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Pallid Desert-Digger (Centris pallida)Observer
mikecardwellDescription
Can anybody ID these bees? They were feeding on palo verde blossoms in April 2022 in eastern Pinal County.
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Pallid Desert-Digger (Centris pallida)Observer
dgastrongDescription
This bee was piercing the base of the flower and drinking nectar through the holes. Fun to watch.
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ameedsDescription
Flew away after the photograph and not one that I encountered while sampling.
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Barred Owl (Strix varia)Observer
desertsDescription
Flew up into Red Cedar from other side of trail. Location made it hard to get a good photo, but I got one.
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Scolopocerus uhleriObserver
ameedsDescription
Also under bark of old trees that moved down the wash to this point.
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Whitefly Parasitic Wasps (Genus Eretmocerus)Observer
stevejonesDescription
Caught one napping; body ~1 mm long
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Oak-loving Gymnopus (Gymnopus dryophilus)Observer
restringhamDescription
Jelly texture
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Ragweeds (Genus Ambrosia)Observer
stevejonesDescription
Hybrid - Ambrosia ambrosioides x A. salsola. Just checking up on an old friend.
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Bracket Fungi (Family Polyporaceae)Observer
zachjacobDescription
Found on downed cottonwood by Agua Fria river
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Nomada bifurcataObserver
alice_abelaDescription
Clear Creek area, San Benito County, California
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Creosote Resin Gall Midge (Asphondylia resinosa)Observer
stevejonesDescription
Adult emerged from apparent l-tridentata-fringed-cup-galls from this observation. First five photos through glass. Fifth photo includes exuviae. Last four are from December 17 - looks to be on its last legs.
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Creosote Resin Gall Midge (Asphondylia resinosa)Observer
stevejonesDescription
Young Asphondylia galls? Two occurrences on the same plant; marked with tags to revisit later. Later observation here.
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Gall Midges (Subfamily Cecidomyiinae)Observer
stevejonesDescription
Host Euphorbia melanadenia; possible Cecidomyiidae gall?
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Blister Beetles (Family Meloidae)Observer
alice_abelaDescription
Observation is for the hitch hikers behind the eye;
Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California
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Genus SitalcinaObserver
alice_abelaDescription
Santa Barbara County, California.
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Giant Devil's Flower Mantis (Idolomantis diabolica)Observer
davidbygottDescription
At Kisimangeda Tented Camp. Photo by Chris & Nani Schmeling
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Creosote Leaf Clone Gall Midge (Asphondylia discalis)Observer
stevejonesDescription
With exit hole and exuviae
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Giraffe Weevil (Lasiorhynchus barbicornis)Observer
lisa_bennettDescription
Did I cry with happiness when I saw this gorgeous creature? Maybe :) I've been looking for one for so long!
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Commando Isopod (Alloniscus perconvexus)Observer
alice_abelaDescription
Ventura County, California
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Somali Lanternflower (Ceropegia somalensis)Observer
warrenmccDescription
Climber in Acacia woodland
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Red-headed Bush Cricket (Phyllopalpus pulchellus)Observer
gcsnellingDescription
Mixed hardwood/pine woodland.
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California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)Observer
rwaayersDescription
The litter of pups outside the burrows.
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Maricopa Milkvetch (Astragalus lentiginosus var. maricopae)Observer
stevejones
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Mojave Kingcup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus ssp. mojavensis)Observer
csonafrankDescription
All of the flowers were blooming in the South side of the mound.
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Fitchiella melichariObserver
psyllidhipsterDescription
my first Caliscelid! keys here. swept from grasses, 2x
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Andre's Harvester Ant (Veromessor andrei)Observer
alice_abelaDescription
Female ant cricket from Santa Barbara County, California. These crickets are closely associated with ants. They copy the movement rate of their adopted ant hosts and take on the odor of the colony until the ants accept them as members. In the colony, they lick ant secretions, prey on ant eggs, solicit regurgitated food, and feed on prey brought in by the ants.
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psyllidhipsterDescription
2 adult females on arizona rosewood. both were much darker than the fresh summer specimens of last year, which I presume is indicative that these are overwintering adults
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Candlesnuff Fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon)Observer
desertsDescription
White, powdery forked fungus on rotting log along trail.
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Texas Crested Coralroot (Bletia warnockii)Observer
sganleyDescription
I just had to go back this week and find one in flower.
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Genus MesomachilisObserver
alice_abelaDescription
Indians Road area, Los Padres National Forest, Monterey County, California
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Palo Blanco (Lysiloma candidum)Observer
desertsDescription
Along road to the old ranch town of El Potrero and Gujademi in the Sierra. The white trunks and growth pattern are diagnostic.
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Mendocino Green-striped Grasshopper (Chortophaga mendocino)Observer
alice_abelaDescription
Salt Point State Park, Sonoma County, California
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Small-flowered Androstephium (Androstephium breviflorum)Observer
aspidoscelisDescription
Androstephium breviflorum, Cactus Plain, southwest of the Buckskin Mountains, west-southwest of Battleship Peak and northeast of Bouse, 34.0497 -113.9010, La Paz County, Arizona, 17 Feb 2017.
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Longspinneret Spiders (Family Hersiliidae)Observer
zarekDescription
Tyrotama?
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Genus GeronObserver
bug_ericDescription
Summerland Gardens is set for demolition in 2018. Urban renewal. :-(
