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wildlife & nature photography by janson jones
Ganoderma zonatum, 29 December 2014
Ganoderma zonatum, the Zonatum bracket;
Volusia county, Florida; 29 December 2014.
Learn more about this species at iNaturalist.org.
Ganoderma applanatum, 09 July 2014
Ganoderma applanatum, the Artist’s bracket;
Flagler county, Florida (09 July 2014).
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Phaeotremella foliacea, 12 July 2019
Phaeotremella foliacea, the Leafy brain fungus;
Spartanburg county, South Carolina (12 July 2019).
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Tremella mesenterica, 29 April 2013
Tremella mesenterica, the Witch’s butter;
Hamilton county, Florida (29 April 2013).
Also commonly referred to as the Yellow brain fungus
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Pantherophis alleghaniensis (Gray), 28 April 2012
Pantherophis alleghaniensis, the Eastern rat snake;
Lowndes county, Georgia (28 April 2012).
Note that some consider Gray-patterned Eastern rat snakes in this area to be Pantherophis spiloides, the Gray rat snake.
Learn more about this complex at iNaturalist.org.
Pantherophis alleghaniensis (Gray), 28 April 2012
Pantherophis alleghaniensis, the Eastern rat snake;
Lowndes county, Georgia (28 April 2012).
Note that some consider Gray-patterned Eastern rat snakes in this area to be Pantherophis spiloides, the Gray rat snake.
Learn more about this complex at iNaturalist.org.
Astropecten articulatus, 18 August 2013
Astropecten articulatus, the Royal starfish (aka the Flat sea star);
Volusia county, Florida (18 August 2013).
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Astropecten articulatus, 18 August 2013
Astropecten articulatus, the Royal starfish (aka the Flat sea star);
Volusia county, Florida (18 August 2013).
Learn more about this species at iNaturalist.org.
The mouth is at the center of the starfish’s ventral side.
Astropecten articulatus, 18 August 2013
Astropecten articulatus, the Royal starfish (aka the Flat sea star);
Volusia county, Florida (18 August 2013).
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A close up of this Royal starfish’s madreporite (also known as a sieve plate), essentially the intake valve to draw and filter water into the starfish’s vascular system.
Astropecten articulatus, 18 August 2013
Astropecten articulatus, the Royal starfish (aka the Flat sea star);
Volusia county, Florida (18 August 2013).
Learn more about this species at iNaturalist.org.
AKtoFL: Denali National Park, Alaska (31 May 2011)
On the Savage River Trail
Denali Borough, Alaska (31 May 2011).
Day 01 of the 2011 Roadtrip from Alaska to Florida (Mile 0253 of 7221).
An excellent outcrop of sorts at Denali National Park. As much as I love Florida, I must admit the rocks and various landscapes of Alaska were truly something to behold. I still miss them.
AKtoFL: Denali National Park, Alaska (31 May 2011)
On the Savage River Trail
Denali Borough, Alaska (31 May 2011).
Day 01 of the 2011 Roadtrip from Alaska to Florida (Mile 0253 of 7221).
A lovely spill of rocks along a steep slope adjacent to the Savage River Trail in Denali National Park. How many small mammals are hidden in there?
AKtoFL: Denali National Park, Alaska (31 May 2011)
On the Savage River Trail
Denali Borough, Alaska (31 May 2011).
Day 01 of the 2011 Roadtrip from Alaska to Florida (Mile 0253 of 7221).
An excellent outcrop of rock along the Savage River Trail in Denali National Park. In many ways, the rock in this region of Alaska reminded me a bit of the American (much lower) West.
AKtoFL: The Savage River Trail, Alaska (31 May 2011)
On the Savage River Trail
Denali Borough, Alaska (31 May 2011).
Day 01 of the 2011 Roadtrip from Alaska to Florida (Mile 0253 of 7221).
A higher perspective of the Savage River Trail winding along and across its namesake. Note the exposed rock formations and spills. The rocks in Denali are spectacular.
Tremella fuciformis, 25 June 2012
Tremella fuciformis, the Snowy fungus;
Lowndes county, Georgia (25 June 2012).
Learn more about this species at iNaturalist.org.
Tremella fuciformis, 25 June 2012
Tremella fuciformis, the Snowy fungus;
Lowndes county, Georgia (25 June 2012).
Learn more about this species at iNaturalist.org.
