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Large Crane Flies (Family Tipulidae)Observer
a_flamboyant_quailDescription
Mating group, two competing. Appear to be nesting in cavity of live oak.
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Evergreen Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum)Observer
a_flamboyant_quailDescription
Reddish to Brown Bark, Slightly serrated leaves,
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Whiteleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos viscida)Observer
a_flamboyant_quailDescription
Manzanita with searated leaf margin. Or possibly toyon
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Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera)Observer
a_flamboyant_quailDescription
3 spines coming off abdomen. Mayfly maybe?
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Golden Pholiota (Pholiota aurivella)Observer
a_flamboyant_quailDescription
Found growing out of fir stump
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Green Lynx Spiders (Genus Peucetia)Observer
a_flamboyant_quailDescription
Long front two sets of legs, was hanging upside down from a single thread with front legs extended
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Mistletoes (Tribe Visceae)Observer
a_flamboyant_quailDescription
Seen on gray pine
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
a_flamboyant_quailDescription
Seen on oak leaf near foliage galls
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Sheetweb and Dwarf Weavers (Family Linyphiidae)Observer
a_flamboyant_quailDescription
Web appeared to be woven into a loose cage surrounding spider on all sides
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
a_flamboyant_quailDescription
In creek. Flimsy stalk
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Ichneumonid and Braconid Wasps (Superfamily Ichneumonoidea)Observer
a_flamboyant_quailDescription
Three seen congregating around dead white fir. Back legs dangle as flying.
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Western Azalea (Rhododendron occidentale)Observer
a_flamboyant_quailDescription
Finely serated leaf margin, slightly rough leaves