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Suku StagmomantisHavainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
There was a green and pink outdoor rug near by, but this mantis was on a wall when we saw it. I’ve never seen this coloring, and it’s wings don’t seem fully developed to me, but I’m no expert. Any ideas? Maybe recently molted and that explains the unusual coloring and stubby wings?
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Taiturimatkija (Mimus polyglottos)Havainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
Wonderful songbird- listen to audio. no idea what it is….
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Aitotäpläperhoset (Alaheimo Nymphalinae)Havainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
Found on cheeseweed (a type of mallow)- it had sandwiched itself between leaves and stuck them together with frass.
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
The third one we’ve found on our property- all sitings have been put on iNaturalist
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Havainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
Backyard garden on a tomato plant- I’ve never seen this coloring on mantids one our yard before. Usually we see light tan or a shade of green. I’m also not sure how to delineate between different mantis species, so an “official” id would be great! Thanks!
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Yökköset (Heimo Noctuidae)Havainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
Smooth black caterpillar about the length of my thumb- yellow striping running lengthwise along back.
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Caudina arenicolaHavainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
This was so cool to see- I’ve never seen anything like it before! When I did some research, it seems a bunch of these washed up on Huntington Beach in 2016, but I didn’t find any scholarly articles on that event, just general news. So I’m unsure if my ID of Salpidae Tunicata is correct, but that is what they were identified as back then. The article I found said there were thousands on Huntington Beach, but the one I saw was isolated. I was walking on the beach on both sides of it and it was the only one I saw.
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Heimo PholcidaeHavainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
Maybe this is a cellar spider, but I haven’t seen this kind before- a bronze-colored body with a point on the end... thoughts?
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
I hope this is a male! So excited that we saw a female yesterday, and today, this guy was very near by... here’s hoping we’ll see some mantis babies.
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Hyppyhämähäkit (Heimo Salticidae)Havainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
The app wants this to be a jumping spider, but this one’s body seems too flat in comparison, and it’s backend bigger than what the photos show... thoughts?
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Muurahaiset (Heimo Formicidae)Havainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
Moving their eggs after I watered this lemon tree.
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Havainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
Not for sure on which mantis- help on that, please? She’s a big girl! :)
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Ristihämähäkit (Heimo Araneidae)Havainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
Ugh- it was dark and the phone wouldn’t focus, but this was such a healthy, hefty spider! Still learning about them, so not sure what kind of orbweaver this is.
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Anolis sagreiHavainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
Again, not sure about this species...
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Anolis sagreiHavainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
Hard to get focus w/ an iPhone sometimes! Maybe someone local can get more specific on what kind of anoles this is...
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Villisika (Sus scrofa)Havainnoija
jewelgreenbergKuvaus
One of a family of 4- assuming this is the male, and that the other 3 who had run away were the adult female and 2 piglets... boarlets? :)
