What type of tree was the organism in?
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Photos / SoundsWhatWoodrats (Genus Neotoma)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis is one of two of these nests in a Coast Live Oak. To me it looks like a Woodrat nest. This one is about 20 feet off the ground, made up of branches and leaves. The nest is in this tree: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202776103 |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatWoodrats (Genus Neotoma)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis is one of two of these nests in a Coast Live Oak. To me it looks like a Woodrat nest. This one is about 6-7 feet off the ground, made up of branches and leaves, perhaps some soil. The nest is in this tree: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202776103 |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatFlowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis sprouting plant is growing out of a Coast Live Oak tree, from under the peeling bark. It recently rained. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195444238 |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatGiraffe Spots (Peniophora albobadia)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThese Giraffe Spots are growing on a Coast Live Oak branch, about 8-10 feet off the ground. It is fuzzy. If I remember correctly, the branch was partially decaying. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195444238 It recently rained. |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatGenus TetraleurodesObserverkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis Whitefly is on the underside of a Coast Live Oak leaf in the tree. It's on a younger tree. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195444301 Photos 1-4 were edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop (Photoshop's preset).
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Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatTwo-horned Gall Wasp (Dryocosmus dubiosus)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis Two-horned Gall is on the underside of a Coast Live Oak leaf in the tree. It's on the leaf's vein. There are 3 galls of this species on this leaf, as well as scars. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195444301 Photos 1-6 were edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop (Photoshop's preset). |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatTwo-horned Gall Wasp (Dryocosmus dubiosus)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis Two-horned Gall is on the underside of a Coast Live Oak leaf in the tree. It's on the leaf's vein. There are 3 galls of this species on this leaf, as well as scars. This gall fell off while I was photographing it. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195444301 Photos 1-8 and 10-11 were edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop (Photoshop's preset).
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Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatTwo-horned Gall Wasp (Dryocosmus dubiosus)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis Two-horned Gall is on the underside of a Coast Live Oak leaf in the tree. It's on the leaf's vein. There are 3 galls of this species on this leaf, as well as scars. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195444301 Photos 1-7 were edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop (Photoshop's preset). |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatLive Oak Apple Gall Wasp (Amphibolips quercuspomiformis)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis Live Oak Apple Gall was in a Coast Live Oak tree. It's on the medium to smaller side. The gall has protruding ridges along it. I didn't see any holes. It's stem-based. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195444238 These photos were darkened and edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop (Photoshop's preset). The shots came out bright due to my flash, so these edits reduced the overexposure. |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatWestern Velvety Tree Ant (Liometopum occidentale)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis Western Velvety Tree Ant was in the Coast Live Oak tree I was photographing. It wandered onto my hand while I held a leaf. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195444238 Photo 2 was edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop (Photoshop's preset). |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatGreen Lacewings (Family Chrysopidae)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionAre these Lacewing pupae? They were inside a Live Oak Apple Gall that I dissected (itself on a Coast Live Oak). I can't tell whether I screwed them up or if they were already dead, or still alive? In gall: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196942922 Photos 1-4 and 7-10 were edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop (Photoshop's preset).
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Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatLive Oak Apple Gall Wasp (Amphibolips quercuspomiformis)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis Live Oak Apple Gall was in a Coast Live Oak tree. I picked it and dissected it. It was about 6-9 feet high. It is stem-based. I didn't see any wasps inside.
I took a page out of @juan_sphex's book and took a bite of the gall. Did not taste good, do not recommend, though it did open the gall, leading to my discoveries of the critters within. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195444238 Organisms inside it:
Photos 1-3 and 8-20 were edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop (Photoshop's preset).
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Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatArthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis silk-like structure is in a Live Oak Apple Gall that I dissected. In gall: Other organisms observed in the gall: Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195444238 Photos 1-3 were edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop (Photoshop's preset).
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Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatCrown Whitefly (Aleuroplatus coronata)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThese Crown Whiteflies are on the underside of a Coast Live Oak leaf that was in the tree. They look a bit deteriorated/rough. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195444238 Photos 3-9 were edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop (Photoshop's preset).
