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Green-backed Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria ssp. hesperophilus)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
An extremely fluffy/fat little goldfinch that visited my garden.
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teapot_rabbitDescription
Guessing this is a cedar borer because I found it (dead and missing the head) on a branch that came off the cedar in my yard. Judging from cross sections of the fallen branches as I cut them up to haul them away the tree is infested with them.
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California Camel Cricket (Ceuthophilus californianus)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
Larger cricket was about an inch long, not counting the legs. They were on a spike of mullein flowers.
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Fox Spiders (Genus Alopecosa)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
Approximately an inch across, maybe slightly larger.
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Subgenus PyrobombusObserver
teapot_rabbitDescription
Rather large bumble bee visiting some plum blossoms.
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Johnson's Jumping Spider (Phidippus johnsoni)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
A chunky phiddipus that was hanging out on the swing set with us.
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Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
Extremely yellow little borb spotted this morning. Slightly smaller than a junco.
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Two-horned Gall Wasp (Dryocosmus dubiosus)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
The local live oaks have tons of tiny galls, between 1 and 2mm in diameter, along the veins on the undersides of the leaves. There is little, if any, sign of the galls when seen from the top of the leaf.
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Redwood Rooter (Caulorhiza umbonata)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
These were growing under redwood trees.
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Elfin Saddles (Genus Helvella)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
These were growing under black oak, apple, and fir trees. Some of the nearby elfin saddles were white and looked like they had Hypomyces cervinigenus
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False Chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
Growing under Douglas fir.
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Brittlegills (Genus Russula)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
Small mushroom, about two inches across, growing in a field near Doug fir and live oak.
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Golden Milkcap (Lactarius alnicola)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
These were growing in a field under a live oak tree. The caps were around 4-5” across.
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Coccora (Amanita calyptroderma)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
There were whole lots of these, most between 4-6 inches in diameter, growing at the edge of the forest under live oak and Doug fir.
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Noble False Widow (Steatoda nobilis)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
This spider was the size of a large black widow, and her web was extremely sticky/strong.
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Johnson's Jumping Spider (Phidippus johnsoni)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
Found this tableaux in my garden. It appeared to be a small phidippus johnsonii that had caught a bee or bee mimic. They’re adjacent to a flowering chrysanthemum that many pollinators are visiting.
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Typical Funnel Weavers (Subfamily Ageleninae)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
The shrubs were full of these spider webs. The spider was tan, and relatively small - less than an inch in total length.
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)Observer
teapot_rabbitDescription
Bumblebee having a grand time on a bull thistle.