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Peron's Pleurobranch (Pleurobranchus peronii)Observer
sea-kangarooDescription
Tidepooling. Very exciting Halgerda-ish find under a rock! When I turned the rock over this critter did the usual thing of immediately heading at top speed for the other side of the rock, but on its way it happened to intersect a patch of little purple tunicates, which it hung out on for a while. I was suspicious it was eating them, and indeed it was! Last two photos show the before and after of the tunicate patch. Those photos are only 5 minutes apart, so it didn't take very long for it to take two whole pieces out of the tunicate pie.
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Melibe colemaniObserver
anudibranchmomDescription
Peri Paleracio and Erap Maestro
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Phodaga alticepsObserver
tiwaneDescription
A wonderfully absurd creature. Note the vibrant green poop.
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Litocala Moth (Litocala sexsignata)Observer
tiwaneDescription
Ovipositing on Quercus durata.
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Saddled Prominent (Cecrita guttivitta)Observer
leeallowayDescription
First instar, I believe.
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anudibranchmomDescription
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
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alan_rockefellerDescription
Growing on a weevil, on the underside of a leaf.
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Elk Kelp (Pelagophycus porra)Observer
melissa_fooDescription
Point Loma 60fsw
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Cyamus kessleriObserver
chilipossumDescription
Either C. kessleri or C. eschrichtii. Found in the genital area of Eschrichtius robustus
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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)Observer
wildmacroDescription
Seeds from my garden photographed at 10:1.
From the same plant as observed here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/150964581
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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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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
meravDescription
on Ceanothus
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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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Stenolemus edwardsiiObserver
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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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.
