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Roundtail Chub (Gila robusta)Observer
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Found deceased in a pool by Sabino Canyon Dam.
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Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees (Family Megachilidae)Observer
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Possible leaf cutter bee nests in Desert cotton seed pods
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Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies (Genus Cerceris)Observer
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Many of these little wasps spend time keeping cool on the underside of amaranth leaves.
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Western Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona oaxacensis)Observer
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Visited the spiders in the web in my turtle enclosure. Then proceeded to make make a web to the North of the enclosure about 1/2 foot away attached to an amaranth. It would hide in a large leaf when I got too close with the camera. It stayed a few days and then was gone.
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Genus MetepeiraObserver
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Attached to the my turtle pen fence and the pond.
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Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)Observer
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Observed collecting mud from the bottom of a drained pond.
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Desert Clicker Grasshopper (Ligurotettix coquilletti)Observer
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On creosote. Very vocal.
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Genus SphaeropthalmaObserver
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On the kitchen wall. Roughty 1/2 inch long.