On Isocoma menziesii
snorkeling
same individual as yesterday (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193347588), still uncertain!
@jeffgoddard what do you think about this individual?
In fast flowing stream. 45mm case length.
One hole of several clusters dug into silt/sand on Marsh Trail, hole diameter about 5 mm.
I’m actually not sure what kind of sea slug this might be
@anudibranchmom no clue!
moved like a nudibranch in my opinion, could have sworn i saw gills while photographing but they could've retracted.
pretty small, disappeared into the algae
Photobombed by my Shiba Inu.
Found on desert broom (Baccharis sarothroides) with abdomen slowly bobbing up & down and a line of silk attached.
On sand of upper beach.
Found on Telegraphweed (Heterotheca grandiflora), a host plant of this moth. Difficult to ID but recall one recent sighting of gumweed plume moth on nearby coastal goldenbush (Isocoma menziesii), another host plant.
On Q. chrysolepis
Carlsbad, CA
Parasitoid wasp emerged from mines on Tropical Milkweed leaf. (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117689250 Unfortunately I missed getting a live photo. Antennae may be visible from underside photo. Identification is based from AI.
Found by @seaslugin
Large one, really gorgeous (missing one rhinophore)
The photo was taken by Lisa Hatfield. Lizard survived the encounter with the young cat and was released nearby. Though it may have been injured during the encounter, and during subsequent removal.
On Sphaeralcea fulva in native garden. Hairy white crab spider; seems to match image at BugGuide: https://bugguide.net/node/view/582822/bgimage; see also https://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/spiders/Mecaphesa%20californica.htm.
Depositing eggs in sandstone. First time seeing this behavior.
A second adult was within close proximity. First sighting of the year, probably active due to a week of above avg temps.
Found several on flowers of Ceanothus verricosus bordering Visitor Center parking lot.
I've seen this one a couple of times at dawn and dusk, and there's often scat around in the morning, but I've never seen this one in broad daylight! Dirty nose, really digging around for something.
was tending to chicks