Purple loosestrife doesn't blossom until July/August. This plant that we were observing was already starting to blossom. This is one piece of evidence to back up our claim that we did not find Purple loosestrife. | sites/default/files/52sd29/img_0199.jpg | As you can tell, this plant is a lot bigger than what Purple loosestrife would be in the spring. Its a lot taller than most Purple loosestrife plant at this time of the year. it was about 30 cm tall. | sites/default/files/52sd29/img_0200.jpg | As you see in the picture, this stem on the plant we were observing looks similar to Purple loosestrife with its texture and with the color, and the way it looks. But, its not the same. Purple loosestrife's stem are triangular shape. Where as, this plant has a circular stem. This is how we knew we did not identify Purple loosestrife | The purpose of us going outside on campus was to continue our investigation from the fall. Is their still Purple loosestrife on campus? Can we identify anymore? Did anything change over the course of winter? We were also going outside to do a follow up on our species that we had identified back in the fall, and see how they were doing and what they look like in the spring apposed to the fall. We also went outside to find a new location and see if we could identify loosestrife again. We went outside on Thursday, May 16th, 2013. The temperature was 17 degrees celsius. It was about 10:00 A.M. The coordinates of our new location we identified was N 43.58150, W 70.70318. It was a really nice day. It was sunny, and the sky was clear, and it was very humid outside. Mr. Parents classes go outside every year to monitor the loosestrife and see if it is spreading anywheres else, that being it is an endangered species we are dealing with. We are also trying to raise galerucella beetles to help monitor and prevent the Purple loosestrife from spreading. We are starting to collect the Purple Loosestrife plants, so then we can collect galerucella beetles and raise them, and release them on campus. Things that we observed and/or found while we were doing our investigation was a plant that was right on the banking of our little pond we have here on the campus. The plant was green, and had rigid edges on the leaves, it was about 50cm. tall. I, 52sd29 and 52cg30 couldn’t go to the site, because we did not have the proper equipment needed to go through the small pond. 52td27 and 52sd28 were the ones who put down the quadrat, and the ones who did all of the investigation. 52td27 is the one who took the backup pictures for our claim, and to have it as some evidence. They did find a plant they wanted to look further into and investigate. The only thing was, was that they noticed when they started doing the investigation that they knew there was not any loosestrife. So, they looked for species that might have been suspicious to them. They did not find loosestrife or they think that they did not find it. The reason being, Purple loosestrife in the spring time kinda to me looks like bamboo. The plant they had investigated was green. So, therefore, it couldn’t have been Purple Loosestrife. As for the other species we trued identifying in the fall, we could not find out plant. I think this is because it doesn’t start sprouting till summer time. Also, the plant was rather small. This is what we did while investigating outside. |
| species-lythrum-salicaria-was-not-found-62sw61-2013-05-15 | 62sw61 | E. Waterboro | 2013-05-15 09:33:00 | Purple loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria | I think I did not find it | Invasive | sites/default/files/62sw61/img_3485.jpg | sites/default/files/62sw61/img_3462.jpg | Pond Area 2013 Spring search for loosestrife spread | sites/default/files/species_photos/015.jpg | sites/default/files/62sw61/img_3477.jpg | This is the leaf that was on the plant we found. Loosestrife's leaves are similar to this except they're bigger and not rough around the margin. | sites/default/files/62sw61/img_3473.jpg | The leaf arrangement on our plant was whorled same with Loosestrife, but the stems are different. Loosestrife's stems are square shaped and this plant has a bit of a circular stem. | sites/default/files/62sw61/img_3483.jpg | The plant we found was about 40 centimeters tall whereas Loosestrife around this time of year is like shrub height or small garden weed (about 10 centimeters tall). We checked the sight in the pond that does have Loosestrife to see how big it was. | It was a bright, warm, and sunny day on May 16 of 2013. We set out to discover our mission answer. Our mission was looking out for the spreading of Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria.) We are also checking for the controlling personality of Japanese beetles and Gallurcella. Are they controlling the population of Purple Loosestrife? Well that's what we are trying to figure it out right now. Gallurcella is a small insect that eats the flowers of purple Loosestrife while the Japanese beetles eat the stem. Therefore making the class wonder if they are being controlled by these animals. We