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Ecosystem ServicesObserver
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Manzanita Ridge Garden, looking west, June, 2016
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Field and Button Mushrooms (Genus Agaricus)Observer
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ID?
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California Bumble Bee (Bombus californicus)Observer
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Large bumblebee in flower garden
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Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)Observer
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Fly that mimics bumblebee...
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Genus AnthaxiaObserver
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Mating insects on dandelion, would like help with ID
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Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies (Order Poales)Observer
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perennial grass, would like help with ID
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Bristly Dogtail Grass (Cynosurus echinatus)Observer
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perennial grass?, would like help with ID
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Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies (Order Poales)Observer
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perennial growing in moist areas along the canal, would like help with ID
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White-fronted Small-Mason (Hoplitis albifrons)Observer
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native bee on dandelion
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Subgenus MelanosmiaObserver
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poor photo of bee, possibly coming out of ground through grass, lots of them in dandelion field, fast and difficult to photograph
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Subgenus DiandrenaObserver
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native bee on dandelion
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Mason Bees (Genus Osmia)Observer
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native bee on dandelion
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Common Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula arenaria)Observer
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gathering from raspberry flowers
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Oval-headed Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum ovaliceps)Observer
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on salvia, tiny!
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Genus ParasolaObserver
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All over the place on healthy soil right now, generally much more rare this time of year but with the rain...
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Crab Spiders (Family Thomisidae)Observer
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Spider eating earwig on CA Poppy. WOuld like help with spider ID
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Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)Observer
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These little amphibians are everywhere in Paloma right now and growing fast. Would like help with ID
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Subgenus CephalosmiaObserver
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would like help with ID
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Genus EudioctriaObserver
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eating another insect on Eriodictyon californicum
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Foothill Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis ssp. orpifex)Observer
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on vetch
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Orange-rumped Bumble Bee (Bombus melanopygus)Observer
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on yerba santa, Eriodictyon californicum
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Tribe HalictiniObserver
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native bee on california poppy, please help with ID
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Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Observer
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native bee on california poppy, please help with ID
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Genus LasioglossumObserver
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native bee on comfrey, please help with ID
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Foothill Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis ssp. orpifex)Observer
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carpenter bee on comfrey
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Subgenus DiandrenaObserver
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small bee on squash blossom, please help with ID