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Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)Observer
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She’s denning in the boulder spill between my house and the neighbor’s house. She has at least 7 kits, but I counted 9 a few times - it’s hard to count them when they are seething all over mama at nursing time
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Dog Vomit Slime Mold (Fuligo septica)Observer
beladozerDescription
Well, the name is apt - I thought the neighbor’s dog barfed in my yard
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Purple Fuzz (Punctularia atropurpurascens)Observer
beladozerDescription
Purple fungus on chainsawed oak or elm or bay tree (tree cut 2+ years ago)
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California Anglewing (Microcentrum californicum)Observer
beladozerDescription
A green grasshopper type jumper - looks like a green folded up leaf. On my Meyer lemon tree
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)Observer
beladozerDescription
A whole mass of 50-100 little black caterpillars on what I suspect is a fruit tree. They are not quite an inch in length.
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
beladozerDescription
I've never seen these before - the smaller one is about the diameter of a silver dollar
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Observer
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This thing had a bazillion legs moving in waves. It was about 7" long.
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Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)Observer
beladozerDescription
Gah! At least as big as a quarter. My skin is still crawling after getting close for the picture.
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Omnivorous Looper (Sabulodes aegrotata)Observer
beladozerDescription
About 1/2 dollar sized
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Lion's-mane Mushroom (Hericium erinaceus)Observer
beladozerDescription
On a recently trimmed oak tree
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California Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta californicalis)Observer
beladozerDescription
Small dime to penny-sized moth, in my herb garden. It's resting on my horehound plant in the photos
