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Honey-scented Pincushion Plant (Navarretia mellita)Observer
j-staufferDescription
Sandstone Peak trail
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Tubaria vinicolorObserver
farwesDescription
Kicking myself for not noting the host tree or getting a spore print
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Ticul’s Desert Shrew (Notiosorex tataticuli)Observer
tothemaxDescription
Found under a metal sheet.
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Banded Alder Borer (Rosalia funebris)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
This beautiful Longhorn Beetle was standing on a fencepost on a hot day. Caught and released. It threw up defensive chemicals onto my fingers, which stained the skin and has been difficult to remove. It opened and closed its mouth, but didn't attempt to bite. Picture 15 shows the beetle as I found it.
Unfortunately this was an hour after my camera broke, so I could only take phone pictures.
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Lyctus carbonariusObserver
carolblaneyDescription
Apparently swept from vegetation onto my hat
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Genus HoplisoidesObserver
ekoberleDescription
Potentially… on Cardionema ramosissimum
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Santa Monica Dudleya (Dudleya cymosa ssp. ovatifolia)Observer
toyonitoDescription
Blooming way too early to be ovatifolia (the bracts are also wrong).
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Ticul’s Desert Shrew (Notiosorex tataticuli)Observer
tothemaxDescription
found under a metal sheet. ran around for a bit before running into the nearby brush. only the second time I have ever seen a live shrew. rained the day before.
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Seira ferrariiObserver
graham_montgomeryDescription
Abundant in a dry, flat area.
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Canyon Bat (Parastrellus hesperus)Observer
nareshaDescription
Canyon bat, Echo canyon
Flying around at 5:30 pm, more than 2 hours before sunset. It was attracted to my car and to me (because of the heat?), occasionally hovering within inches of my legs before I had to shoo it away
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Belkin's Short-tailed Whipscorpion (Hubbardia belkini)Observer
graham_montgomeryDescription
Under a rock.
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Western Skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus)Observer
tempetoonDescription
Juvenile
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graham_montgomeryDescription
5x. Appear to be feeding on the green fungi visible in some photos. Saw one being eaten by a bdellid mite.
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Tobacco Budworm Moth (Chloridea virescens)Observer
andreacalaDescription
Two larvae on California Aster.
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Pseudoscorpions (Order Pseudoscorpiones)Observer
cedric_leePlace
Stunt Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Los Angeles, UC Natural Reserve System, California, United States (Google, OSM)
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Desert Woodrat (Neotoma lepida)Observer
velodromeDescription
Seen carrying little balls of cholla onto a large pile around a hideout/nest
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Sooty Longwing (Capnobotes fuliginosus)Observer
nmoorhatchDescription
Young instar...
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Western Skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus)Observer
paperplumDescription
Same individual observed here.
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Short-nosed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides ssp. brevinasus)Observer
markc666Description
near KCL campground, Carrizo Plain National Monument
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Genus DichrooscytusObserver
kschneiDescription
Beat from juniper tree, about 3 mm.
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Eyelash Cups (Genus Scutellinia)Observer
damontigheDescription
frutiting gregariously on willow submerged in mud
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Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)Observer
bobstafford805Description
scanned from slide; rough location from field notes
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California Tiger Beetle (Eunota californica ssp. pseudoerronea)Observer
will_k
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Burkseus robustusObserver
kschneiDescription
Tiny wasp beat from Ephydra and collected with permit for CAS.
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Strawberry Cock-eyed Squid (Histioteuthis heteropsis)Observer
panthalassaunited
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Coyote Brush Borer Plume Moth (Hellinsia grandis)Observer
alice_abelaDescription
Santa Barbara County, California
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Chernetid Pseudoscorpions (Family Chernetidae)Observer
alice_abelaDescription
Found inside dead trunk of a giant coreopsis in sandy coastal back dune habitat.
Santa Barbara County, California
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Firebrat (Thermobia domestica)Observer
kschneiDescription
On outhouse eaves, tentative ID, collected with permit for CAS.
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Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)Observer
quiltedquetzalDescription
Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Long-tailed Weasel (Neogale frenata)Observer
vishalsDescription
Amazing observation watching this individual for over two hours
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North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)Observer
vishalsDescription
Juvenile on a tree.
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Oregon Aquatic Garter Snake (Thamnophis atratus ssp. hydrophilus)Observer
beesip
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Nightjars and Nighthawks (Family Caprimulgidae)Observer
stephstragDescription
Didn’t get a good look at the adult when we accidentally flushed it, either common poorwill or lesser nighthawk. It flew low to the ground but that could be because it didn’t want to go far. Hopefully someone can ID through the chick!