are going to release the Gallurcella onto the Purple Loosestrife plant to see if it controls it. We are doing this mission because Mr.Parent in the fall of 2010 found Purple Loosestrife for the very first time. Then in 2011 he found Gallurcella and began this assignment with his 7th grade classes. Personally we think between the Gallurcella and Japanese beetles Purple Loosestrife is being taken care of or at least at the remaining population where it won’t change. We went back out to the pond at MMS for the second time this year. (We went out in the fall earlier this year for the first time.) We looked for the flags that we had set before to look for anything mysterious at the spot and look for another one if we didn’t find anything. Unfortunately we couldn't find our flag since it was under water. We found another plant that had lanced shaped leaves, rough edges, and all around leaf arrangement and was about a foot tall. The stem was brown and circular. 62sw61 took notes and took pictures while 62kw59, and 62mw60 surveyed the plant. |
| species-berberis-thunbergii-was-found-monroe-2013-05-14 | Monroe | Biddeford | 2013-05-14 15:36:00 | Japanese barberry | Berberis thunbergii | I think I found it | Invasive | sites/default/files/monroe/20130514_110254.jpg | sites/default/files/monroe/20130514_110254_0.jpg | BHS Woods | sites/default/files/species_photos/202.jpg | sites/default/files/monroe/20130514_110705.jpg | Small flat oval shaped leaves cover this single plant/vine. No other plants within the area had these leaves. Other leaves had a sharp point to them and were curved. The leaves on this plant are also bunched together. | sites/default/files/monroe/20130514_110825.jpg | This plant was the only plant in the area with small white flowers. It's May right now and in the Barberry's information, it is stated that, "Through April and May they produce flowers". | sites/default/files/monroe/20130514_111016_0.jpg | The stem is thin and has a 'zig-zag' pattern on it. The stem is sometimes hard to see since the leaves cluster together and hide the stem. The stems also have thorns-one at each joint. | It was nice and sunny out while searching for the Japanese Barberry. The sun was out and it wasn't too warm. These conditions made it perfect to hunt the Japanese Barberry. All that was around were trees, the fence, occasionally other students. All that could be heard was the sounds of the wind and cars and the air smelt of freshly cut grass. No problems nor questions came up. Actually, Japanese Barberry was easy to find. We found it almost as soon as we approached the fence. We didn't find it in just one spot on the fence, but two different spots. We were certainly surprised that we had found it so easily and how plentiful it is. |
| species-berberis-thunbergii-was-found-jhevey-2013-05-14 | jhevey | Biddeford | 2013-05-14 15:33:00 | Japanese barberry | Berberis thunbergii | I think I found it | Invasive | sites/default/files/jhevey/photo_2013-05-14_11.36.15_am.jpeg | sites/default/files/jhevey/photo_2013-05-14_11.36.15_am_0.jpeg | Biddeford High School | sites/default/files/species_photos/202.jpg | sites/default/files/jhevey/img_0337_0.jpg | The plant we found had small white-ish flowers along the stem. | sites/default/files/jhevey/img_0338.jpg | The plant also had small, smooth, oval-shaped leaves that were on alternate ends of the stem. | sites/default/files/jhevey/img_0339.jpg | The plant had thorns that were 10 centimeters long. | The plant grew in a small bush with thorns at every joint with round, oval-shaped leaves. |
| species-trichoptera-order-was-found-studysite7-2013-05-14 | studysite7 | Palermo | 2013-05-14 14:00:00 | Caddisfly larva | Trichoptera (order) | I think I found it | Native | sites/default/files/studysite7/img_0382.jpg | sites/default/files/studysite7/img_0380_0.jpg | Palermo River Study | sites/default/files/species_photos/529.jpg | sites/default/files/studysite7/img_0390.jpg | because it looked like a scorpion | sites/default/files/studysite7/img_0399.jpg | because it looked a lot like a worm like thing | sites/default/files/studysite7/img_0377.jpg | because it was ugly and they are always ugly | The stream/brooke was clear and pure you could see through the water and you could obviously see that it was populated with many insects and invertebrates. |
| species-anisoptera-infraorder-was-found-studysite7-2013-05-14 | studysite7 | Palermo | 2013-05-14 14:00:00 | Dragonfly nymph | Anisoptera (infraorder) | I think I found it | Native | sites/default/files/studysite7/img_0382.jpg | sites/default/files/studysite7/img_0382_1.jpg | Palermo River Study | sites/default/files/species_photos/535_1.jpg | sites/default/files/studysite7/img_0389.jpg | we knew because it has two eyes and they were far apart from each side of the head. And also it was a little fuzzy around the back | sites/default/files/studysite7/img_0380.jpg | It has four working legs for going across the water and had two extra legs that were not functional | sites/default/files/studysite7/img_0392.jpg | Because it was flat and it moved swiftly through the water and also tried to sort of bite (i think) | The stream/brooke was clear and pure you could see through the water and you could obviously see that it was populated with many insects and invertebrates. |
