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Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Observer
vishalsDescription
First and only time catching one coughing out a pellet!
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Green Soldier Fly (Hedriodiscus binotatus)Observer
ravendi6Description
On garlic chives.
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Zalmoxid Harvestmen (Family Zalmoxidae)Observer
mhedinDescription
under stones adjacent to montane stream
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Warrior's Plume (Pedicularis densiflora)Observer
inaturalistnhuntorgDescription
Foothills Park, Wild Horse Valley to Shotgun Road
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California Groundcone (Kopsiopsis strobilacea)Observer
damontigheDescription
no host plants close by. Really not sure this is Kopsiopsis, but its the only parasitic plant of this girth that I can think of
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Green Garden Snail (Cantareus apertus)Observer
vireolaniusDescription
being consumed by Western Spadefoot tadpoles: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152743949
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Mountain Mahoganies (Genus Cercocarpus)Observer
bklugerDescription
On Cascade trail, Anthony Chabot Regional Park. Oakland, CA. Alameda County.
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Spider Assassin Bugs (Genus Stenolemus)Observer
tiwaneDescription
Delightfully fuzzy assassin legs.
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Straight-awned Spineflower (Chorizanthe rectispina)Observer
dagowenDescription
Last photo with C. clevelandii.
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Genus FavorinusObserver
uwkwajDescription
Eating Hexabranchus eggs with Favorinus mirabilis (other photos)
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Neocarus texanusObserver
mhedinDescription
under stones, upper stream beds, oak woodlands
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Oxybelus uniglumisObserver
hellabeenerdDescription
Entering nest with prey fly impaled on her stinger, and immediately followed inside by what appears to be a tachinid fly.
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Ant-like Flower Beetles (Family Anthicidae)Observer
kingdmDescription
Found on manzanita near foraging Prenolepis imparis and Crematogaster ants
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Protruding Buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum var. indictum)Observer
egatesDescription
? Buckwheatâ¨Mount Hamilton, CA
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Three-striped Longhorn (Adela trigrapha)Observer
robberflyDescription
First Adela I've seen in the city. Dr. Jerry Powell looked at it and called it: " Female backs down into the inflorescence of Linanthus androsaceus to oviposit." This might be a county record.
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Tribe EphialtiniObserver
kschneiDescription
Parasitic larva attached to Theridion sp. beat from pine tree, will try to rear larva, also posted to BG here:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1523012
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Typical Cobweb Spiders (Genus Theridion)Observer
kschneiDescription
Beat from long-needled pine tree, will try to rear attached parasitic insect larva to adulthood.
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California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)Observer
anakinskywalkerDescription
Half way down a rattlesnake
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Laguna Aeolid (Diaphoreolis lagunae)Observer
craigahooverDescription
Diaphoreolis lagunae with eggs was located on reef at a depth of 45 feet. Length was 1 cm. Water temperature was 52 degrees F.
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Olive Knot (Pseudomonas savastanoi)Observer
kdffDescription
All right, you gall fans! Hope you can help with an ID here. Location is Northern California. The gall was on Nerium oleander, one that seemed wild and growing along the waterfront. The only galls I've found that are similar in appearance are some made by Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. nerii (which I've used for an ID as a place to start). I have no idea if galls from that bacterium are even found in this area. But there's obviously something else that has used/caused the gall because there are exit holes. Ideas?
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Conura amoenaObserver
anudibranchmomDescription
UPDATE: ID’d as Conura amoena on BugGuide by Jonathan Hoskins 7/19/2021. 😊👍
SO COOL. Even got to see it investigating a caterpillar.
Sticking my neck out all the way to species on this one as it seems to be a dead ringer for the photos on BugGuide: https://bugguide.net/node/view/83331/bgimage
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Diablo Range Garter Snake (Thamnophis atratus ssp. zaxanthus)Observer
tiwaneDescription
Eating what looks like a fish? Spotted by @danielled83.
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Black Flies (Family Simuliidae)Observer
passiflora4Description
About 5mm, on pond filter.
