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Genus PhidippusObserver
theaffablearachnidDescription
Suspect junior Phidippus based on the abdomen, but didn't get any pics.
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Mount Saint Helena Morning-Glory (Calystegia collina ssp. oxyphylla)Observer
nelruzam
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Habronattus tarsalisObserver
dclumpDescription
3 or 4 adult males in about 1 square meter. Sand dune habitat dominated by Ericameria ericoides with Baccharis pilularis.
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Berland's Trashline Orbweaver (Cyclosa berlandi)Observer
dclumpDescription
Not terribly confident about ID: can't find good reference pictures
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Subtribe TibicininaObserver
chyropteraDescription
All photos and sound clip same insect.
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Genus SynagelesObserver
dclumpDescription
Not 100% sure of spider's origin: found on piece of field equipment stored at indicated location for a week, but could have made its way from my car onto the surface where I found it, in which case I have no idea where it came from.
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Purdy's Fritillary (Fritillaria purdyi)Observer
dclumpDescription
Many with small buds, quite a few flowering. Seem to have just started around this elevation.
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Genus PhidippusObserver
dclumpDescription
Most likely P. johnsoni based on adults present over past few months.
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Angulate and Roundshouldered Orbweavers (Genus Araneus)Observer
dclumpDescription
A. andrewsi? Larger than other orbweavers I've seen in the area, approaching bicentenarius in size, abdomen approx. the diameter of a nickel. Web around 5 feet.
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Proszynski's Jumping Spider (Evarcha proszynskii)Observer
dclumpDescription
Maybe Habronattus?