| species-vitis-riparia-was-found-fblock2-2013-05-13 | fblock2 | Portland | 2013-05-13 16:30:00 | River bank grape | Vitis riparia | I think I found it | Invasive | sites/default/files/fblock2/img_0367.jpg | sites/default/files/fblock2/img_0367_0.jpg | Waynflete School campus | sites/default/files/species_photos/vitis_riparia.jpg | sites/default/files/fblock2/img_0372.jpg | If you look at our picture the shape and features of the leaf is the same as the River Bank Grape. The leaf is toothed and there are mainly three points to the leaf. | sites/default/files/fblock2/img_0370.jpg | There are many leaves on one small branch or stem. Most branches had 7-8 leafs on it. The leaves were 2-3 inches apart on the branch. | sites/default/files/fblock2/img_0369.jpg | There are little tendrils where the leaf starts. Tendrils only grow at the nodes. | Today is May 14th, 8:20 AM. It is about 48 degrees outside. There are scattered clouds on the horizon with a light breeze. The ground is dry and soft. We are sitting on stone steps with a green railing on the side. In front of us is a bumpy brick sidewalk next to a road lined with cars. There are dandelions lining the street. We are facing Emery street. There are streets running horizontally off the main street. Behind us is the entrence to a Waynflete school building made out of bricks. Infront of the building is bushes lined up and a Waynflete sigh and a generator behind the bushes. Symmetrically lined up on the building is windows and vines running through them. A water pipe runes through the vines.The vines are getting wider the higher up they go all the way to the second floor of the building. We hear the sound of the generator and cars passing, and it smells like mulch. |
| species-berberis-thunbergii-was-not-found-fblock3-2013-05-13 | fblock3 | Portland | 2013-05-13 16:30:00 | Japanese barberry | Berberis thunbergii | I think I did not find it | Invasive | sites/default/files/fblock3/img_0280.jpg | sites/default/files/fblock3/img_0280_0.jpg | Waynflete School campus | sites/default/files/species_photos/202.jpg | sites/default/files/fblock3/img_0290.jpg | The Japanese barberry's bud structure consist of 1-3 buds attached in a chain, while the common barberry's bud structure consists of 13-21 buds attached a chain. | sites/default/files/fblock3/img_0301.jpg | The Japanese barberry's leaf shape is a tear drop with rounded edges, and 1-1.5 cm long, while the common barberry's leaf is 2-4 cm long with toothed edges, and a scaly surface. | sites/default/files/fblock3/img_0348.jpg | The Japanese barberry's Thorns range in size from .5-1 cm while the common barberry's thorns are 1-1.5 cm long. | It is cold and breezy out, with the temperature about 45 degrees. There is 1% cloud cover, and the sun is shining in certain parts with shady spots under the trees. The entrance to a building at Waynflete school is behind us, along with a green trash can next to it. There's also a walkway behind us with Granite rock slabs and cherry trees along with some other unknown tree species. We are standing in a parking lot, and to the left of us there is a blue Honda CRV. Next to the green trash can behind us, there is a drainage vent, and to the right there are 3 metal poles. In front of us, there's a mulch garden with a fence with about 6 species of plants that are unknown to us. We are 150 ft. from Storer St. in Portland Maine. The air smells fresh, and birds are chirping, along with the sounds of students talking. |
| species-rosa-multiflora-was-found-fblock1-2013-05-13 | fblock1 | Portland | 2013-05-13 16:30:00 | Multiflora rose | Rosa multiflora | I think I found it | Invasive | sites/default/files/fblock1/img_0452.jpg | sites/default/files/fblock1/img_0455.jpg | Waynflete School campus | sites/default/files/species_photos/201.jpg | sites/default/files/fblock1/img_0471.jpg | This picture shows that the leaf shape is oval shaped, toothed, and has pointed tips. | sites/default/files/fblock1/img_0470.jpg | In this picture, you can see that the leaves are alternate and compound pinnate, meaning that the leaves go in both directions. | sites/default/files/fblock1/img_0468.jpg | This picture shows that the stem of this plant has small, slightly flattened, stiff thorns on either side of the arching stems. | The date is May 14, 8:20 am. It's very sunny outside, and the air is crisp. The ground is damp. We are next to a small brick walkway that leads around back to Emery street, lined with cars. We are sitting in a small garden behind a cement stone wall. There's a big tree in the middle of the garden, and with lots of greenery surrounding it. The dirt is mostly covered with mulch. There are dandelions and purple flowers sprinkled around us. We are in front of the entrance into the student center of Emery. The sky is completely blue with no clouds. There is grass matted down, and lots of bushes and leaves. The sun is shining down, warming the ground. The brick path goes in two opposite directions of the garden, leading up to the top of a small hill. The air smells of flowers and dirt, and we can hear the chirping of many birds and some rock music playing next door. |
