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Mallophora fautrixObserver
tillimonsterDescription
Bee-like insect about 3/4 of an inch long. Or looks like a fuzzy, yellowish fly? Dark brown wings. Large, glossy eyes.
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Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sonorina)Observer
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I’ve never seen one of these before, just guessing based on the suggestion that it’s a Valley Carpenter Bee. A big (about an inch long) orange, wooly bee. What a cutie!!!
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Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)Observer
tillimonsterDescription
Small yellow birds, maybe 3” tall. Some with bright yellow bellies and black caps, some are brownish yellow.
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Spiders (Order Araneae)Observer
tillimonsterDescription
Small spider, about 1/8" - wrapping a tiny beetle.
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Thisbe's Tarantula-hawk Wasp (Pepsis thisbe)Observer
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About 2.25" long, the grey stone in the first picture is about the size of a large fist.
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Round-backed Millipedes (Superorder Juliformia)Observer
tillimonsterDescription
3.5 or 4" walking in a dry riverbed at dusk.
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Western Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides rumiko)Observer
tillimonsterDescription
Tiny caterpillars on leaves of a lime tree. Less than 1/4"
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White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)Observer
tillimonsterDescription
This is about 2 1/4" and I saw them range from about 1-3 1/2" in the area. There were many seen during the day and in artificially lit areas at night.
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Tiger Moths (Tribe Arctiini)Observer
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About 1 1/4 long
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Frogs and Toads (Order Anura)Observer
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These are small, maybe about 3/8"
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Genus LyttaObserver
tillimonsterDescription
Shiny, metallic beetle burrowing into the hiking trail.
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Genus LyttaObserver
tillimonsterDescription
Shiny, metallic beetle about 3/4" long
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Western Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana ssp. elegans)Observer
tillimonsterDescription
Poseur
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Common Desert Centipede (Scolopendra polymorpha)Observer
tillimonsterDescription
A large centipede, about 5" long. I put my foot in one picture to show the scale.
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Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)Observer
tillimonsterDescription
This was a small snake, maybe about 1 foot. Maybe a baby or young?
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Diomedes' Sapsucker (Elysia diomedea)Observer
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This is about 2" long
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Blunt-end Seahare (Dolabella auricularia)Observer
tillimonsterDescription
Maybe?
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Veined Olive (Oliva spicata)Observer
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Burrows into the sand at low tide.
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Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)Observer
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Visibility was very low.
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Genus DiodonObserver
tillimonsterDescription
Beached, about 8" long, bony spines protruding
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Pantropical Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda venatoria)Observer
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About 1 1/2"
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Blackened Bluewing (Myscelia cyananthe)Observer
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About 2 1/2" wingspan
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Threeband Slugs (Genus Ambigolimax)Observer
tillimonsterDescription
Slug seen in transit after rain, about 2" long
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
tillimonsterDescription
Brown, about an inch long. Found in the dirt under a cover board. It's been chilly lately, and has rained a few times.
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Threeband Slugs (Genus Ambigolimax)Observer
tillimonsterDescription
About an inch long, dark brown, and seems to be fine with this chilly weather.
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Matilija Poppies (Genus Romneya)Observer
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This plant is over 6' tall, includes very interesting seed pods. Just curious what it is.
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Figeater Beetle (Cotinis mutabilis)Observer
tillimonsterDescription
Fig feeding frenzy!
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Subfamily AsilinaeObserver
tillimonsterDescription
Insect carcass found, about 1 inch long. The head appears to have been eaten.
