orange_sunshine's Identifications

Photos / Sounds

What

Twin-sailed Salp (Thetys vagina)

Observer

sbbon26

Date

April 27, 2024 06:46 AM PDT

Place

Edgecliff Ln, Santa Barbara, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Found three of these along butterfly beach.

Twin-sailed Salp - Photo (c) lgarney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
orange_sunshine's ID: Twin-sailed Salp (Thetys vagina)
Added on May 1, 2024
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What

By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella)

Observer

tomaubin

Date

April 27, 2024 12:59 PM PDT

Place

Guadalupe, CA 93434, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

On beach guadalupe dunes

By-the-wind Sailor - Photo (c) ineeedzs, all rights reserved
orange_sunshine's ID: By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella)
Added on May 1, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Curnow's Curse (Calandrinia menziesii)

Observer

u_phantasticus

Date

April 2024

Place

Santa Barbara County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)
Redmaids - Photo (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
orange_sunshine's ID: Curnow's Curse (Calandrinia menziesii)
Added on May 1, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Twin-sailed Salp (Thetys vagina)

Observer

lherrell

Date

April 27, 2024 07:43 AM PDT

Place

UCSB Campus Point, Goleta, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Not sure… salp or jellyfish?

Twin-sailed Salp - Photo (c) lgarney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
orange_sunshine's ID: Twin-sailed Salp (Thetys vagina)
Added on May 1, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea)

Observer

nateemery

Date

April 27, 2024 11:45 AM PDT

Place

Santa Barbara County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)
Hummingbird Sage - Photo (c) Eric Koberle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Koberle
orange_sunshine's ID: Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea)
Added on May 1, 2024
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What

Hedge Nettles (Genus Stachys)

Observer

sjmazer

Date

April 27, 2024 04:00 PM PDT

Place

Santa Cruz Island Reserve, Channel Islands National Park, Channel Islands, Santa Barbara County, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)
Hedgenettles - Photo (c) Mark Kluge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Kluge
orange_sunshine's ID: Hedge Nettles (Genus Stachys)
Added on May 1, 2024
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What

Western Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)

Observer

lierne

Date

April 27, 2024 11:08 AM PDT

Place

Goleta, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Western Blue-eyed Grass - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Jesse Rorabaugh
orange_sunshine's ID: Western Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
Added on May 1, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Twin-sailed Salp (Thetys vagina)

Observer

lherrell

Date

April 28, 2024 08:34 AM PDT

Place

UCSB Campus Point, Goleta, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Twin-sailed Salp - Photo (c) lgarney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
orange_sunshine's ID: Twin-sailed Salp (Thetys vagina)
Added on May 1, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Bermuda Buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae)

Observer

jorgedelacruz

Date

April 28, 2024 01:33 PM PDT

Place

Isla Vista, CA 93117, USA (Google, OSM)
Bermuda Buttercup - Photo (c) Aleta Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
orange_sunshine's ID: Bermuda Buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae)
Added on May 1, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea)

Observer

rachealfransen

Date

April 28, 2024 11:26 AM PDT

Place

Gould Park, Santa Barbara, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Hummingbird Sage - Photo (c) Eric Koberle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Koberle
orange_sunshine's ID: Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea)
Added on May 1, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha)

Observer

cameronkyle336

Date

April 29, 2024 02:07 PM PDT

Place

West Beach, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

This plant was extremely vibrant in color

Mexican Bush Sage - Photo (c) Eric Hunt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
orange_sunshine's ID: Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha)
Added on May 1, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

California Beeplant (Scrophularia californica)

Observer

margarette_rhose

Date

April 29, 2024 05:01 PM PDT

Place

Coal Oil Point Reserve, Goleta, CA, US (Google, OSM)
California Beeplant - Photo (c) jalopy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by jalopy
orange_sunshine's ID: California Beeplant (Scrophularia californica)
Added on May 1, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

haein1

Date

April 27, 2024 04:50 PM PDT

Place

Upper East, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (Google, OSM)
Western Honey Bee - Photo (c) Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir, all rights reserved, uploaded by Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir
orange_sunshine's ID: Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Added on May 1, 2024
Improving

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Black-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus melanopygus)

Observer

waynec

Date

April 29, 2024 10:05 AM PDT

Place

University of California, Goleta, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Bombus on Stachys bullata and Rubus ursinus

Black-tailed Bumble Bee - Photo (c) Kim Sallee, all rights reserved, uploaded by Kim Sallee
orange_sunshine's ID: Black-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus melanopygus)
Added on May 1, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sonorina)

Observer

sbbon26

Date

April 29, 2024 04:59 PM PDT

Place

Gibraltar Rd, Santa Barbara, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Large furry bumblebee like bug. Kept circling ceonothus but not landing

Valley Carpenter Bee - Photo (c) stonebird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
orange_sunshine's ID: Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sonorina)
Added on May 1, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Black Tegula (Tegula funebralis)

Observer

gallusgallusdomesticus

Date

April 26, 2024 03:08 PM PDT

Place

Santa Barbara County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Found on beach.

