I was looking at the slime mold in my previous spotting and something moving in this hole caught my eye. These holes are abundant across the landscape as are chipmunks. Thus hole was near a garage we are building so these animals see us on a daily basis.
How cute! I think this is actually a golden-mantled ground squirrel.
I was looking at the slime mold in my previous spotting and something moving in this hole caught my eye. These holes are abundant across the landscape as are chipmunks. Thus hole was near a garage we are building so these animals see us on a daily basis.
Common name: Golden-mantled ground squirrel
Scientific name: Callospermophilus lateralis
Wikipedia: Golden-mantled ground squirrel - Wikipedia
Hemiptera; Pentatomidae. I hesitate to call this bug Unidentified Pentatomidae, but there are so many genera out there, most of which have huge numbers of species that it is never going to be be easy. However, I really enjoy researching and I am sure I will make some progress on this and will revise and improve this spotting as soon as I can.