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This millipede was found in a densely wooded area on a path. It was about 2 inches long and was brown and grey in color. You can tell it is this animal because of its hard exoskeleton which looks like many overlapping scale like structures. You can also identify it by its hundreds of small red legs that move the creature along.
References: https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1415518532

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Narceus_americanus/

This animal is a fir tussock moth in its caterpillar form. You can tell it is this type of caterpillar because of its distinctive coloring, it has a yellow and blue pattern on its body as well as a bright red head. It also has two hair like antenna sticking off of its head and one on its but. This caterpillar will go through metamorphosis and become the fir tussock moth.
References:
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/URBAN/MEDICAL/tussock_moths.htm

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5320261.pdf

This America alligator was found in the shallow water of a small lake. The gator was a dark grey color and about 5 feet long however they can grow to be much larger. You can tell it is an American alligator by the roundness of the snout, you can also see the many scales the animal is covered with which is a characteristic of reptiles. Another characteristic of reptiles is that the have and amniotic egg.
References: https://www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/reptiles/a/american-alligator

https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Reptiles/American-Alligator

This bird was found on a trail in a marshy/swampy area, it was with a few other birds of the same species. You can tell it is a sandhill crane by its distinguishable red head and it’s grey feathers. Another way to tell that it is a sandhill crane is it’s height, these birds are very large, this one was about 3-4 feet tall. Birds are a part of the reptilian group due to the fact that their feathers are grown from scales and they also have an amniotic egg.
References:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sandhill_Crane/id

https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/sandhill-crane

This plant was found in a area with a lot of grass and other small plants. There were many small groups of this flower together and they were spread out along a large area. These flowers are very common in the state of Florida and can be seen in many places. The flower has small white petals that are about 3cm long each, in the center of the petals is a yellow orange bud that holds the seeds of the plant. After a while the yellow bud will dry up and turn into seeds to be dispersed for more flowers to grow.
References: http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Bidens+pilosa

https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BIPI

Green fern about a foot long and a quarter of a foot wide. Small brown dots on the underside. Found in a very forested area in a bush with similar plants. References: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=THGR

https://sagebud.com/stately-maiden-fern-thelypteris-grandis