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What

Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)

Observer

happycatranch

Date

March 16, 2024 12:22 PM PDT

Description

Millions of them!!! They were EVERYWahERE. It was amazing!

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What

Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)

Observer

bonnienickel

Date

February 10, 2024 11:11 AM PST

Description

Larger bee on the right. On nonnative Glebionis coronaria, foraging side by side with tiny sweat bee.

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What

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)

Observer

madily

Date

March 12, 2021 05:30 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)

Observer

sandiegoroberts

Date

May 29, 2022 09:03 AM PDT

Description

Collecting pollen from a California Poppy

Photos / Sounds

What

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)

Observer

nature4lzw

Date

July 15, 2022 02:35 PM PDT

Description

Bumble Bee on California Buckwheat near Old Mission Dam.

Photos / Sounds

What

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)

Observer

doryo

Date

April 16, 2023 12:32 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

April 30, 2022 02:25 PM PDT

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What

Striped Spitting Spider (Dictis striatipes)

Observer

antye

Date

October 7, 2023 07:40 PM PDT

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What

Metallic Sweat Bees (Subgenus Dialictus)

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

May 16, 2021 02:27 PM PDT

Description

Just resting on a petal.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

September 26, 2023 11:46 AM PDT

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What

Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies (Order Hymenoptera)

Observer

finatic

Date

September 26, 2014 10:48 PM PDT

Description

San Diego County, California, US

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Observer

thumbwave

Date

April 27, 2022 10:47 AM PDT

Photos / Sounds

Observer

fraskar

Date

March 22, 2022 11:58 AM PDT

Description

Encelia

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What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

lglevanik

Date

December 16, 2019 01:24 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

elbawat

Date

December 9, 2020 09:00 AM UTC

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What

Silver Garden Orbweaver (Argiope argentata)

Observer

markkjames

Date

July 9, 2023 11:18 AM PDT

Description

Found argiope egg sac suspended on Artesmia californica.

Photos / Sounds

What

Silver Garden Orbweaver (Argiope argentata)

Observer

markkjames

Date

July 18, 2023 10:02 AM PDT

Description

Male and female?

Photos / Sounds

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

April 8, 2015 10:47 AM PDT

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What

Metallic Sweat Bees (Subgenus Dialictus)

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

September 2, 2019 12:24 PM PDT

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What

Roger's Crypt Ant (Hypoponera punctatissima)

Observer

tobiashays

Date

October 20, 2022 09:45 PM PDT

Description

Under stone on bank of small creek, in wet soil. Riparian area with Quercus, Salix, and Populus.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

frank007

Date

September 9, 2023 11:42 AM CEST

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What

Wheeler’s Fungus-farming Ant (Cyphomyrmex wheeleri)

Observer

tobiashays

Date

August 29, 2023 10:25 PM PDT

Description

Rock slope in mixed shrubland.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

tom_barnes_

Date

August 29, 2023 12:20 PM PDT

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What

Abert's Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila aberti)

Observer

finatic

Date

March 27, 2016 11:17 AM PDT

Description

San Diego County, California, US

Photos / Sounds

Date

April 14, 2023 11:13 AM PDT

Description

amazing how quickly this little wasp could drag this big caterpillar across the trail!

Photos / Sounds

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

May 24, 2021 01:00 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

April 25, 2019 08:57 AM PDT

Place

Cabrillo (Google, OSM)

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What

Urbane Digger Bee (Anthophora urbana)

Observer

ecozippertfb

Date

August 15, 2020 02:42 PM PDT

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What

Vetches (Genus Vicia)

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

May 2, 2023 12:50 PM PDT

Description

Keyed in Jepson. V. ludo. or V. hassei?

Photos / Sounds

Observer

mhedin

Date

July 31, 2021 09:57 PM PDT

Description

female with eggsacs, spiderlings, prey

Photos / Sounds

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

May 24, 2021 01:05 PM PDT

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What

Liveforever (Genus Dudleya)

Observer

toyonito

Date

June 3, 2023 12:05 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

April 29, 2019 01:24 PM PDT

Description

My best guess. On chaparral yucca. Plant was covered with them.

