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Tribe TageteaeObserver
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These flowers are bright yellow and small in size. They have small petals that are spaced out between each other.
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Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata)Observer
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This bush is large in size with clumped dark green leaves that are in bunches. It is also very dense overall
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Honey Mesquite (Neltuma glandulosa)Observer
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This tree has long crooked branches that are thin and have long thin thorns. The leaves are long and skinny with a gap between each leaf.
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Prickly Pears (Genus Opuntia)Observer
asolisDescription
This cactus is light green with bunches of orange buds on the edges. The spikes are thin and long and the overall size of the cactus is small.
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Yuccas (Genus Yucca)Observer
asolisDescription
This plant has long spiked leaves with two large white panicles.
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Sonoran Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer ssp. affinis)Observer
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Snake found by a curb. The colors are tan all over with red-brown patterns on the back and sides.
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Rattlesnakes (Genus Crotalus)Observer
asolisDescription
This snake is tan colored all over its body with dark and light brown spots going down the body. The size is on the larger side and is what seems to be asleep on a rock.
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Texas Toad (Anaxyrus speciosus)Observer
asolisDescription
This toad was found at an apartment complex after rainfall. It has a gray-brown color all over with bumps going down its back.
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Palo Verde Root Borer (Derobrachus hovorei)Observer
asolisDescription
Found in a front yard garden, it’s color is all back with long antennae and spine. The size is on the large side along with long legs.
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Carolina Sphinx (Manduca sexta)Observer
asolisDescription
This creature has a light green color all over with green, yellow, and red circles going down its side. It’s feet and other outlines of its body are a bright yellow-green color.
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
asolisDescription
This hawk was seen in the backyard of my home. It’s colors are all brown with a white neck. It is fairly large and is heavy enough to bend the tree it is sitting on.
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White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)Observer
asolisDescription
This bird was found at a park in a tree. It is all gray in color with a white stripe on its wings.
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Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)Observer
asolisDescription
This squirrel was found in a tree of a neighborhood. It is all brown in color with a large fluffy tail. It’s size is on the small side.
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Feral Pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica)Observer
asolisDescription
The two birds captured in the photo differ in color. One is brown and white while the other is gray with black. Both seem to have a colored neck that is along the line of reddish purple.
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Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)Observer
asolisDescription
This bird was seen outside an elementary school. It is all black in color with yellow eyes and a long flat tail.
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Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)Observer
asolisDescription
This roadrunner was seen seen on the way to class. It has short legs with a long tail and a crest on the head. The colors of this roadrunner are brown with white spots.
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Queen (Danaus gilippus)Observer
asolisDescription
This butterfly was found in a backyard garden. It has orange, black, and white spots on the wings as well as white spots on its body.
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Oleander Aphid (Aphis nerii)Observer
asolisDescription
Small and yellow in color with a black dot on the body and small legs. They are seen grouped together with others of its kind.
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Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata)Observer
asolisDescription
This moth has blue, gray, and brown colors on its wings with two circles in the top portion and arches on the bottom portion. There also seems to be a tear at the bottom of the left wing. It was found on the ceiling of a front porch.