Date added
Oct. 8, 2012
06:09 PM PDT
Description
A beetle on gumplant (Grindelia stricta).
Date added
Aug. 11, 2012
05:15 PM PDT
Date added
Aug. 11, 2012
04:07 PM PDT
Description
Funnel shaped web, horizontally placed.
I'm guessing these nests are some sort of Agelenid (funnel weavers).
Date added
Aug. 11, 2012
04:04 PM PDT
Description
not certain of the identity yet. Nearby birds include egrets, herons, and gulls; I'm leaning towards gull.
Date added
Aug. 11, 2012
04:00 PM PDT
Date added
Aug. 11, 2012
03:58 PM PDT
Description
These guys are common in pickleweed patches; I've seen them in emerald green, tan, and dark brown.
Date added
Aug. 11, 2012
03:53 PM PDT
Date added
Aug. 11, 2012
03:50 PM PDT
Description
Parasitic dodder in pickleweed patch.