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Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus ssp. macrurus)Observer
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Thistledown Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla gloriosa)Observer
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Private
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Colorado Fairy Shrimp (Branchinecta coloradensis)Observer
rhesusguyDescription
Approximately 1 cm long.
Swimming in shallow pool.
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Observer
rhesusguyDescription
No claw register so I am ruling out coyote/canine. And I have recently seen a bobcat in the area.
Also seems recent. there has been rain in last 24 hours and I don't see evidence of raindrops in the track.
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Black Hairy Scorpion (Hadrurus spadix)Observer
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Private
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Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)Observer
rhesusguyDescription
Approximately 1.5” long. Observed circling area and searching under rocks.
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Wandering Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans ssp. vagrans)Observer
rhesusguyDescription
Is this a light morph? Much lighter color than others I have seen. Eyes appear clear so I do not think it is shed related.
Green head.
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Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae)Observer
rhesusguyDescription
I based identification on blunt tail and small scales. Also observed near a riparian area. I don’t see any ID’s in the area but the habitat description includes eastern Bighorn mountains.
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Ruby Porcini (Boletus rubriceps)Observer
rhesusguyDescription
Did not stain blue. Webbed stalk. I was not able to get a spore print.
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Garden Snail (Cornu aspersum)Observer
rhesusguyDescription
Found in a potted plant that was just shipped in. I imagine it is a hitchhiker from the nursery of origin and is not normally found in Colorado.
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Northern Caddisflies (Family Limnephilidae)Observer
rhesusguyDescription
Immature caddis in stone and stick tubes.
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American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)Observer
rhesusguyDescription
Observed “dipping” behavior and foraging under water as it worked its way along the stream bank.
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Saltshaker Stiltball (Battarreoides diguetii)Observer
rhesusguyDescription
Stalk 14cm long and 1cm thick. Apical pore. Spores mass cinnamon brown. Solitary under a shrub.