| species-rosa-rugosa-was-found-fblock5-2013-05-13 | fblock5 | Portland | 2013-05-13 16:30:00 | Beach rose | Rosa rugosa | I think I found it | Invasive | sites/default/files/fblock5/img_0482.jpg | sites/default/files/fblock5/img_0483_0.jpg | Waynflete School campus | sites/default/files/species_photos/200.jpg | sites/default/files/fblock5/img_0485.jpg | We think that this is a Beach Rose bush. You can tell this because it is thick, and is between 0.5m and 2.5m tall as the guidebook states. It is dark green, and the rose hips have not bloomed yet because their blooming season has not come yet (they are still leftover from last year). So all of this holds true to the information found, so we have more evidence. It is common and can be found in public or private gardens-this was found in a school area (public). | sites/default/files/fblock5/img_0511_0.jpg | This is a picture of a part of what we think is a Beach Rose bush. The leaves are opposite to each other, and they are compound pinnate. From this photo, you can see that the stems have lots of thorns, and that there are a few old rose hips. There are around 5-9 leaves on each branch on average. | sites/default/files/fblock5/img_0507_0.jpg | From this picture of a few possible Beach Rose leaves, you can see that the leaves are oval and toothed. They are all around 2-7 cm long (as you can see in the photo with the ruler). The leaves are dark green and shiny. | It is in the late morning, and the temperature is about 45 degrees fahrenheit and it is sunny with almost no clouds. There is a light breeze coming from the North-East. Damp soil and green dewy grass with dandelions surronds the Beach Rose bushes (there are about 10). There is an open field/sanctuary that is about 100 feet by 150 feet. On one of the edges of the sanctuary is where you find the Beach Rose bushes. Picnic tables are on the right of them, pine trees and ginko trees to the left. There are four trees in all, bordering the sanctuary. There is a large white building behind us. There is a small garden with some weeds and flowers. We are in between two buildings, sitting on a bench and to the left of us there is a porch. The sanctuary surrounds us. |
| species-rosa-rugosa-was-found-waynflete5-2013-05-13 | Waynflete5 | Portland | 2013-05-13 16:30:00 | Beach rose | Rosa rugosa | I think I found it | Invasive | sites/default/files/waynflete5/img_0483.jpg | sites/default/files/waynflete5/img_0483_0.jpg | Waynflete School campus | sites/default/files/species_photos/200.jpg | sites/default/files/waynflete5/img_0524.jpg | This photo provides evidence that the plant we found is a Rosa rugosa because we saw the rose hips on the bushes. These resemble the ones found on the beach rose. The rose hip is 2 cm long. | sites/default/files/waynflete5/img_0530.jpg | This photo provides evidence that the plant is a Rosa rugosa because we noticed that the stems are covered in thorns, and the leaf has the same structure as a beach rose. | sites/default/files/waynflete5/img_0527_0.jpg | This photo provides evidence that the plant is a Rosa rugosa because of the sharp and pointy thorns that cover the whole plants stem. The sharp pointy thorns are the plants protection. | The date today is May 13 2013. The time is 12:12am. The weather outside is sunny with a mild wind chill. The plant has many thorns on it's cylindoric stems. It has many small plants on it. It is in partial shade. The clouds over head make it hard to see the full blue sky. The area is mulch scattered with weeds and the side are edged to perfection. The rose bud bush is surrounded by a grassy area where a class is reading in the sun. The grassy area is filled with dandelions, roses, and tulips. |
| species-berberis-thunbergii-was-found-fblock4-2013-05-13 | fblock4 | Portland | 2013-05-13 16:30:00 | Japanese barberry | Berberis thunbergii | I think I found it | Invasive | sites/default/files/fblock4/screen_shot_2013-05-15_at_9.20.15_am.png | sites/default/files/fblock4/img_0329_1.jpg | Waynflete School campus | sites/default/files/species_photos/202.jpg | sites/default/files/fblock4/img_0347_1.jpg | The leaves on the Japanese Barberry are oval shaped and the edges are rounded. They're are about 2-4 inches long. | sites/default/files/fblock4/img_0362_0.jpg | The thorns are located 1 in every little cluster of leaves and the stem has a zig-zag pattern. | sites/default/files/fblock4/img_0354_0.jpg | Small white flowers on this plant bloom in april-may, and then turn into berries. The berries are 1-2 cm long and the flowers are1 cm, you can see the berries from the last season, they are wrinkled and dry. | It is May 14th, 8:25am and about 45 degrees fahrenheit. There is 0% cloud coverage with a light breeze. The ground is dry and we are surrounded by granite slabs. It's sunny but there is shade under the pine trees. We are near a paved pathway in a small groove. There is sparse grass coverage and pine needles on the ground. We are near Storer St. and can hear cars passing by. We are looking at a Berberis thunbergii's and we have noticed that the leaves they produce are rounded leaf points. They have smooth edges and a simple shape. The woody sprigs have alternating leafs and small red berries. There are white flower buds near the leaves. The bush is about 1-2 meters, thorns 1/2 cm, berries 1-2cm and leaves about 1-2.5 cm. |
