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Gray Wall Jumping Spider (Menemerus bivittatus)Observer
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On stair railing up to the roof on the right side of the entrance (looking at entrance)
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Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)Observer
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On stair railing up to the roof on the right side of the entrance (looking at entrance)
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Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus)Observer
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On stair railing up to the roof on the right side of the entrance (looking at entrance)
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)Observer
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American Crow entrapped in Pit.
(It's the black feathery mass in the photo.)
-Allison
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Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)Observer
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Baby Opossum and Crow entrapped in Pit 9.
-GI Allison
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Genus PhidippusObserver
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Jumping Spider at La Brea tar pits. Observed on sign in Parking lot.
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Harlequin Bug (Murgantia histrionica)Observer
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Observed several pairs mating as well
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Genus PhidippusObserver
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First spotted on Nov. 9, this same individual has been present in the same place through today (Dec. 6) in the Pleistocene Garden!
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White-banded Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes)Observer
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This crab spider must have been hanging out in the yellow flowers of the bladderpod plant when it snagged it's sweet pollinator lunch. Spotted by Jessie G and Makena C.
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Genus StagmomantisObserver
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Seen at the La Brea Tar Pits near Pit 91 observation deck.
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Nuttall's Woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii)Observer
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Observation by Felipe Lepe.
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Common Raven (Corvus corax)Observer
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A pair of nesting ravens.
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)Observer
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Mourning Cloak resting. At the center of the photo.
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Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)Observer
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Black-necked stilt seen on the south side of the Lake Pit. Apparently his mate was oiled earlier in the day and taken in by bird rehabilitators. The mate is waiting for s/he to come back to the Lake Pit. Photo by Ashley Hall through binoculars with my Samsung Galaxy S5.
