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White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)Observer
mcerviDescription
Very large caterpillar. Over 3” Fast moving. Had a horn.
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
mcerviDescription
Any way to tell what species of honey bee this is? We have two bee hives from local swarms and I was just curious if they can be identified further. Thanks!
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Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)Observer
mcerviDescription
Very large fuzzy spider. Black with white dots.
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Velvet Mites, Chiggers, and Relatives (Infraorder Trombidia)Observer
mcerviDescription
Tiny (like a pin head) bright orange spider on some bamboo. It wouldn’t stop moving so it was hard to photograph
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Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura)Observer
mcerviDescription
Small black and white bird with extremely long split tail. Tail was about three times as long as the body. It quickly hopped around my tree with a second bird with similar colors but without the long tail feathers.
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Southern Candy Cap (Lactarius rufulus)Observer
mcerviDescription
Reddish rust colored mushrooms. 2-3” diameter.
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Oak-loving Elfin Saddle (Helvella dryophila)Observer
mcerviDescription
Brown amorphous shaped mushrooms with whitish stems. Size around 3” diameter
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Flies (Order Diptera)Observer
mcerviDescription
1/2 maggot. A dead lizards body was filled with them.
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Cutworms and Dart Moths (Subfamily Noctuinae)Observer
mcerviDescription
Caterpillar
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Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)Observer
mcerviDescription
SnKe about 24” long
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Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella)Observer
mcerviDescription
This caterpillar was in our Christmas tree
