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Magpie Inkcap (Coprinopsis picacea)Observer
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Around 50 spotted
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Common Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis)Observer
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About a foot in length. Only one seen. Located outside the entrance of the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center.
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)Observer
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Only one creature seen
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Spotted Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca lineata)Observer
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Around 3 inches long. Alone. Perched on a concrete wall, facing upwards.
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Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)Observer
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Butterfly. Only one organism seen.
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Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata)Observer
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Smith River in the background. An otter swam by about 30 seconds after the picture was taken.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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Caterpillar. About 2 inches long.
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Eleodes hispilabrisObserver
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On the Devil's Backbone Nature Trail at Inks Lake State Park.
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Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)Observer
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Spider. Maybe 2.5 inches across.
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)Observer
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Counted 25 individuals. Almost all were grouped as pairs in/around the pond.
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Phidippus texanusObserver
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Appears to be a spider. Was a little smaller than a quarter. Found at the summit of Enchanted Rock. Aggressive - constantly crawled toward my shoe when trying to get a photo.
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Tiger Moths (Tribe Arctiini)Observer
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About 3 inches in length.
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Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)Observer
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Found in a large Manzanillo tree. The (spider?) is about 3cm across. The web was about 1.5 ft across, and 6 feet off the ground.
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Coypu (Myocastor coypus)Observer
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1 large and 3 small animals seen
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Observer
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Appx. 2 cm in length
Green and leaf-like
Walking on upwards on a brick wall
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Millipede appx. 8 cm in length
Black 'winged' body segments
Yellow-orange legs
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Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima)Observer
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Banded Peacock
Brown body
Tan/pale yellow bands
Two red spots on hindwings
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Genus PrisopusObserver
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Appx. 7cm long
Bark-like coloring
Leaf shaped and colored legs
4-5cm long antenna
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Genus EriophoraObserver
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Light brown and white
Hairy