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Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatTwo-horned Gall Wasp (Dryocosmus dubiosus)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThere are many Two-horned Galls in this Coast Live Oak and around the park. These are on the underside of a Coast Live Oak leaf, along the leaf's vein. There are scars underneath. It has no holes and looks fresh. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195444238 Photos 2-4 were edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop (Photoshop's preset). |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatPumpkin Gall Wasp (Dryocosmus minusculus)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis Pumpkin Gall is on the top of a Coast Live Oak leaf in the tree. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195444238 Photos 8-9 were edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop (Photoshop's preset). |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatRed-shouldered Bug (Jadera haematoloma)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionMating on the trunk of a Soapberry tree. |
Genus Koelreuteria |
Photos / SoundsWhatOak Gall Wasps (Tribe Cynipini)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionI found this in a Coast Live Oak. Is this some part of the tree, or is this an animal structure or something? Host plant observation: These photos were edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop. |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatGiraffe Spots (Peniophora albobadia)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThese Mushrooms are growing on a dead looking Coast Live Oak branch in the tree. The edge of the mushrooms were white and fuzzy. Photos 6, 8, and 12-13 show the inside of the tree I think. There were these Giraffe Spots nearby in the tree: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184496424 Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183150044 Photos 1-7 were edited to have a Flash White Balance in Photoshop. Photos 1-2, 3-6 were darkened. |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatGiraffe Spots (Peniophora albobadia)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThese Mushrooms are growing on a dead looking Coast Live Oak branch in the tree. The edge of the mushrooms were white and fuzzy. There were these Giraffe Spots nearby in the tree: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184496425 Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183150044 Photos 1-7 were edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop. Photos 1, and 3-7 were darkened. |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatPumpkin Gall Wasp (Dryocosmus minusculus)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis Pumpkin Gall is on a leaf in a Coast Live Oak tree, about 8-10 feet up. They're abundant in this parking lot. Something put a web on it. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183150044 Photos 1-4 and 6 were edited to have a Flash White Balance in Photoshop. |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatCoast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionI've been finding this fuzzy stuff along the veins of Coast Live Oak leaves. Is this part of the plant or constructed by some animal species? This was on a leaf attached to the tree, 8+ feet up. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183150044 Photos 1-3 were edited to have an Auto White Balance in Photoshop. Photos 1-2 were also darkened. |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatCrown Whitefly (Aleuroplatus coronata)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis is one of a few Crown Whitefly Molts on a dead leaf in a Coast Live Oak. The exit hole is more visible in photo 2. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183150044 Photo 2 was brightened. |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatAnimals (Kingdom Animalia)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionI've been finding this fuzzy stuff along the veins of Coast Live Oak leaves. Is this part of the plant or constructed by some animal species? This was on a dead/brown Coast Live Oak leaf attached to the tree. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183150044 |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatCrown Whitefly (Aleuroplatus coronata)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis is one of a few Crown Whitefly Molts on a dead leaf in a Coast Live Oak. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183150044 Photos 1-3 were brightened. |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatFungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThese Mushrooms are growing on a dead Coast Live Oak branch hanging in the tree. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183150044 In the same tree on a different branch:
Photos 1-3, 5-10, and 17 were edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop. Photos 2-3 and 5-6 were darkened. |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatCrown Whitefly (Aleuroplatus coronata)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis is one of a few Crown Whitefly Molts on a dead leaf in a Coast Live Oak. Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183150044 |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatYellow Cellar Slug (Limacus flavus)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis Yellow Cellar Slug was on the trunk of a Coast Live Oak at night. There were many present. |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
WhatYellow Cellar Slug (Limacus flavus)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis Yellow Cellar Slug was on the trunk of a Coast Live Oak at night. There were many present. |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |
Photos / SoundsWhatGreenhouse Millipede (Oxidus gracilis)Observerkyle_eaton_photographyDescriptionThis Greenhouse Millipede was on the trunk of a Coast Live Oak at night. |
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) |