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Found on family property. Permission to publish location granted.
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Leeches (Subclass Hirudinea)Observer
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Think they may be leeches but they are tiny and somewhat white/clear. Got these on is while swimming in one of our stock tanks. These were around 2-3mm in length. Any help on an ID would be great!
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Augochlorine Sweat Bees (Tribe Augochlorini)Observer
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Green Bee found pollinating our Chili Pequin 5x plant as well as several others. This bee is very shy and very fast.
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California Digger Bee (Anthophora californica)Observer
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Not sure of Species. Found pollinating Larkspur and cucumber plants
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Apine Bees (Subfamily Apinae)Observer
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Squash Bee (Genus Peponopis) found pollinating cucumber vines. Not sure on exact species though.
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Found under a mesquite tree in full shade. Not sure on species
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Eight-spotted Flea Beetle (Omophoita cyanipennis)Observer
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Found on newly planted mango tree
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North American Racer (Coluber constrictor)Observer
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Found stuck in the fencing of our dog kennel. Cut free and released. Fairly aggressive once loose. Thought it may be a blue indigo either just getting ready to shed or just finished, but not really sure.
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Western Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne olivacea)Observer
egarza04Description
Several other species were also present: Rio Grande leopard frog, great plains narrow mouth toad, gulf coast toad, whilte-lipped frog, and lots of bugs.
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Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Lithobates berlandieri)Observer
egarza04Description
found several Leopard frogs and heard them calling. Several other species were also present: great plains narrow mouth toad, gulf coast toad, whilte-lipped frog, and lots of bugs.
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Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius nebulifer)Observer
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observation made at 19:48 hrs on the north side of an earthen pond that is rarely full. Pond was full and slightly over full due to a 4" rainfall event that occurred the evening before.
Gulf coast toad is the low trill in the background.
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egarza04Description
I have no idea of the variety. I expect it to be var fitchii because of its location but not really sure how to tell the difference in varieties.
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Chomonque (Nahuatlea hypoleuca)Observer
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More commonly referred to as Chomonque.
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Cenizo (Leucophyllum frutescens)Observer
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Cenizo is the most commonly used common name in this area.
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egarza04Description
Strawberry cactus with flowers falling and fruit beginning to form.