| species-berberis-thunbergii-was-found-waynflete4-2013-05-13-1 | Waynflete4 | Portland | 2013-05-13 16:30:00 | Japanese barberry | Berberis thunbergii | I think I found it | Invasive | sites/default/files/waynflete4/img_0305_copy.jpg | sites/default/files/waynflete4/img_0305.jpg | Waynflete School campus | sites/default/files/species_photos/202.jpg | sites/default/files/waynflete4/img_0317.jpg | This picture shows the size of the leaf. A Japanese Barberry is 2 to 4 cm in length, and this picture accurately displays the evidence. On our Vital Signs card, it shows that the leafs have an oval shape. The plant we found, like the plant on the card, has ovular leaves. | sites/default/files/waynflete4/img_0387.jpg | This photo shows the shape if the bush. A Japanese Barberry has a rounded dense top. This plant also has a dense rounded top. | sites/default/files/waynflete4/img_0362.jpg | This picture shows the throne that grow zig zag pattern with one thron and each point. | The date is May 13, 2013. The temperature is 51 degrees Fahrenheit. The sky above is sunny with scattered clouds. The weather conditions are slightly windy, and the grass is very dry. The location that we find this plant at is on the side of a road that is densely populated. Above a sidewalk, there is a stone wall with various plants growing on it. The plant we found is on the far right of the top of the stone wall. The area in which this plant is found has a dense, groomed grass. The area has other smaller, wider, and longer bushes. Across the street, there is a canopy of trees, but our area is not covered by any of these trees. |
| species-berberis-thunbergii-was-found-waynflete3-2013-05-13 | Waynflete3 | Portland | 2013-05-13 16:30:00 | Japanese barberry | Berberis thunbergii | I think I found it | Invasive | sites/default/files/waynflete3/img_0256.jpg | sites/default/files/waynflete3/img_0256_0.jpg | Waynflete School campus | sites/default/files/species_photos/202.jpg | sites/default/files/waynflete3/thornevidence.jpg | There are alternating thorns on every joint of the plant. This distinguishes it from the Common Barberry which has longer thorns and three or more on each joint. | sites/default/files/waynflete3/berryevidence.jpg | Each bud is in clusters of 1-3, also proving it to be a Japanese barberry. This distinguishes it from the common barberry because the common barberry grows buds in chains. | sites/default/files/waynflete3/img_0337.jpg | Each leaf averages from 1-2 centimeters and how the leaves are oval shaped and have smooth edges.This distinguishes it from the Common Barberry because its leaves are spiny and sharp spiny. | It's a nice day on May 13th 2013. The temperature is 51°. The place where we are is shaded by trees on 3 sides, the 4th side is a field not too big or small and a parking lot . The sky is nice a blue, not many clouds in the skys maybe 3 or 4 to our west. the trees that our shading us are pines. |
| species-berberis-thunbergii-was-found-waynflete1-2013-05-13 | Waynflete1 | Portland | 2013-05-13 16:30:00 | Japanese barberry | Berberis thunbergii | I think I found it | Invasive | sites/default/files/waynflete1/img_0451.jpg | sites/default/files/waynflete1/img_0451_0.jpg | Waynflete School campus | sites/default/files/species_photos/202.jpg | sites/default/files/waynflete1/img_0476.jpg | In April, the Japanese Barberry plant has clusters of small white flowers with reddish bases. The flowers on the plant that we found in May are also white with red bases that look exactly the same as the flowers on the Japanese Barberry plant. | sites/default/files/waynflete1/img_0474.jpg | The Japanese Barberry plant has one thorn at each joint and the plant we found has one thorn at each joint. The Japanese Barberry also has a stem that grows in a zigzag pattern, and the plant we found also has this. The Japanese Barberry is most likely found in upland developed areas and we found this plant in an upland developed area. | sites/default/files/waynflete1/img_0487.jpg | The Japanese Barberry's leaves are green, 2 - 4 cm long, and oval shaped with smooth edges, unlike the Common Barberry which has larger, rougher leaves. The plant we found has identical leaves to the Japanese Barberry plant. You can see in our picture that the leaves are about 2-4 cm long, oval shaped, and smooth. | We are towards the front of Morrill building. It's about 50 degrees out and sunny with a few small clouds. There are small petals scattered on the ground. There are not many trees around, but there are some bushes.and other plantings. The ground is made up of moist dirt around the plant, but there's a pavement road and a brick sidewalk next to it. It is a fairly flat land, and there's a small amount of trash around the entire area. There is also a small breeze. |
