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Insects Class Insecta

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sheldonsophie1

Date

May 12, 2012

Description

Dark insect, maybe a beetle. Texture looks like tree bark. About an inch long. I think it can fly. Big body, small head with two antennae. Appears to have six legs.

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Dragonflies Suborder Anisoptera

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sheldonsophie1

Date

May 12, 2012

Description

Blue dragonfly found flying around a small pond. Green-blue head, long body, and translucent body with a blue tint to it. Wings almost as long as the body.

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Centipedes Class Chilopoda

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sheldonsophie1

Date

May 13, 2012

Description

Small insect with many legs including weird legs coming out of the back of its body. Kind of translucent body. Two antennae on the head and what appears to be reddish eyes. Can move very fast.

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Garden Snail Helix aspersa

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sheldonsophie1

Date

May 16, 2012

Description

(It's shell was already broken, I did not break it) Found deep in overgrown plants. Mucus-y body with two antennae. Hard, spiral shell on top of body. Brown and light brown pattern on shell.

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sheldonsophie1

Date

May 20, 2012

Description

Brown and tan moth with darker details towards the ends of the wings. Found in my garage in the middle of the day.

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sheldonsophie1

Date

May 11, 2012

Description

Small, gray birds. Head darker than rest of body. Long, pointy tail.

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sheldonsophie1

Date

May 13, 2012

Description

Small black bug; maybe a beetle. Body outlined in a thin, orange stripe.

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Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo

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sheldonsophie1

Date

May 7, 2012

Description

Orangish legs. Small head and big body. Mostly brown feathers with lighter feathers towards it's tail. Black tail.

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sheldonsophie1

Date

May 12, 2012

Description

Butterfly with fuzzy body. The antennae look striped. Orange/red and black pattern on wings with white spots at the ends.

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Insects Class Insecta

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sheldonsophie1

Date

May 14, 2012 02:47 PM PDT

Description

I think this is a yellow jacket. I found it in my living room on the floor. Bright yellow and black stripes. Yellow legs and head.

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Oaks Genus Quercus

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

Tree with waxy, green leaves. The leaves are curled over and have little points around the edges. Yellow/green/dark green color.

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

Very green and fernish. Spores line the undersides of each leaf. Long leaves with thin stems.

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

Squirrel with gray and brown fur. I found two, one of which was very friendly while the other one was really shy. Long tail but not extremely bushy. White or light gray underside.

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Pacific Madrone Arbutus menziesii

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

Tree with dark red/brown bark. Growing in shady area. Surrounded by tall grass. Bark has smooth texture.

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Garden Snail Helix aspersa

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

I think this is a baby garden snail. A centimeter or so in length. Dark brown spiral shell. Found in a vegetable planter.

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

All black birds. Seem to stay in groups. Obnoxious calls.

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

Goose found at Spring Lake. Light brown head with a white stripe just before its orange beak. Mostly white body with a brown spot on the back of its neck and tail. Pink, webbed feet.

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Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

I found a male and a female. The male has a green/blue head with brown and light&dark gray body feathers and black and light gray tail feathers. He also has orange, webbed feet and a yellow beak. The female is mostly dark and light gray except for her blue spot on each wing, the occasional white patches, orange, webbed feet, and slightly orange beak.

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house fly

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 27, 2012

Description

Common house fly. A couple centimeters long. Can fly. Black body with translucent wings.

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

I found several salamanders, and two different types. One was all black. The other was dark brown with reddish, vertical stripes. Both kinds had four, very short legs and a very long body. Both were about 4-6 inches long.

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Termites Epifamily Termitoidae

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

Small, yellow bugs. Found under wooden logs. Wide heads, with dark yellow eyes. Short legs and antennae.

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Earthworm Komarekiona eatoni

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

Worm several inches long. Brown and green coloring. Found in softer soil. Slimy texture.

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pill bugs

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

A small, dark gray insect. A couple centimeters long. Has many legs and an exoskeleton much like an armadillo. Also has yellow markings on its back.

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Field Cricket Gryllus campestris

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

All black cricket. About an inch long. Small green or yellow marking on head.

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Eucalyptus Genus Eucalyptus

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

Tall tree. Has light trunk and branches. Small, dark leaves.

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California Poppy Eschscholzia californica

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

Orange/yellow flowers. Growing in direct sunlight. Tall stems with small bunches of leaves on each stem.

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thistle

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

Pointy-leaved plant with sharp, white thistles. Some had a purple/pink flower on top. Found growing among weeds and tall grass.

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Bay Tree?

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

Long, dark green leaves. Waxy on top. Belonging to a tree. Growing in shade.

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sheldonsophie1

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Description

Big, waxy leaves. Found growing in shade on a rock. Visible veins on the leaves. Light to dark green coloring.