Apparently, lobelias have diversified into many shapes and forms on the Hawaiian islands, many of them island endemics. I'm guessing this might have been one, despite the fact that it was quite common along the Pihea Trail. Still need to figure out which one it is.
Update: ID provided by John Game on Flickr.
Location approx, somewhere along the Pihea Trail. ID provided by John Game on Flickr.
Again, untrue colors. It was evening and we were heading back, but Mom wanted to stop at a lookout to see if the views had cleared a bit. They had, and now featured goats, which are apprently a threat to native vegetation. People also hunt them.
These were so cool. Such dense sori! Such simple fronds! Very common along the trail, esp. in the swampy areas.
Update: ID provided by John Game on Flickr.
Saw lots of these feeding on the ohia flowers. Kind of skittish and fast, so I doubt any of my photos came out, but if they did, maybe I'll add them.
Still need to look this one up, but on some parts of the island, they were very common. Body length about 2-3 cm (big).
Possibly a tetragnathid, but pretty hard to tell. Found along the Pihea Trail in Koke'e State Park. About 1 cm in body length.
Found this really cool beetle in the condo we were in. It had something of a mite problem, like all beetles seem to. About 1 - 1.5 cm long.
This was the only lycopod I saw on the island, and actually one of the first lycopods I remember seeing in a long time. Maybe they're not common or absent from the Bay Area, but they were old stand-by's in the Eastern forests I tromped through as a kid.
Update: ID provided by John Game on Flickr.
Possibly an Araneid, but not sure. About 0.8 cm in body length. Observed along the PIhea Trail in Koke'e State Park, Kauai.