| species-berberis-thunbergii-was-not-found-waynflete2-2013-05-13 | Waynflete2 | Portland | 2013-05-13 16:30:00 | Japanese barberry | Berberis thunbergii | I think I did not find it | Invasive | sites/default/files/waynflete2/img_0407_0.jpg | sites/default/files/waynflete2/img_0408.jpg | Waynflete School campus | sites/default/files/species_photos/202.jpg | sites/default/files/waynflete2/img_0385.jpg | We found the Common Barberry which is similar to the Japanese Barberry. However, the thorns on the Common Barberry are larger than the ones on the Japanese Barberry, but both are a reddish brown color. | sites/default/files/waynflete2/img_0406_0.jpg | The common barberry is different from the Japanese barberry because it has a different bud shape and color. The Common Barberry has more yellow/green buds that dangle on chains versus the yellow/pink color of the Japanese barberry buds that are in groups of three. The buds are also smaller, and there is more of them. There is about 15-20 buds on each chain of the Common Barberry | sites/default/files/waynflete2/img_0398_0.jpg | When compared to the Japanese Barberry you can see that it has bigger darker leaves. The leaves have little ridges instead of smooth edges. LEFT: Japanese Barberry. RIGHT: common barberry. | Time: 12:18 PM, Temp: 51˚, Date: 5/13/13. There is a lot of sun, with patches of shade. There is a breeze that comes every few seconds. The man made structures are the concrete sidewalk and the green fences, as well as the low brick wall surrounding the little garden and the parking lot filled with cars. Lots of green plants grow around the fence. There is a dark, shady alleyway, with little green buds dusting the concrete ground. It would be warm, but the breeze makes it slightly colder. In the alleyway there is a shiny motorcycle, silver and black. Green plants cover most of the ground, without a lot of dirt and rocks. In the little garden There is a tree surrounded by little purple and white flowers. Other than that, there are not a lot of trees. Behind the little garden there is a brick building, Emery. Our plant, the common barberry, was found near the green fence, growing out of a small patch of dirt, surrounded by concrete and in the shade. |
| species-littorina-littorea-was-found-cassidork11-2013-05-12 | cassidork11 | Saco, ME | 2013-05-12 23:30:00 | Common periwinkle | Littorina littorea | I think I found it | Invasive | sites/default/files/cassidork11/screen_shot_2013-05-15_at_8.24.34_am_0.png | sites/default/files/cassidork11/screen_shot_2013-05-15_at_8.25.05_am_0.png | Camp Ellis Jetti | sites/default/files/species_photos/103_0.jpg | sites/default/files/cassidork11/screen_shot_2013-05-15_at_8.23.57_am.png | snail foot and operculum apear to match description | sites/default/files/cassidork11/screen_shot_2013-05-15_at_8.24.13_am.png | shell has appropriate stripes and apeture size | |||
| species-carcinus-maenas-was-found-christinev-2013-05-10 | christinev | Portland | 2013-05-10 15:00:00 | Green crab | Carcinus maenas | I think I found it | Invasive | sites/default/files/christinev/sitephoto.jpg | sites/default/files/christinev/samplingmethod.jpg | End of GMRI/Coast Guard dock | sites/default/files/species_photos/107.jpg | sites/default/files/christinev/evidence1.jpg | One great way to ID green crabs is by counting the spines on the carapace. Green crabs have 5 spines outside each eye. Native species have 8-10 spines and other invasives have fewer than 5 spines. In all 18 crabs we counted 5 spines like you see in the one shown here. | sites/default/files/christinev/evidence2.jpg | Green crabs have thin claws with sharp tips like you see here. One crab had disproportionately small claws, but they still fit the thin and sharp description. They are also aggressive. One even bit smo! | sites/default/files/christinev/evidence3.jpg | Green crabs have a pentagon shaped shell. You can see that this shell is very pentagon-ish. Native crabs have more oval-ish shells, and other invasives are more round to square-ish. We all feel pretty confident that we had 18 green crabs. | Students from Dover, NH's Cocheco Arts and Technical School and Falmouth High School competed in the Nor'Easter Bowl and earned a chance to join us for a day in the lab at GMRI. It was great to have them here, and they collected some great data to help us continue to track the crabs living off the end of the dock here at GMRI. The weather cleared up just in time for us to head outside. It was warm and sunny, definitely in the 60s. Adam dropped a trap down yesterday. After approximately 24 hours the trap came up with 18 crabs. All the crabs appeared to be green crabs. We learned that the triangle on the underside of the carapace is wider for females, and they all appeared to be female. |
