📷 White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) by davidknox on iNaturalist

From limpet-identifier rlucine: "Until now, we only had dead museum specimens. P. fluviatilis is unique among Patellogastropoda for preferring an estuarine environment, similar to Patelloida mimula. It is the only known species of Potamacmaea, a genus of Lottiid limpet."

"Then, just a few days after I published the description, this observation appeared out of nowhere . It is also the first record for the genus for Brazil, which is interesting as it widens the range of this beautiful and elusive species.”

From Rodrigo: “This genus was previously know only from Asia and Africa, and they are quite distinct flies to stay ‘out of the radar.’ When I found the three specimens from Paraguay at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, it was already a big surprise."

Entomologist Rodrigo Dios wrote the scientific description based on specimens collected in Paraguay. A few weeks after publication, biologist Bruno Henrique Aranda shared an iNaturalist observation of the species in Brazil — the first record for the country.

You’ll often find Balanophora clustered around tree roots in moist, forested areas. They don't make chlorophyll on their own — instead, these plants skip photosynthesis and pull nutrients directly from host plants they attach to underground.

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Even more exciting (if that's possible): this incredible lizard is *also* the first documentation of the genus Riolama on iNaturalist.