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Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii)Observer
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Found in California
Santa Cruz
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Rta Clade (Zoosection Rta clade)Observer
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Found in my room hiding under stuffed animal
Looks like Wolf spider but not sure.
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Citronella Ants, Fuzzy Ants, and Allies (Genus Lasius)Observer
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In dry stump
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Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)Observer
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Bee or wasp
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Pilifera-group Big-headed Ants (Complex Pheidole pilifera)Observer
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Black ant
Under rock
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
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Dry dead
Thin green leaves
Dry ground
Small dead white flowers
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Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus)Observer
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Dead dry area
By pines
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Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)Observer
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Almost dead by this time
Very dry old flowers
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Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)Observer
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Soft leaves
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Joint-toothed Mosses (Class Bryopsida)Observer
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Maybe Broom moss😬
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Rock Shield Lichens (Genus Xanthoparmelia)Observer
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Below trees greenish blue color
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Gambel Oak (Quercus gambelii)Observer
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Near fall so all are almost dead
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Navajo Yucca (Yucca baileyi)Observer
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By young oak only 40CM "leaves" green with brown tips
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Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)Observer
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Description it's a small yellowish green moth, that has longish atena with brown fuzzy tips on the end. We found it in a grassy area in direct sunlight and flat ground.