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Running Crab Spiders (Family Philodromidae)Observer
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Small tan with a dark brown spotted end. Seems like a baby arachnid. Came down to Marfa Texas.
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Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)Observer
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While at my friends house, my friend found this lizard outside. We believe it's someone's pet since it is calm and we were able to grab it with ease. It's white, with a slim body, has small horns, and is about 4-5" long.
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Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis exsanguis)Observer
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Went for a walk to Walgreens and as I was walking this lizard ran across us and tried hiding under a bush. Was black and with yellow lines from the head to the tail.
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Soaptree Yucca (Yucca elata)Observer
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Spotted this yucca as I was driving. It caught my attention since the stems in which the flowers were dried up yet the cylindrical base could still manage to be with life. Normally the flowers would be white in color.
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Peacock Flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)Observer
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On a nice cool evening, spotted this nice shrub with an orange flower on it. I have seen it and researched that it is a common shrub between Texas and Arizona.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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A white sage salvia plant located at the chihuahua dessert garden at the University of Texas at El paso on a hot day.
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Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis)Observer
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A baby butterfly, looks like the common blue butterfly but not quite sure, due to location. Any help? I put Southern blue for now.
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Sonoran Bumble Bee (Bombus sonorus)Observer
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Flying and collecting nectar, this bee was on a tecoma plant. The bee was seen at the chihuahua dessert garden at the University of Texas at El paso on a hot day.
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Yellow Trumpet Flower (Tecoma stans)Observer
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Bell like flower, found at the chihuahua dessert garden at the University of Texas at El paso on a hot day. Bees are around this plant.
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Coral Vine (Antigonon leptopus)Observer
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Red pink blossom flower different from the yucca. It is located in the south west desert, spacifically at the chihuahua dessert garden at the University of Texas at El paso on a hot day.
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Red Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora)Observer
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Long leaf yucca plant with red, pink flowers. Yucca plant found at the chihuahua dessert garden at the University of Texas at El paso on a hot day.
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Cenizo (Leucophyllum frutescens)Observer
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Bush like desert plant with small purple florwers, found at the chihuahua dessert garden at the University of Texas at El paso on a hot day.
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Century Plants (Genus Agave)Observer
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An large agave cactus, found at the chihuahua dessert garden at the University of Texas at El paso on a hot day.
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Small cucumber looking cactus, found at the chihuahua dessert garden at the University of Texas at El paso on a hot day.
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Genus ChauliognathusObserver
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Never have I seen this bug in El Paso, but I saw it on a warm day of about 80�F. A yellow bug with two black circles on its back (wings). Does fly, but not very far.
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Round-backed Millipedes (Superorder Juliformia)Observer
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Also found outside the workshop, in some rock pile. As I was walking around the guard dog was baking and I saw this long brown millipede. Slowly crawling through the rocks on a hot day.
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Common Desert Centipede (Scolopendra polymorpha)Observer
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Found at my parents workshop. Second sighting in the same week. This is a centipede was running inside the office.
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American Bison (Bison bison)Observer
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Seen in dessert meadows area of El Paso, Texas. This bison was grazing at his home, the family that owns him is trying to grow bison herds.
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Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae)Observer
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Seen after a day of rain gracefully landing on a rose. Orange in color with black pokadots.
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Bandwing Grasshoppers (Subfamily Oedipodinae)Observer
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Located in El Paso, Texas. Brown colored with long hind legs, can jump very far. Family to the grasshopper but still different.
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Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)Observer
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Black, long feathers. Located at the University of Texas at El Paso.