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What

Dwarf White Milkvetch (Astragalus didymocarpus var. didymocarpus)

Observer

scotttremor

Date

April 26, 2019 07:33 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

Observer

thumbwave

Date

April 26, 2023 11:20 AM PDT

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What

Seaside Petunia (Calibrachoa parviflora)

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

May 3, 2018 04:22 PM PDT

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What

Darkling Beetles (Family Tenebrionidae)

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

April 29, 2019 10:57 AM PDT

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What

Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

February 28, 2023 12:16 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

September 3, 2020 01:49 PM PDT

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What

Gray Shrews (Genus Notiosorex)

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

June 5, 2019 10:42 AM PDT

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What

Mustard Family (Family Brassicaceae)

Observer

mmendels33

Date

April 5, 2022 04:37 PM PDT

Description

A silique shown here, or not even Brassicaceae? In coastal sage scrub, veg transect 029

Photos / Sounds

What

Liveforever (Genus Dudleya)

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

July 11, 2022 02:17 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

January 28, 2019 11:25 AM PST

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Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

April 24, 2020 07:22 AM PDT

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What

California Primrose (Eulobus californicus)

Observer

azyszczy

Date

March 23, 2022 01:18 PM PDT

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Observer

tom_barnes_

Date

February 20, 2020 12:29 PM PST

Description

Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, CA
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

P2200050

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What

Golden-spined Cereus (Bergerocactus emoryi)

Date

June 2022

Photos / Sounds

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

April 30, 2021 06:21 AM PDT

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What

Golden-eye Lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus)

Observer

u_phantasticus

Date

March 6, 2022 01:37 PM PST

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What

Canyon Bat (Parastrellus hesperus)

Observer

monica702

Date

May 27, 2022 11:54 AM PDT

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Observer

hermannmoller

Date

May 5, 2021 06:55 PM -03

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What

Sumac Silvering (Telimena rhoina)

Observer

neontetraploid

Date

January 8, 2022 12:55 PM PST

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What

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

Observer

docprt

Date

December 7, 2014 10:44 AM PST

Photos / Sounds

Observer

jim_carretta

Date

August 7, 2020 12:28 PM PDT

Place

Miramar (Google, OSM)

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What

Trask Shoulderband Snail (Helminthoglypta traskii)

Observer

cjackson

Date

April 2022

Description

Cabrillo NP iNat 24hr BioBlitz.

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What

Nevada Buck Moth (Hemileuca nevadensis)

Observer

markkjames

Date

November 14, 2019 11:08 AM HST

Description

Weak flier, observed about four hovering in and out of large stack of dead cattail leaves along the San Diego River flowing out of Kumeyaay Lake. About the size of a common buckeye with a distinctive black & white wing pattern and bottom section of abdomen was a fuzzy/feathered orange. None of them would land & pose for me.

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What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

thumbwave

Date

November 11, 2021 10:24 AM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Texas Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon texanus)

Observer

brian_wright

Date

November 5, 2020 03:29 PM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus)

Observer

jesus946

Date

October 4, 2022 11:39 AM PDT

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What

Pirate Spiders (Family Mimetidae)

Observer

lahaina

Description

Spider egg sac

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What

California Mantis (Stagmomantis californica)

Observer

muddyslush

Date

September 2, 2022 09:51 PM PDT

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What

Silver-tailed Petalcutter (Megachile montivaga)

Observer

nature4lzw

Date

September 15, 2022 12:12 PM PDT

Description

It is unusual to see pollinators at Vinca flowers, so I started snapping photos of this native bee. It was not gathering pollen or nectar--but cutting petals for its nest. (Such smooth cuts!) Note: The order of these photos is last to first.

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What

Nearctic Beaded Lacewings (Genus Lomamyia)

Date

May 2022

Tags

Photos / Sounds

Observer

airgel

Date

August 6, 2022 11:07 PM +08

Description

Peculiar behaviour. Got a few quick photos before they (presumably) woke up and flew off.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

thumbwave

Date

September 10, 2021 10:54 AM PDT

Photos / Sounds

Observer

thumbwave

Date

August 29, 2022 11:10 AM PDT

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What

Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)

Observer

brian_wright

Date

September 17, 2021 02:52 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Mosquitoes (Family Culicidae)

Observer

pileated

Date

August 15, 2022 09:04 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Jelly Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)

Observer

charmainet

Date

April 21, 2022 03:44 PM AEST

Photos / Sounds

What

Sickle Grass (Ctenium concinnum)

Observer

rob_palmer

Date

May 18, 2022 10:36 AM SAST

Photos / Sounds

What

Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex)

Observer

nicola_zanetti

Date

July 3, 2022 02:46 PM CEST

Photos / Sounds

What

Western Yellow-bellied Racer (Coluber constrictor ssp. mormon)