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, 27 September 2015
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, the Dusky pigmy rattlesnake;
Brevard county, Florida (27 September 2015).
Learn more about this species at iNaturalist.org.
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, 27 September 2015
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, the Dusky pigmy rattlesnake;
Brevard county, Florida (27 September 2015).
Learn more about this species at iNaturalist.org.
Gopherus polyphemus, 22 August 2015
Gopherus polyphemus, the Gopher tortoise;
Flagler county, Florida (22 August 2015).
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Gopherus polyphemus, 22 August 2015
Gopherus polyphemus, the Gopher tortoise;
Flagler county, Florida (22 August 2015).
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Physalia physalis, 20 May 2014
Physalia physalis, the Portuguese man o’ war;
Volusia county, Florida (20 May 2014).
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Physalia physalis, 20 May 2014
Physalia physalis, the Portuguese man o’ war;
Volusia county, Florida (20 May 2014).
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Porpita porpita, 20 May 2014
Porpita porpita, the Blue button;
Volusia county, Florida (20 May 2014).
Learn more about this species at iNaturalist.org.
A macro shot of the dactylozooids which radiate outward from the Blue Button’s central float structure. Despite the presence of stinging nematocysts, Porpita Porpita doesn’t pose much of a threat to people.
Porpita porpita, 20 May 2014
Porpita porpita, the Blue button;
Volusia county, Florida (20 May 2014).
Learn more about this species at iNaturalist.org.
A cluster of gonozoids (reproducitive zooids) on the underside of a BlueButton’s central float. The long, darker-bluer tentacle you see is one of the dactylozooids (which radiate outward from the disc in good ole’ fashioned tentacle style.
Porpita porpita, 19 May 2014
Porpita porpita, the Blue button;
Volusia county, Florida (19 May 2014).
Learn more about this species at iNaturalist.org.
Not actually a jellyfish, the Blue button is better described as a colony of hydrozoan polyps functioning together as one organism. In this shot, you can see the dactylozoids radiating outward from the central float (disc). Each of those dactylozoids carries with it a series of stinging nematocysts, but the sting doesn’t pose much of a threat to people. The is a dorsal top-down view of the Blue button.
AKtoFL: The Savage River Trail, Alaska (31 May 2011)
On the Savage River Trail
Denali Borough, Alaska (31 May 2011).
Day 01 of the 2011 Roadtrip from Alaska to Florida (Mile 0253 of 7221).
Check out the trail running to the right of the water flow. Just bumpy enough to keep your focus somewhat grounded on the path beneath your feet.
AKtoFL: The Savage River Trail, Alaska (31 May 2011)
On the Savage River Trail
Denali Borough, Alaska (31 May 2011).
Day 01 of the 2011 Roadtrip from Alaska to Florida (Mile 0253 of 7221).
A low(ish) ridge rising over the edge of the Savage River Trail. So much cool and texture in this area.
AKtoFL: The Savage River Trail, Alaska (31 May 2011)
On the Savage River Trail
Denali Borough, Alaska (31 May 2011).
Day 01 of the 2011 Roadtrip from Alaska to Florida (Mile 0253 of 7221).
Quite the color play between the rock and the surrounding foliage.
AKtoFL: The Savage River Trail, Alaska (31 May 2011)
On the Savage River Trail
Denali Borough, Alaska (31 May 2011).
Day 01 of the 2011 Roadtrip from Alaska to Florida (Mile 0253 of 7221).
Starting off on the Savage River Trail in Denali National Park. A fantastic medley of dry, jagged rock and thin, stiff plant life.
Anadenobolus monilicornis, 11 June 2016
Anadenobolus monilicornis, the Bumblebee millipede;
Miami-Dade county, Florida (11 June 2016).
Learn more about this species at iNaturalist.org.
Nerodia taxispilota, 25 May 2019
Nerodia taxispilota, the Brown watersnake;
Volusia county, Florida (25 May 2019).
Learn more about this species at iNaturalist.org.
Nerodia taxispilota, 25 May 2019
Nerodia taxispilota, the Brown watersnake;
Volusia county, Florida (25 May 2019).
Learn more about this species at iNaturalist.org.
This Brown watersnake appears to be nearing ecdysis, the shedding of its scales (note the blue-sheen on the ocular/eye scale), but it was also sporting a bit of an infection (see anterior labial scales, that bit of yellowish ick). It’s possible this individual was victim to Snake Fungal Disease, an emerging and spreading fungal disease impacting snake populations throughout much of North America. SFD can also cause ocular scales to cloud over.
