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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
shania_hDescription
The Turkey Tail was on a fallen tree on a hillside. It was white and had a hard leathery touch. The sizes varied from a half cm to 5 cm. They were spread out all across the tree and grew from within its crevices.
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Grasses (Family Poaceae)Observer
shania_hDescription
The grass was in a Redwood forest in the duff. The grasses were about 7-10 cm long and there were 2 patches 15-20 cm away from each other. The grass seemed to thrive in the shade.
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Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus)Observer
shania_hDescription
The plants were in the duff of a Redwood forest going down a hillside. The leaves had prickly sides and were smooth and shiny. The leaves were 2-3 cm in length and two sprouts were in close proximity to each other.
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Pacific Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)Observer
shania_hDescription
The plant was found in a Redwood forest hiding in the shade and duff of the floor. The leaves were about 2-3 cm long and two sprouts were about 5 cm away from each other.
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Ramshorn Snails (Family Planorbidae)Observer
shania_hDescription
The snail was about a foot away from a swampy pond. It was hiding in its shell in long grass. Its shell was a dark brown which allowed it to blend in with its beige surroundings. The shell was a half to one centimeters long.
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Formica aservaObserver
shania_hDescription
The ants were found scurrying up a live oak tree in the shade of the woodlands. They were about a half to one centimeter long and 5-10 ants were going up the same time on the tree. They would usually stick to crawling over the moss of the tree.
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European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)Observer
shania_hDescription
The mantis was 3-4 centimeters long and was found 10-15 feet away from a swampy pond. The weather was cold and sprinkling, which is probably the reason why the mantis was found hiding under the leaves and stems of a flower bed. The light green color camouflaged the mantis well.
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Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)Observer
shania_hDescription
The 4-5 centimeter spider was found a foot away from a wet and swampy pond resting in its web it had created in a long green grass hedge. The weather was cold and sprinkling and the spider was 15-20 centimeters away from a possible male spider.
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Paper Wasps (Subfamily Polistinae)Observer
shania_hDescription
The nest was around 5-8 centimeters long and was found under a grate on a hillside. 2 live adult wasps were found in the tunnels of the nest. All but 2 or 3 tunnel openings were still covered by the paper material.
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North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers (Genus Melanoplus)Observer
shania_hDescription
The grasshopper was 1 and a half to 2 centimeters in length and was found in an open grassland exposed to full sun. It was surrounded by other dispersed insects like crickets and mantises. Its beige and black color blended in well with the tall brown grass.
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Armenian Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)Observer
shania_hDescription
The plant was about 1 and a half feet in width and around 3 feet long. It was found on a slanting hillside on the side of a dried up pond. It was covered in shade with one other sprout growing a foot away. Its stems were extending as vines and the leaves showed a healthy green tone.
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Genus ReticulitermesObserver
shania_hDescription
Lived in the crevices under a rock on a hillside that was exposed to full sun. There were between 20-30 visible in the holes under the rock. They had antennae and a half centimeter body.