| species-decapoda-order-was-found-adventuretime-2013-05-10 | AdventureTIme | Dover-Foxcroft | 2013-05-10 14:12:00 | Crayfish, unidentified | Decapoda (order) | I think I found it | Native | sites/default/files/adventuretime/img_0297.jpg | sites/default/files/adventuretime/screen_shot_2013-05-13_at_10.35.55_am_0.png | Stream Side with Blue group | sites/default/files/species_photos/029.jpg | sites/default/files/adventuretime/img_0297_0.jpg | This crayfish has 2 antennae used to find it's way around. It has a dark exoskeleton for protection from predators. OUr crayfish has not molted recently, it's shell is hard and ready to protect. | sites/default/files/adventuretime/img_0292.jpg | Our crayfish has 5 sets of swimmerets for swimming and carrying eggs. It is real movie and it likes to pinch. This is the best shot we could get of the pleopods. | sites/default/files/adventuretime/img_0293_0.jpg | Crayfish pinch with large claws on both of the front legs. Ours it's left leg in a fight, you can see it growing back. | We had great luck catching crayfish with our nets. We also managed to catch something other than our usual caddis flies. Our luck made standing in the cold air worth while, we could smell decaying wood and soil, the sound of frogs planes and running water filled the air. I was surprised that all the crayfish we caught were ammeter to 4 centimeters in length. |
| species-trichoptera-order-was-found-littledinosaurs-2013-05-10 | LittleDinosaurs | Dover-Foxcroft | 2013-05-10 14:12:00 | Caddisfly larva | Trichoptera (order) | I think I found it | Native | sites/default/files/littledinosaurs/img_0298.jpg | sites/default/files/littledinosaurs/img_0298_0.jpg | Stream Side with Blue group | sites/default/files/species_photos/529.jpg | sites/default/files/littledinosaurs/img_0262.jpg | the caddisfly looks like a catapillar with longer legs in the front so it can still walk when it covers itself with sticks pebbles and other protective things it can find to stay unseen by other creatures that might eat it | sites/default/files/littledinosaurs/img_0336.jpg | A caddisfly cocoons itself in either small wooden sticks or small pebbles. They use it as a casing or camofluash to ovoid being eaten or attacked by predators. | sites/default/files/littledinosaurs/img_0196.jpg | Caddisflies are predators, and they use these sticks and other things for protection or camo. When an insect that they can eat is close enough they can jump out and eat it. | We found multiple caddusflies and when we stored them, they tried to escape. |
| species-trichoptera-order-was-found-electronninjas-2013-05-10 | ElectronNinjas | Dover-Foxcroft | 2013-05-10 14:12:00 | Caddisfly larva | Trichoptera (order) | I think I found it | Native | sites/default/files/electronninjas/img_0368_1.jpg | sites/default/files/electronninjas/img_0369.jpg | Stream Side with Blue group | sites/default/files/species_photos/529.jpg | sites/default/files/electronninjas/img_0364.jpg | We had found many caddisflies before with our teacher and class. We found four bunches of sticks and leaves. The bunch of things also had a hole made in each end so it was hollow. | sites/default/files/electronninjas/img_0342.jpg | All four bunches were from two to three cm. long. | sites/default/files/electronninjas/img_0371.jpg | There was a bug that almost looked like a centipede but it only had six legs on the front and then the legs stopped going down the body. From what we could see it had no more legs on its body. | Our team was so happy to find four caddisflies. We had trouble finding other species. We were surprised that we didn't find any other species than caddisflies because just a little bit up the stream our class found multiple species of water creatures. We were not surprised that we didn't find many species though because the mut at our spot was nothing but clay. |
| species-trichoptera-order-was-found-poniesinlabcoats-2013-05-10 | Poniesinlabcoats | Dover-Foxcroft | 2013-05-10 12:30:00 | Caddisfly larva | Trichoptera (order) | I think I found it | Native | sites/default/files/poniesinlabcoats/img_0202.jpg | sites/default/files/poniesinlabcoats/img_0120.jpg | Stream Side | sites/default/files/species_photos/529.jpg | sites/default/files/poniesinlabcoats/img_0282.jpg | Caddisfly larvas are worm-like with 6 legs near its head. The body is soft and segmented and have hair-like gills. These organisms were worm-like, had 6 legs, a soft and segmented body, and hairlike gills. | sites/default/files/poniesinlabcoats/img_0224.jpg | Some caddisfly species make cases out of materials like sand, sticks, leaves, or pebbles. These organisms had casings made of sticks. | sites/default/files/poniesinlabcoats/img_0237.jpg | Caddisfly larvas are between 0.3 and 4 cm long. The organisms we found were about 3.5 cm long. *Note: These organisms are sitting in an ice cube tray. The sections in the ice cube tray are 3cm x 4cm.* | On this trip, we had hiked nearly to the end of the Nature Trail across the street from our school. Our first few scoops of mud resulted in around finding 10 caddisflies. All caddisflies were very active, crawling around our ice cube trays (for observation) and sticking their bodies out of their casings. |
