With Chalon Boesel. Albino glass snail, presumably the widespread Draparnaud's Glass Snail. Normal-looking Draparnaud's Glass Snails were also seen at this site. Riparian woodland along Campo Creek, under small willow logs in wet soil.
Wheeler gorge campground, Matilija creek.
Found with Dave Goodward (@davegoodward) near Campo Creek.
We found a total of three Helminthoglypta.
Two of them were H. tudiculata:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203164600
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203074728
The other is a currently unknown Helminthoglypta, Dave's observation of it is here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203174712
@jannvendetti , @tlawson
With Chalon Boesel. We were on a search for a unknown snail in Campo reported by Miller years ago. I thought this was possibly an immature H. edwardsi, but when I got home and looked under the scope, it proved to be mature and had the incised lines of a traskii group snail. Perhaps this is H. traskii isidroensis? Or Miller's mystery snail? It doesn't look like a typical traskii.
Chalon will post more photos, and I will as well. This looks very much like https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10407945, found near Portrero a few years ago, which generated much discussion.
I think. Sespe canyon, found on Coniophora fungus on a downed Sycamore tree.
Booking a long on an oak log. I am thankful for the mite in the first picture giving perspective for the size of the snail.
Griffith Park
Under a piece of bark
Igneous rock field atop a ridge. 4 shells total found, 0 live specimens.
In range for Helminthoglypta micrometalleoides. We had misinterpreted the type locality of this species in Miller 1970, and hence ended up at this habitat. Pretty shocked to find snails of any form here, period.
1800m, under an oak log on Hot springs mountain. Plant community Incense cedar, black oak, canyon live oak, bigcone douglas fir, white fir.
This was the first of eight small dark slugs found at various locations on Volcan Mountain Preserve. They were all under bark flakes and logs in mixed oak/conifer woodland in shady locations.
Agua Caliente Creek, Warner Springs, CA
Agua Caliente Creek, Warner Springs, CA
North-facing cliffs above Whipple wash, volcanics. 17mm across, a good sized one
In the early stages of "courtship".
Type locality, riverside mountains, among dolomitic rocks. Small snails, several shells found as well, ~10mm across.
An unusual snail, from north-facing dolomitic rock cliffs in the Little maria mountains.
These were consistently small, around 11mm. A photo comparing to a much larger Eremarionta rowelli shell is included, which was taken from volcanic cliffs in the nearby Whipple mountains (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199853341).
Some photos of the habitat included. Unable to find a live specimen despite searching efforts. Probably too late in the day and a bit dry.
I was standing under a Coast Live Oak and saw this slug hanging from what looks like silk. It was strange and didnt really seem to be going back up the tree or down from the 15-20 mins I was there. Something funny also was on the end of the slug. Maybe some mucus? Cool to see though. Would someone be able to help me figure out what was happening?
This was adorable.
11-mm live snail found under rock, tentative genus ID from AI, released unharmed.
Type locality
These three wasps hatched unexpectedly in a vial containing an "empty" native California snail shell (Monadenia infumata ssp. infumata, Redwood Sideband), collected May 11, 2018 from Maring County, CA. They were only discovered in the vial just now, in 2024, but they're in surprisingly good shape. They might be a snail-parasitizing species or perhaps mama wasp just found a nice place to deposit eggs? Whatever you can suggest would be great, I'm curious.
The white stuff on them is probably Kleenex tissue; I was afraid of damaging them so I left it on. They probably never fed or bred, so they might make good (but dry) specimens if anyone is interested.
@sunanna_h @kschnei @matthias22 @hymenopterator @bdagley @bclaridge Let me know if you want them.
Native CA snail people, you might find this interesting too @tlawson @jannvendetti @pliffgrieff @cedric_lee @thomaseverest @oksnaillaboratory
Under alders
looked like a black worm
Type locality
Insanely tiny! ~2mm diameter.
Empty shell under blue oak log (a few grey pine also present). Did not have lighter yellowish "borders" adjacent to the dark band like H. traskii. Diameter 19 mm, height 16 mm, nice sculpturing. No other live snails, shells or fragments seen. Suspect H. uvusana, but could be new location (on iNat at least) for H. tejonensis or H. traskii.
Very similar to, and closest to, this observation by @ocean_beach_goth https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47121319 and also looks like this observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192299006 by @chilipossum.
Location is private to protect sensitive species (including this one!) seen that day. General area is NW Angeles National Forest, W of I-5 and S of Gorman.
@tlawson @cedric_lee @jannvendetti @davegoodward @pliffgrieff @chloe_and_trevor Thought you all might be interested in this one.