Tegula - Photo (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
orange_sunshine's ID: Genus Tegula, a member of Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)
Added on May 1, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha)

Observer

eliwhitman

Date

April 29, 2024 02:29 PM PDT

Place

E Sola St, Santa Barbara, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Mexican Bush Sage - Photo (c) Eric Hunt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
orange_sunshine's ID: Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha)
Added on May 1, 2024
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What

California Brittlebush (Encelia californica)

Observer

iduncan30

Date

April 29, 2024 04:50 PM PDT

Place

Andree Clark Bird Refuge (Google, OSM)
California Brittlebush - Photo (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey
orange_sunshine's ID: California Brittlebush (Encelia californica)
Added on May 1, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Western Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)

Observer

sabrina001

Date

April 29, 2024 06:04 PM PDT

Place

Isla Vista (Google, OSM)
Western Blue-eyed Grass - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Jesse Rorabaugh
orange_sunshine's ID: Western Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
Added on April 30, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Black-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus melanopygus)

Observer

haein1

Date

April 26, 2024 12:23 PM PDT

Place

Centennial House, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, USA (Google, OSM)
Black-tailed Bumble Bee - Photo (c) Kim Sallee, all rights reserved, uploaded by Kim Sallee
orange_sunshine's ID: Black-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus melanopygus)
Added on April 30, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Subfamily Salpinae

Observer

sb_catlvr

Date

April 29, 2024 07:17 PM PDT

Place

Sands Beach, Goleta, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Certain areas of the organism(s) were pulsing.

Salpinae - Photo (c) Pat Webster @underwaterpat, all rights reserved, uploaded by Pat Webster @underwaterpat
orange_sunshine's ID: Subfamily Salpinae, a member of Salps (Family Salpidae)
Added on April 30, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Subfamily Salpinae

Observer

sb_catlvr

Date

April 29, 2024 07:12 PM PDT

Place

Goleta South, Goleta, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Salpinae - Photo (c) Pat Webster @underwaterpat, all rights reserved, uploaded by Pat Webster @underwaterpat
orange_sunshine's ID: Subfamily Salpinae, a member of Salps (Family Salpidae)
Added on April 30, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Weevils (Superfamily Curculionoidea)

Observer

andydeleon20

Date

April 29, 2024 04:57 PM PDT

Place

Coal Oil Point Reserve, Goleta, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Snout and Bark Beetles - Photo (c) Richard Ong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard Ong
orange_sunshine's ID: Weevils (Superfamily Curculionoidea)
Added on April 30, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Genus Neoitamus

Observer

konami

Date

April 25, 2024 03:26 PM JST

Place

福井, 三木市, 兵庫県, JP (Google, OSM)
Robber Flies - Photo (c) Steve Collins, all rights reserved
orange_sunshine's ID: Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on April 29, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Bee Flies (Family Bombyliidae)

Observer

tsumugi

Date

April 29, 2024 09:47 AM JST

Place

円山公園, 札幌市, 北海道, JP (Google, OSM)
Bee Flies - Photo (c) Kurt Hennige, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kurt Hennige
orange_sunshine's ID: Bee Flies (Family Bombyliidae)
Added on April 29, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

5 photos

What

Crotch's Bumble Bee (Bombus crotchii)

Observer

ccalderon00

Date

April 29, 2024 11:22 AM PDT

Place

Los Padres National Forest, Goleta, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Crotch's Bumble Bee - Photo (c) Alice Abela, all rights reserved
orange_sunshine's ID: Crotch's Bumble Bee (Bombus crotchii)
Added on April 29, 2024
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What

Swellshark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum)

Observer

christiankane

Date

April 26, 2024 12:58 PM PDT

Place

Carpinteria Bluffs Trail, Carpinteria, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Swellshark - Photo (c) Lauren Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Lauren Martin
orange_sunshine's ID: Swellshark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Red-cage Fungus (Clathrus ruber)

Observer

anna_harding

Date

April 26, 2024 09:39 AM PDT

Place

Sycamore Canyon Rd, Santa Barbara, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Cage Stinkhorns - Photo (c) Guzmán Sevilla Ramos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
orange_sunshine's ID: Cage Stinkhorns (Genus Clathrus)
Added on April 26, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

Observer

mad3lyn

Date

April 23, 2024 03:28 PM PDT

Place

University of California, Goleta, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Aphid Mummy Wasps - Photo (c) Edithvale-Australia Insects and Spiders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Edithvale-Australia Insects and Spiders
orange_sunshine's ID: Aphid Mummy Wasps (Subfamily Aphidiinae)
Added on April 25, 2024
Leading

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)

Observer

michaelvoeltz

Date

April 18, 2022 10:56 AM PDT

Place

San Bruno Mountain Park, Brisbane, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Mining Bees - Photo (c) Max McCarthy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Max McCarthy
orange_sunshine's ID: Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)
Added on April 12, 2024
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