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Termites (Epifamily Termitoidae)Observer
mariellachristianDescription
This specie has a body of 25 mm long including with the wings, it has a large head with a mandibles in the front.
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Camel Crickets, Cave Crickets, and Cave Wēta (Family Rhaphidophoridae)Observer
mariellachristianDescription
This cricket comes from the Gryllidae family. It has antennas longer then the body and has a neutral color body, with small black eyes.
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Mediterranean Red Bug (Scantius aegyptius)Observer
mariellachristianDescription
This small bugs body is covered in red and has black dots it looks like its wearing a tuxedo.
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California King Snake (Lampropeltis californiae)Observer
mariellachristianDescription
A large, wide snake it has black and brown spots.
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Observer
mariellachristianDescription
It is a round and small length cactus, its very colorful the spikes are color white and the middle spike coming out is pink. On the top of the cactus there is a pink spot with pink spikes and all around the body it had white flowers with a yellow center.
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Eleodes carbonariaObserver
mariellachristianDescription
This beetle is completely black it has 6 legs, 3 on each side. It also has two antennas in the front of his head.
Observer
mariellachristianDescription
This fly may confuse you like a bee but its not. It white, black and yellow patterns all over the body. The wings have a dark black color on the beginning of the wings and ends with a transparent color.
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Southern Cattail (Typha domingensis)Observer
mariellachristianDescription
This plant was located on a side of a pond. The leaves were tall and green, the flower looked like a big brown tube.
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Tribe GerriniObserver
mariellachristianDescription
Water Striders appear to skate through water, they have 4 long legs.
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Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)Observer
mariellachristianDescription
this animal is dark red, it is about 2-4 inches and is usually found in freshwater places.
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Lemonade Berry (Rhus integrifolia)Observer
mariellachristianDescription
This is an evergreen shrubs, its leaves are shinny green and it has pink and white little flowers.
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Candleflame Lichen (Candelaria concolor)Observer
mariellachristianDescription
At first you wont really notice this tiny plant, you will think it is part of the branch, but it looks very colorful from far away, but when you look at it very closley you will see how its a different plant growing from the branches of the plant. This lichen is color yellow and its also has green color. They are very small, and looks like they are tiny flowers.
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Snakes (Suborder Serpentes)Observer
mariellachristianDescription
The gopher snake typically have pattern of series of dark spots.
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New World Tarantula-hawk Wasps (Genus Pepsis)Observer
mariellachristianDescription
This insect, at first makes you think its a bee, but when you look at it closer you will see that it looks like a big black ant. The body length is about 2 inches, the body is colored blue-black and its wings that are also blue-black but with orange color. These wasps get their name because they eat and attack tarantulas.
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mariellachristianDescription
This is a native plant and its leaves are like small green branches, and on top the flowers haven't blossomed, but they look like small whited circles.
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Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida)Observer
mariellachristianDescription
This Damselfly has a sky blue color with black stripes. It ends with a blue tail. The average size ranges from 23-37 cm