Nerodia taxispilota, 25 May 2019
Nerodia taxispilota, the Brown watersnake;
Volusia county, Florida (25 May 2019).
Learn more about this species at iNaturalist.org.
Caenoplana sp., 26 October 2013
Caenoplana sp. (undescribed species);
Volusia county, Florida (26 October 2013).
Learn more about this taxa at iNaturalist.org.
I solicited identification help for this species on Twitter and received this reply from Jean-Lou Justine (https://twitter.com/Plathelminthe4):
“After consulting Leigh Winsor, who is a real flatworm maestro, this is an undescribed species of the genus Caenoplana. Known from various localities such as Queensland (Australia), Florida, Guadeloupe. Country of origin unknown.”
(https://twitter.com/floridensis/status/1206333853272616966)
Caenoplana sp., 26 October 2013
Caenoplana sp. (undescribed species);
Volusia county, Florida (26 October 2013).
Learn more about this taxa at iNaturalist.org.
I solicited identification help for this species on Twitter and received this reply from Jean-Lou Justine (https://twitter.com/Plathelminthe4):
“After consulting Leigh Winsor, who is a real flatworm maestro, this is an undescribed species of the genus Caenoplana. Known from various localities such as Queensland (Australia), Florida, Guadeloupe. Country of origin unknown.”
(https://twitter.com/floridensis/status/1206333853272616966)
HETEROKONTS
• Sargassum
ALISMATALES
• Water lettuce
ARECALES (Palms)
• Cabbage palmetto
COMMELINALES
• Pickerelweed
FABALES
• Arctic lupine
LAMIALES
• Black mangrove
MALPIGHIALES
• Red mangrove
NYMPHAEALES
• Spatterdock
POALES (Grasses)
• Saltmarsh cord grass
• Sea oates
SALVINIALES
• Water spangles
SOLANALES
• Beach morning glory
ARTHONIALES (Lichen)
• Christmas lichen
AGARICALES (Gilled Mushrooms)
• Fluted birds nest
HYPOCREALES (Fungi)
• Ophiocordyceps parasitic fungi
POLYPORALES (Shelf Fungi)
• White-pored chicken of the woods
TREMELLALES (Fungi)
• Snowy fungus
ANTHOZOA
• Hitchhiking anemone
• Christmas anemone
HYDROZOA
• Portuguese man o' war
• Blue button
SCYPHOZOA (True Jellyfish)
• Cannonball jellyfish
ASTEROIDEA
• Royal starfish
ECHINOIDEA
• Five-slotted sanddollar
BIVALVE MOLLUSKS
• Eastern oyster
• Coquina
GASTROPOD MOLLUSKS
• Lettered olive
• Rosy wolf snail
• Grey Atlantic auger
• Florida tree snail
• American crown conch
• Shark eye sea snail
• Eastern whitelip snail
• Banded tree snail
• Sargassum nudibranch
• Lightning whelk
• Cuban brown snail
BARNACLES
• Titan acorn barnacle
• Ribbed barnacle
SHRIMP & CRAYFISH
• Mitten crayfish
• Slender sargassum shrimp
• Brown grass shrimp
• Arrow shrimp
CRABS
• Mangrove tree crab
• Speckled swimming crab
• Flame-streaked box crab
• Atlantic blue crab
• Blue land crab
• Thinstripe hermit crab
• Caribbean land hermit crab
• Atlantic mole crab
• Blackback land crab
• Mangrove root crab
• Thin-shelled rock crab
• Calico box crab
• Atlantic sand fiddler crab
• Atlantic mangrove fiddler crab
• Portly spider crab
• Atlantic ghost crab
• Mottled shore crab
• Atlantic mud crab
• Mottled purse crab
• Green porcelain crab
• Tidal spray crab
• Sargassum swimming crab
HORSESHOE CRABS
• Horseshoe crab
DADDY LONGLEGS
• Aldrichi harvestman
SPIDERS
• Twinflagged jumping spider
• Yellow garden spider
• Okefenokee fishing spider
• Six-spotted fishing spider
• Spinybacked orbweaver
• Giant crab spider (Huntsman)
• Field wolf spider
• Southern house spider
• Magnolia jumping spider
• Golden jumping spider
• Green lynx spider
• Rabid wolf spider
CENTIPEDES
• Florida Keys centipede
MILLIPEDES
• Bumblebee millipede
