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Surinam Cockroach (Pycnoscelus surinamensis)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Pearlescent brown cockroach with black head. Found under rock buried in dirt.
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Ring-legged Earwig (Euborellia annulipes)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Black earwig with yellow lightly banded legs. Black glossy body. Found under rock.
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Ground Beetles (Family Carabidae)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Small black beetle found under rock. Shell is shiny and has many grooves from back of head to end. I found tons of these beetles today, however, they're incredibly fast. It took me forever to get this one photo!
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White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Tan-grey feathers. Wings have white along the tips so it looks like a white stripe down the side when sitting. Some dark brown in the tail feathers.
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Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Long, dark green, opposite leaves. Leaves come to a point. Bright red berries. Both leaves and berries have a smooth texture.
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Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Plant looks like a fuzzy lettuce. Grey-green fuzzy leaves.
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Plants (Kingdom Plantae)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Small leafy green ground cover. Smooth leaves that come to a point.
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Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Yellow (w/ orange and red) alternating leaves on a red stem. Brown trunk with some speckles.
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Straggler Daisy (Calyptocarpus vialis)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Small triangular leaves with even tinier yellow 5-petal flower. Short ground cover.
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American Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Green leaves. Yellow pollen "rods".
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Sugar Hackberry (Celtis laevigata)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Alternating serrated green leaves. Green with some yellowing. Brown trunk.
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Chinese Tallow (Triadica sebifera)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Light delicate green leaves that tremble in the wind. Leaves alternate on stem. Grey cracked bark.
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Supplejack (Berchemia scandens)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Thick spiral vine with round leaves. Each green leaf has a small red stem that attached to the yellow-brown branch. Vine has a green trunk.
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Grey Worm (Aporrectodea caliginosa)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Veiny earthworm. Mostly pink with some grey. Wiggled erratically before elongating to more away.
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Greenbriers (Genus Smilax)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Darkened green leaves. Shows evidence of leaf spot disease. Messy vines hanging down from surrounding trees.
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Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Grey and black roly polys found under a rock and congregated together on a trees root system. Quite speedy. Many ran when the rock was lifted.
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Scarabs (Family Scarabaeidae)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
European Chafer Grub. Found under ground under a rock. Yellowish-white. Orang head and legs. Dark purple sack at end.
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Poverty Weed (Baccharis neglecta)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Tall grassy plant. Thin green leaves. Light tan to a yellow-green stem
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Yellow leaves. Show evidence of leaf spot disease. Limbs have a smooth grey bark while the trunk is grey and has a "crackle" appearance
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Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Small red ants with black abdomen.
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Honey Mesquite (Neltuma glandulosa)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Long very thin green leaves. Brown split and peeling trunk. Tree found on a small hillside.
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Mulberries (Genus Morus)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Large green leaves shaped sort of like mittens. Some leaves are yellow. Leaves show leaf spot disease. Brown trunk.
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Indian Fig Opuntia (Opuntia ficus-indica)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Large paddle cactus. Small patches of spines out of which much longer/thicker ones grow. Grow in clusters. Green and brown.
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Agarita (Berberis trifoliolata)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Green truncate leaves. Light yellow veins. Thin trunk/branch. Growing around the base of another, much larger tree.
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Jewel Bugs (Family Scutelleridae)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Light brown color speckled with black and grey. Orange coloring in middle nearer the head. Rough shell. Moves at a quick steady pace.
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Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica)Observer
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Short grass shrub with long, thin grasses. Green with tads of yellow and orange.
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Small metallic beetle with a solid black head. Has an iridescent color scheme of green to orange. Small indentation "dots" on shell.
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sydneymoralesDescription
Bright yellow ants. Most have thin bodies and heads with no mandibles and small black beady eyes. However, a few are a bit larger, have banded abdomens, and dark mandibles. These were found under a rock.
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Grey Worm (Aporrectodea caliginosa)Observer
sydneymoralesDescription
Light pink and grey earthworm. Found under a rock. Wiggled and then became very still. This one seems to have 2 flat ends. Or possibly hadn't stretched out yet :)
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Robergea albicedraeObserver
sydneymoralesDescription
Powder white spots on juniper trunk and branches. Forms small "blotches."