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Abert's Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila aberti)Observer
khgainesDescription
Feeding on creosote flowers
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Red-lined Moth (Heliolonche pictipennis)Observer
permiandonDescription
Length around 8 - 10 mm. On White Tack-Stem, Calycoseris wrightii. @cehmoth: Check? To me (amateur) this resembles Schinia regina except dark hindwing. Thanks!
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Woven-spine Pineapple Cactus (Echinomastus intertextus)Observer
permiandonDescription
Rocky hilltop, on andesite, elev 1405 m (4610 ft). Small plant for this species, but it appears about to bloom. For nearby plant in flower, see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151213333.
@marissahlindstrom: I linked to your obs. @symbioptic: Intertextus on western saddle?
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Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)Observer
matt_beckerDescription
Flowering in late December
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Common Desert Centipede (Scolopendra polymorpha)Observer
permiandonDescription
Under dead sotol clump
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Tropical Speedwell (Evolvulus alsinoides)Observer
permiandonDescription
In andesite boulders, elev 1393 m (4571 ft). @matt_becker, @aspidoscelis: check this if you have time?
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permiandonDescription
On sandy gravel among creosote scrub, elev 1326 m (4352 ft)
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New Mexico Rainbow Cactus (Echinocereus dasyacanthus ssp. dasyacanthus)Observer
symbioptic
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Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)Observer
permiandonDescription
Creosote - mesquite flats
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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)Observer
permiandonDescription
On creosote bush, top of hill.
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Mimicus-flaviceps-group Honeypot Ants (Complex Myrmecocystus mimicus)Observer
bugsiclesDescription
Alates were peeking out of the nest, but then going back inside. After a night of substantial rain.
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Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)Observer
bugsiclesDescription
Very fresh shed, presumably from this individual, found in bush nearby. This was the morning after 0.4 in of rain.
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Kangaroo Rats (Genus Dipodomys)Observer
asombro_instituteDescription
Juvenile?
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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
asombro_instituteDescription
With badger companion!
https://www.fws.gov/story/spotted-coyote-and-badger-hunting-together
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Phidippus morpheusObserver
permiandonDescription
@jumping_arachnids: P. aureus?
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Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Sandy soil within creosotebush shrubland also supporting soaptree yucca near the entrance to the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park. The morning was sunny, warm, and breezy.
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Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)Observer
jamesdvonlohDescription
Below hillcrest, south-facing, resting on crosotebush, substrate is volcanic cobble and boulders, creosotebush / mixed succulent shrubland community. 03242020.
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Chihuahua Lubber (Phrynotettix tshivavensis)Observer
permiandonDescription
At edge of dry wash, elevation 4500 ft, 1372 m, on prickly dogweed (Thymophylla acerosa)
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Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies (Family Cricetidae)Observer
asombro_institute
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Spotted Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma)Observer
asombro_institute
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Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)Observer
permiandonDescription
The bird called several times, a short mournful-sounding descending whistle,
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Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)Observer
permiandonDescription
Flock foraging in grass and creosote scrub. Hard to catch these little birds sitting still.
