Observations by ellen5 on May 18, 2019
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Climbing Milkweed Funastrum cynanchoidesObserver
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trailing vine; leaves just slightly hairy
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Western Honey Bee Apis melliferaObserver
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honeybees were going nuts on this spiderwort
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Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavoObserver
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a male strutting around for the benefit of at least 4 hens
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Upright Prairie Coneflower Ratibida columniferaObserver
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very odd-looking to a Lubbockite: leaves very broad, flower column very tall
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Honors to Jotol whose keen eye picked out this odd shrub. The shrub list at www.kswildflower.org got me on the right track. ID based on species descriptions at SEINet
http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?tid=18796&taxauthid=1&clid=0
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Crab Spiders Family ThomisidaeObserver
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While photographing a checkered beetle, i noticed this little drama on the flipside of the sunflower.
This observation is for the SPIDER
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Domestic Cattle Bos taurusObserver
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Calves stepping out onto the highway.
Anybody know this breed?
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Common Spotted Whiptail Aspidoscelis gularisObserver
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"Somebody broke my tail"
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It's a challenge to sort out the elytral markings from the pollen grains.
http://texasento.net/TXBuprestidae.htm
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Nysa Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes nysaObserver
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Little skipper decided to own my sock, and was unfazed by the camera
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Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtisObserver
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with a tiny fly on its wing
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Western Lynx Spider Oxyopes scalarisObserver
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coexisting peacefully with a longhorn beetle (photo 6)
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Ivyleaf Groundcherry Physalis hederifoliaObserver
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http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?tid=198&taxauthid=1&clid=0
One of the tomatilloes is visible in photo 4
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Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinusObserver
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It seems my Nikon is particularly bad at hairstreaks
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While photographing a checkered beetle, i noticed this little drama on the flipside of the sunflower.
This observation is for the FLY, caught by a flower crab
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predaceous on insects; Trichodes adults also feed on pollen
https://bugguide.net/node/view/292037
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Insects Class InsectaObserver
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Stem gall on Psilostrophe tagetina. Several plants, but not all, exhibited one such gall
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Indian Mallow Abutilon fruticosumObserver
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Considering the only three abutilon species placed anywhere near this location in BONAP
A. parvulum having 5-6 mericarps in the schizocarp
A. fruticosum having 8-9 mericarps
A. threophrasti having 10-15 mericarps
This plant exhibits 8 chambers in last year's schizoscarp, making fruticosum the only reasonable choice.
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Pricklyleaf Dogweed Thymophylla acerosaObserver
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Not expected in this location, but BONAP maps show its presence 2 counties to the west
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Indian Mallow Abutilon fruticosumObserver
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A subsequent observation [www.inaturalist.org/observations/25760694] will show why i chose this species
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Blue Curls Phacelia congestaObserver
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Somewhat surprising to find this species here. Plants were fairly numerous in the vicinity; partial shade
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Winged Buckwheat Eriogonum alatumObserver
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Many thanks to jotol for clueing me in that this is a buckwheat
http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=3439
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Bractless Blazingstar Mentzelia nudaObserver
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After a lengthy internal debate over decapetala, i ruled it out on the length of the leaves
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Thistle Poppy Argemone polyanthemosObserver
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standard white-flowered form
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Thistle Poppy Argemone polyanthemosObserver
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red variant present and not unusual; white flowered plants were present as well
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Narrowleaf Four o'Clock Mirabilis linearisObserver
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These plants are quite smooth
