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Greenbottle Flies (Genus Lucilia)Observer
bun-floofDescription
A bunch of flies on some dog(?) feces.
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Yellow Fever Mosquito (Aedes aegypti)Observer
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White-striped black-brown mosquito.
Thorax pattern is reminiscent of A. aegypti rather than A. albopictus.
Part of the abdomen is yellow-brown, and the base of the 6 legs is also yellow-brown.
Placed in freezer after capture and then taken out an hour later to take pictures for iNat. My theory is that this is what the mosquito "death-pose" looks like.
Need to figure out how to take macro images on a phone without a macro camera.
Put as "alive" because it was alive when I caught it
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Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)Observer
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Finally caught one of the multiple damned mosquito-y buggers that have been using me as a free-for-all fruit juice pouch all night.
Straight white line down the thorax.
No feathery antennae. Antennae curl back at the tips.
I pray that these do not carry any diseases.
ITCHY ITCHY ITCHY ITCHY ITCHY
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Mealybugs (Family Pseudococcidae)Observer
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Tiny white flightless invertebrates on persimmon fruit that was picked from a neighbor's tree. They look similar to scale insects.
I suspect that the larger ones are females and the one on the left with the long pair of rear protrusions is a male.
They do move around on the fruit, albeit very slowly.
Any input/discussion is appreciated!
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Typical Funnel Weavers (Subfamily Ageleninae)Observer
bun-floofDescription
Appearance: Large eight-legged arachnid. Two black stripes running down its body. Two large, hairy, and dark-colored papillae(?) protruding from face. Legs are light brown in the sunlight and look brown under indoor lighting.
Environment found in: Restroom. Note that silverfish and other potential prey have been previously spotted in that restroom.
Behavior: Cautious. After observing for a while, inference is that it produces silk and hangs from silk. However, it does not spin webs.
Sex: Unknown.
It has been released into the bushes outside.
Therefore, I believe this is a sort of wolf spider that has entered this dwelling due to the drop in outside temperatures and/or prey invertebrates moving indoors because of the colder outside temperatures, or varying degrees of both explanations.
I am unable to research this further online due to my being mildy arachnophobic and the internet having giant hairy spider images plastered all over the place. Any input/discussion is highly appreciated! :)
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Grasses (Family Poaceae)Observer
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What kinds of grass is this? It is very soft, puffy, and pettable.
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Ants (Family Formicidae)Observer
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A strange raised mound of dirt that is a different texture/consistency than the surroundings. Unknown if this is a fecal mound or anthill or just a pile of dirt someone left there. It has suspicious holes in it.
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American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana)Observer
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Dead, being eaten by ants
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Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sonorina)Observer
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Dead male valley carpenter bee being scavenged by ants
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Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sonorina)Observer
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Heard a frantic buzzing in a nearby bush. This female carpenter bee fell out onto the ground and was struggling/dying. Attempted to revive with water, and later, diluted honey, which extended its life a bit, but it weakened and died a few hours later.
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Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)Observer
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A raccoon shyly sidled up to me, and was very interested in the cup of captured turkistan cockroaches I had. After a few failed attempts of trying to get the cockroaches out of the cup, the raccoon gave up and walked away into the shadows.
