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not A. ellipticus; comparison with one in the last photo. a little searching around turned up the species A. steptus which bears a passing resemblance, but I'm not sure it's a perfect match.

Feeding on sap from a wound on a Red Oak.

Amazing morph

In soil next to several karst features including a spring coming from a limestone crevice

Lifer. About 3 feet long.

Captured alive on asphalt road but specimen died shortly after and was retained as a study skin, placed in the vert collection at Virginia Military Institute.

Huevos de caimán llanero en playas del río Ele

Found in bathtub. Probably contracted from spelunking with bats in southwest Missouri a week prior. Identified as bat tick from several bat experts.

Honey Creek Cave (formerly called Eurycea tridentifera)

This was part of a mark recapture study for the state. This individual was marked on the edge of the right elytron with a black Sharpie.

Seen sunning on the grassy margin of the prairie.

Moapa Valley NWR, NV

Found in a cave alongside rapidly rushing water

Found in a salad box in a supermarket. Coming from France.

Somebody released their pet hybrid

Hiking a trail to Hang Tien cave with Oxsalis Tour guides. Found in narrow trial section about 3 km from trail head. Had a very loud hiss.

In forest of black oak, birch, rhododendron, hemlock, beech, witch hazel, red maple

from decaying hemlock, transitioning to soil

?

Found under bark of rotting/fallen shagbark hickory.

I identified this as Portoricoscia richmondi, which doesn’t seem to be an option on iNat.

Salt-lake slater Haloniscus searlei, Tunbridge, Tasmania, October 2020