Ponderous Borer (Trichocnemis spiculatus), Mount Hermon CA
One of the Junior High boys found this huge beetle at Mount Hermon Science Camp this week. Its mandibles are strong enough to saw through pine tree wood, purportedly giving someone the idea for the modern chainsaw.
Torpedo Bug (Siphanta acuta), Sunset District, San Francisco CA
Red-Shouldered Ctenucha (Ctenucha rubroscapus), Redwood NP CA
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy"
Tiger Lily (Lilium columbianum), Redwood National Park CA
Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina), Redwood National Park CA
Gnome Plant (Hemitomes congestum), Redwood National Park CA
Single Delight (Moneses uniflora), Redwood National Park CA
Roosevelt Elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti), Redwood National Park CA
Sand-Dwelling Wallflower (Erysimum arenicola), Hurricane Ridge trail, Olympic National Park WA
Cantharellula, Clitocybe or Myxomphalia species? My guess: Catharellula umbonata?
Asahel Curtis Nature Trail, Snoqualmie Pass WA
Western Trillium (Trillium Ovatum), Gold Creek Pond, Snoqualmie Pass WA
Merten's Coralroot (Corallorhiza mertensiana), Snoqualamie Pass WA
Fanleaf Cinquefoil (Potentilla flabellifolia), Hurricane Hill, Olympic National Park WA
Western Springbeauty (Claytonia lanceolata), Hurricane Hill, Olympic National Park WA
Northwestern Twayblade (Listera caurina), Asahel Curtis Nature Trail, Snoqualmie Pass WA
Queen's Cup (Clintonia uniflora) and Syrphid Fly (Syrphidae), Asahel Curtis Nature Trail, Snoqualmie Pass WA
Red Columbine (Aquilegia formosa), Gold Creek Pond, Snoqualmie Pass WA
Glacier Lily (Erythronium grandiflorum), Hurricane Hill, Olympic National Park WA
Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum), Hurricane Hill, Olympic National Park WA
Mountain pasqueflower (Anemone occidentalis), Hurricane Hill, Olympic National Park WA
Male Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa varipuncta), Anderson CA
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis), Anderson CA
Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis), Turtle Bay Exploration Park (arboretum), Redding CA
Wild Ginger flower (Asarum caudatum), Asahel Curtis Nature Trail, Snoqualmie Pass WA
Deer Fern Shoot (Blechnum spicant), Asahel Curtis Nature Trail, Snoqualmie Pass WA
Singing Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), Hurricane Ridge Trail, Olympic National Park WA
Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata), Anderson CA
Olympic Marmot (Marmota olympus), Hurricane Ridge Trail, Olympic National Park WA
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus), Scotty's Castle, Death Valley National Park CA
Melanistic Say's Stink Bug (Chlorochroa sayi) on Cholla Cactus, Death Valley National Park CA