Observer

tothemax

Date

July 16, 2022 09:51 AM PDT

Photos / Sounds

Observer

sidesplotch

Date

October 20, 2015 09:37 AM PDT

Photos / Sounds

Observer

emilyherriott

Date

August 18, 2022 01:43 PM PDT

Description

on lemonade berry

Photos / Sounds

Observer

finatic

Date

February 12, 2017 12:39 PM PST

Description

San Diego County, California, US

Fun day with @jaykeller and @pileated

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Observer

bonnienickel

Date

April 11, 2019 08:26 AM PDT

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What

California Bee Assassin (Apiomerus californicus)

Observer

thumbwave

Date

August 8, 2022 09:45 AM PDT

Description

A Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica) intervened shortly after the Bee Assassin caught the bee, successfully removing the abdomen for itself. If anyone has a suggestion of how to tag or annotate that, please comment below.

This individual split into two observations, because it was observed preying on two different species.
REF: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130029299

Timeline:
09:46:14 bee captured by Bee Assassin
09:48:12 Yellowjacket is latched on to bee
09:49:40 Yellowjacket has separated bee abdomen from thorax

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What

Striped Racer (Masticophis lateralis)

Observer

jongraehl

Date

November 14, 2021 03:19 PM PST

Description

The snake couldn't get the lizard in its mouth because the lizard bit and held on to its own tail. The snake eventually gave up and let the lizard go.

Photos / Sounds

What

Three-lined Potato Beetle (Lema daturaphila)

Observer

docprt

Date

October 4, 2019 12:54 PM PDT

Description

Larvae

Photos / Sounds

What

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)

Observer

markkjames

Date

May 21, 2022 01:24 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Liveforever (Genus Dudleya)

Observer

sidesplotch

Date

May 22, 2016 08:09 AM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Liveforever (Genus Dudleya)

Observer

rhjackso

Date

June 3, 2020 02:15 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Colorado Mason (Osmia coloradensis)

Observer

thumbwave

Date

May 2, 2022 10:39 AM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

California Quail (Callipepla californica)

Observer

milliebasden

Date

April 30, 2022 04:47 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Liveforever (Genus Dudleya)

Observer

carrotpeople

Date

June 22, 2021 01:07 PM HST

Photos / Sounds

Observer

markkjames

Date

May 4, 2022 10:13 AM PDT

Description

AI was 'pretty sure' this was genus Holcopasites but none recorded in California.
Found on trail.

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Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

May 2, 2022 06:50 PM PDT

Description

Never seen pink ones before...

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What

Tumor Stem Gall Midge (Asphondylia atriplicis)

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

June 26, 2015 03:36 PM PDT

Description

Gall on Big Saltbush (Atriplex lentiformis).
These galls were everywhere on many of the big saltbush plants.
First time I see molts on the outside of a gall.

Photos / Sounds

What

Tumor Stem Gall Midge (Asphondylia atriplicis)

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

April 28, 2019 08:27 AM PDT

Description

Gall on atriplex lentiformis

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What

Fourwing Saltbush (Atriplex canescens)

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

May 12, 2017 07:09 PM PDT

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What

Swellshark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum)

Observer

cathyspence1

Date

December 16, 2021 01:13 PM UTC

Description

Discovered the live swell shark egg casing at Cabrillo NM intertidal zone after a winter storm. Video shows a very active swell shark embryo.

Photos / Sounds

What

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

Observer

milliebasden

Date

October 20, 2021 02:30 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)

Observer

milliebasden

Date

October 13, 2021 11:06 AM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)

Observer

davidcooksy

Date

December 5, 2021 11:51 AM PST

Photos / Sounds

What

California Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus ssp. californicus)

Observer

kyuhhhhl

Date

May 3, 2021 02:39 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Big-eared Woodrat (Neotoma macrotis)

Observer

jspaulding

Date

March 29, 2021 08:56 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Southern Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus ssp. fuliginatus)

Observer

milliebasden

Date

October 20, 2021 03:03 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Observer

paprikabrown

Date

January 28, 2021 11:59 AM UTC

Photos / Sounds

What

Pellitories (Genus Parietaria)

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

April 30, 2018 09:30 AM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Chalcidoid Wasps (Superfamily Chalcidoidea)

Observer

tom_barnes_

Date

March 17, 2021 12:27 PM PDT

Description

Two bee species and a third tiny insect on the same flower. Not sure how to submit this; maybe as more than one observation?

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