Observaciones de pich_e_010

This organism was observed at 2:30 PM. The classification of pavement ant was decided due to their nest being found under a concrete block. The habitat was a grassy field with plenty of sunlight, trees, and shrubs. The climate is hot and humid. They are extremely small and hard to see (hence the low quality of the pictures as the closer I got, the blurrier the image would become). They were entirely brownish/black and were in a group. They had segmented bodies with 6 legs. While they are hard to see in the photos, I have circled them in red for reference.

Reference: https://www.jcehrlich.com/ants/species/https://www.jcehrlich.com/ants/species/

These mallards were observed between 11:40 AM and 12:00 PM. The mallards were identified by their blue stripe on their wing. The females have a head matching the color of the rest of their body whereas the males have a green/teal head. Both are light brown in color with various shades of brown to compliment their wings. They have a wide and flat beak of a yellowish color and orange feet. They were in a lake in a hot, humid climate with not many predators around. The photos attached include male and female mallards, as well as a family of mallards with cute ducklings.

Ref: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mallard/id

This organism was observed at 9:49 AM. There were many of them around, but most were found on the outside walls of my building. They are very small, probably around 2-3 mm in length. They are segmented, with a blue/green body with some black and warm colored eyes. They had 6 legs. The habitat was my backyard in which is a grassy, mossy area with plenty of trees and shrubs. It is mainly shaded but receives some sun. It is hot and humid!

Reference: https://bugguide.net/node/view/7175

I observed a lichen on a tree in my backyard at 9:30 AM. The lichen covers plenty of the trunk, with a surrounding habitat with mossy and grassy ground and common shrubs in a hot, humid climate. The area is shady in the mornings and sunny in the afternoons. The lichen itself does not protrude much from the trunk, but it does have some depth to it and its wrinkled texture. It's a pale greenish/gray color with no shape, it's just patchy.
Reference: https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/common-greenshield-lichen

This moss was observed at 9:05 AM. It was predicted to be a leucobryum moss. The rough, layered texture of this moss is what assisted with my identification, as well as its tendency to form mats of moss. The moss was covering the ground of an area under large bushes and trees on the edge of a pond. The moss formed mounds in some locations, suggesting there is water filled up in the moss in this wet area. The moss was bright green.

A type of fungus found growing on a tree trunk, allowing me to classify it as a fungus.. The tree was chopped down leaving a stump and some remaining fungi. The type of tree is pictured, as well as the remaining stump of the tree in which the fungus came from. It was a dark brown color with a fuzzy texture to it, and a lighter brown and smoother surface under the cap. The fungi grew in a semicircular shape with the flat side of the fungus attached to the cylindrical tree trunk.
The habitat for this mushroom was a backyard behind an apartment building with trees planted in a straight line by the apartment complex. It is a grassy area that gets a lot of sun.

I used this website to identify the organism as a fungus:
http://www.greenmanconservation.co.uk/Tree_Decay_Fungi.htm
and am wondering if this could possibly be a Inonotus Hispidus, as it has a velvety texture and gets darker as they age. Additionally, the tree was cut down over a month ago and the mushrooms that have fallen have not yet started decomposition.