• North American millipede
MANTIDS
• Grizzled mantis
WALKING STICKS
• S. Two-striped walking stick
ANTS, BEES, WASPS, Etc
• Neotropical paper wasp
CICADAS
• N. dusk-singing cicada
• Resonant cicada
• Hieroglyphic cicada
• Lyric cicada
• Similar dog-day cicada
TRUE BUGS (Non-Cicada)
• Giant leaf-footed bug
BEETLES
• Eastern eyed click beetle
• Harlequin flower beetle
• Giant stag beetle
MOTHS
• Eastern grass tubeworm
• Luna moth
• Wittfeld's forester
• Spiny oakworm moth
• Pink-striped oakworm moth
• Polyphemus moth
• Spotted apatelodes moth
• Black witch moth
• Ailanthus webworm moth
• Io moth
• Pink-shaded fern moth
• Laugher moth
• Angle-winged emerald moth
• Soybean looper moth
• Angle-lined prominent moth
• Scarlet-bodied wasp moth
• Manto tussock moth
• Pickleworm moth
• Rosy maple moth
• Imperial moth
• Spotted oleander moth
• White furcula moth
• Banded tussock moth
• Harris's three-spot moth
• Esther moth
• Five-spotted hawk moth
• Southern flannel moth
• Live oak metria moth
• Red-bordered emerald moth
• Skiff moth
• Echo moth
• Agreeable tiger moth
• Sweetpotato armyworm
• Black-dotted spragueia moth
BUTTERFLIES
• Gulf fritillary
• Great southern white
• Polydamas swallowtail
• Queen butterfly
• Canadian tiger swallowtail
• Eastern giant swallowtail
• Eastern tiger swallowtail
• Palamedes swallowtail
DRAGONFLIES etc
• Common green darner
• Four-spotted pennant
• Ebony jewelwing
• Halloween pennant
• Regal darner
• Scarlet skimmer
• Swamp darner
• Prince baskettail
• Eastern pondhawk
• Seaside dragonlet
• Dragonhunter
• Rambur's forktail
• Citrine forktail
• Lilypad forktail
• Bar-winged skimmer
• Slaty skimmer
• Great blue skimmer
• Royal river cruiser
• Roseate skimmer
• Blue dasher
• Eastern amberwing
• Common whitetail
• Carolina saddlebags
KATYDIDS
• Florida oblong-winged katydid
• American shieldback
• Robust shieldback
GRASSHOPPERS
• Long-headed toothpick
• Brown winter grasshopper
• Elegant grasshopper
• Short-winged green grasshopper
• Eastern lubber grasshopper
• American bird grasshopper
• Mischievous bird grasshopper
• Rusty bird grasshopper
PLANARIAN FLATWORMS
• Arrowhead flatworm
• Mollusc eating hammerhead worm
• Caenoplana flatworm
SHARKS & RAYS
• Cownose ray
BONY FISH
• Sargassum fish
• Atlantic tripletail
• Northern puffer
FROGS & TOADS
• Dwarf american toad
• Oak toad
• Southern toad
• Eastern spadefoot
• Greenhouse frog
• Eastern narrowmouth toad
• Southern cricket frog
• Pine woods treefrog
• Squirrel treefrog
• Barking treefrog
• Cope's gray treefrog
• Green treefrog
• Cuban treefrog
• Spring peeper
• Plains leopard frog
• Bronze frog
• Pickerel frog
• Southern leopard frog
• American bullfrog
• Pig frog
• Wood frog
AMPHIUMAS
• Two-toed amphiuma
SALAMANDERS
• Dwarf salamander
TURTLES
• Florida softshell turtle
• Spiny softshell turtle
• Green sea turtle
• Common snapping turtle
• Gopher tortoise
• Striped mud turtle
• Eastern mud turtle
• Diamondback terrapin
• Florida red-bellied cooter
• Loggerhead musk turtle
• Common musk turtle
• Eastern box turtle
• Ornate box turtle
• Common slider
WORMLIZARDS
• Florida worm lizard
LIZARDS
• African redhead agama
• Carolina green anole
• Puerto Rican crested anole
• Hispaniolan green anole
• Hispaniolan stout anole
• Bark anole
• Cuban knight anole
• Jamaican giant anole
• Cuban green anole
• Cuban brown anole
• Six-lined racerunner
• Western whiptail
• Brown basilisk
• Eastern collared lizard
• Black spiny-tailed iguana
• Indo-Pacific gecko
• Tropical house gecko
• Mediterranean gecko
• Green iguana