| species-cambarus-bartonii-was-found-legit-campers-2013-05-10 | Legit-Campers | Dover-Foxcroft | 2013-05-10 12:30:00 | Common crayfish | Cambarus bartonii | I think I found it | Native | sites/default/files/legit-campers/img_0310_0.jpg | sites/default/files/legit-campers/photo_on_2013-05-13_at_13.05_2.jpg | Stream Side | sites/default/files/species_photos/cambarus_bartonii.jpg | sites/default/files/legit-campers/img_0221.jpg | Typically, a Common Crayfish is roughly 5-6 cm (2-5 in), and that is how long the organism was. A lobster is typically around 64 cm (25 in), which means it is most certainly not a lobster. | sites/default/files/legit-campers/img_0219.jpg | A Common Crayfish is known to have hard claws, roughly 2 cm (1 in) long. Our organism has claws about 1.5 cm long. A Common Crayfish is very similar to a Prawn, but te mojar difference is that the Common Crayfish has claws, while the Prawn does not. | sites/default/files/legit-campers/img_0261.jpg | A Common Crayfish typically has a darkish brown, near black body. The organism that we found also has a darkish brown body. A Prawn, an organism typically mistaken for a Common Crayfish, has a light brown body with dark streaks. | We were very surprised to find what we think is a crayfish. There were roads and people nearby, so we thought that there wouldn't be any crayfish. Also, we saw another crayfish, which also surprised us. This means that there are many crayfish in this stream. |
| species-ephemeroptera-order-was-found-chumbucketeers-2013-05-10 | Chumbucketeers | Dover-Foxcroft | 2013-05-10 12:30:00 | Mayfly nymph | Ephemeroptera (order) | I think I found it | Native | sites/default/files/chumbucketeers/img_0268.jpg | sites/default/files/chumbucketeers/img_0287_0.jpg | Stream Side | sites/default/files/species_photos/527.jpg | sites/default/files/chumbucketeers/img_0285.jpg | Our organism has 3 tails | sites/default/files/chumbucketeers/img_0295.jpg | Our organism has 6 legs | sites/default/files/chumbucketeers/img_0294.jpg | Our organism has gills lining the abdomen | We think we found a Mayfly nymph, so we were very happy! We could see and hear the running water. The place smelled like earth and plants, and the air was humid. We ran into not being able to find a variety of species as a problem. |
| species-coleoptera-order-was-found-crayfishcreepers-2013-05-10-0 | CrayfishCreepers | Dover-Foxcroft | 2013-05-10 12:30:00 | Riffle beetle | Coleoptera (order) | I think I found it | Invasive | sites/default/files/crayfishcreepers/img_0352.jpg | sites/default/files/crayfishcreepers/img_0230_0.jpg | Stream Side | sites/default/files/species_photos/coleoptera_riffle_beetle.jpg | sites/default/files/crayfishcreepers/img_0163_0.jpg | This is the underneath of a riffle beetle, you can see the little hairs underneath. You can also see the two tiny hooks and short hairs on the back end. | sites/default/files/crayfishcreepers/img_0156_0.jpg | The riffle beetle is brown, and you can see the segmented pieces. We measured it and it was 2 cm just like riffle beetle's are. | sites/default/files/crayfishcreepers/img_0154.jpg | This picture shows the hooks and that it's a larvae because the adults are more round. | It is brownish in color, the picture also shows the segmented strips of the body. They also have a hard shell, and were found without a outer casing, like the caddisfly. |
| species-ephemeroptera-order-was-found-biochemical-bros-2013-05-10 | Biochemical-Bros | Dover-Foxcroft | 2013-05-10 12:30:00 | Mayfly nymph | Ephemeroptera (order) | I think I found it | Native | sites/default/files/biochemical-bros/img_0338.jpg | sites/default/files/biochemical-bros/img_0353.jpg | Stream Side | sites/default/files/species_photos/527.jpg | sites/default/files/biochemical-bros/img_0375_0.jpg | Nymphs are very small and fast they are worm-like creatures. It is an insect, it has six legs. They have hairy bodies. They have long bodies and 2 pinchers and two black eye's. They are similar to ants, they have long bodies and pinchers. | sites/default/files/biochemical-bros/img_0385_0.jpg | They have cammoflauge skin that they can hide in, they are hard to see in some twigs and leafs. They are green and brown, that's why they can hide in the muck and wood. | sites/default/files/biochemical-bros/img_0386.jpg | They have small gills that they use to breath and have tiny fins so that they can swim very fast. There tail fin is a leaf-like fin. They also use their legs to give they a boost when swimming. | I am happy because we have found many living organisms that we wanted to find, it was the mayfly nymph. The problems we ran into are that we were not able to find all the species that we needed to find such as the frog and ant because they were similar to the species we were investigating. I see much blended organisms, We heard frogs broaching, we smelled fishy things. We were not surprised that we didn't find much. |
