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Dog Vomit Slime Mold (Fuligo septica)Observer
sarahannhornerDescription
Yellow mold growing on my serrano plant. Found on a hot, humid day.
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Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)Observer
sarahannhornerDescription
light gray, whit belly, maybe inch and a half around at head, we say about 4 feet of it--not sure how long total. Seems to have made a home in our backyard garden. 80 degrees today, windy and sunny.
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Genus PariaObserver
sarahannhornerDescription
Tiny little bug found crawling by my dog. Looked like a hard shell. Think 6 legs. Light brown. Very small. Moved quickly.
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Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)Observer
sarahannhornerDescription
Cute, fat squirrel found in my backyard.
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Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)Observer
sarahannhornerDescription
My Dad found this owl on his semi during a day of harvest. Cold day.
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Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)Observer
sarahannhornerDescription
Cool spider. Yellow and black "shell." Very large web. I was able to get some good pictures of the web.
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
sarahannhornerDescription
Found after rain. Brownish/Orangish. Many of them growing on an old wood door that fell on the ground.
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Southwestern Trapdoor Spider (Eucteniza relata)Observer
sarahannhornerDescription
Black spider. About 1 inch big. Didn't move much. I wasn't sure he was alive at first, but he eventually crawled away. I think one of his legs was broken.
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Brittle Cinder (Kretzschmaria deusta)Observer
sarahannhornerDescription
Spongy and rubbery to touch. Black.