• Northern curly-tailed lizard
• Eastern glass lizard
• Southeastern five-lined skink
• Broadhead skink
• Plateau fence lizard
• Eastern fence lizard
• Florida scrub lizard
• Little brown skink
• Ornate tree lizard
• Common side-blotched lizard
SNAKES
• Florida cottonmouth
• Florida scarlet snake
• Black racer snake
• Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
• Timber rattlesnake
• Ringneck snake
• Mud snake
• Rough earth snake
• Brahminy blindsnake
• Scarlet kingnsnake
• Eastern kingsnake
• Striped swamp snake
• Eastern coachwhip
• Eastern coral snake
• Salt marsh watersnake
• Salt marsh x Banded watersnake
• Plainbelly watersnake
• Banded watersnake
• Florida green watersnake
• Diamondback watersnake
• Northern watersnake
• Brown watersnake
• Rough green snake
• Eastern "Yellow" rat snake
• Eastern "Gray" rat snake
• Eastern "Everglades" rat snake
• Red "Corn" rat snake
• Burmese python
• Ball python
• Queen snake
• Pine woods littersnake
• Desert patchnose snake
• Pigmy rattlesnake
• Florida brown snake
• Eastern garter snake
• Peninsula ribbon snake
CROCODILIANS
• American alligator
• Spectacled caiman
• American crocodile
ACCIPITRIFORMES
• Turkey vulture
• Black vulture
• Osprey
ANSERIFORMES
• Coming Soon
CHARADRIIFORMES
• Western sandpiper
• Brown noddy
• Ruddy turnstone
• Laughing gull
• Black skimmer
• Royal tern
• Willet
CICONIIFORMES
• Wood stork
GALLIFORMES
• Coming Soon
GRUIFORMES
• Sandhill crane
• Limpkin
• Purple gallinule
PASSERIFORMES
• Florida scrub jay
• Prothonotary warbler
• Boat-tailed grackle
PELECANIFORMES
• Roseate spoonbill
• Great egret
• Great blue heron
• Little blue heron
• Reddish egret
• Snowy egret
• Tricolored heron
• American white ibis
• Yellow-crowned night heron
• Black-crowned night heron
• American white pelican
• Brown pelican
• Roseate spoonbill
• Glossy ibis
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
• American flamingo
PODICIPEDIFORMES
• Pied-billed grebe
STRIGIFORMES
• Barred owl
SULIFORMES
• Anhinga
• Magnificent frigatebird
• Double-crested cormorant
• Masked booby
ARTIODACTYLA
• Moose
• Key deer
• Common bottlenose dolphin
MARSUPIALIA
• Virginia opossum
CARNIVORA
• American mink
• Raccoon
PRIMATES
• Human
RODENTIA
• Arctic ground squirrel
SIRENIA
• West Indian manatee
The TOMOKA & BULOW Circuit: Photographs from the Ormond Beach area through and around the Tomoka Basin. Includes Tomoka, Bulow Creek, North Peninsula, and Bulow Plantation Ruins State Parks.
ANOLIS Lizards: Photographs of all Anolis lizards featured on Floridensis to date. This includes native and non-native species alike, all photographed in the wild.
NERODIA Watersnakes: Photographs of all non-venomous Nerodia watersnakes featured on Floridensis to date. Includes species photographed in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Oklahoma.
Salt Marshes & Coastal Habitats. Photographs taken on various kayak sojourns through Florida's coastal, salt marsh, and estuarine habitats.
Freshwater Habitats: Photographs taken on various kayak sojourns throughout Florida's freshwater habitats.
From Alaska to Florida, 2011: In the summer of 2011, I sojourned 7,221 miles from Alaska to Florida, exploring the vast range of North American eco-diversity, camping, hiking, and photographing along the way. From mountains to deserts, from glaciers to swamps, it was a bewilderingly awesome trip. These are the photos I collected along the way.
Tropical Storms & Hurricanes: Photographs and posts covering life beneath and within Florida's tropical storm and hurricane events.
