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Large, ripe fruit growing this spring after winter blooms.
I gave it a little piece of apple, and it drank the juice from it. :)
Small black beetle with prominent mandibles. A fast walker. Grabbed my ...
Observed eating wood (?), leaving little ridges like the one in these photos.
This was growing out of a rock crevice near Willow lake.
Iridescent emerald green fly with clear/smoky wings. Very small (about ...
One hump. Seemed small for a camel. Surprisingly friendly. Named Oscar.
A female in her web, displaying the red hourglass on her ventral side.
Tiny. Found it walking along a table in a patio area surrounded by plants. I ...
Bright yellow, oblong eggs. found on big oak tree in clefts of bark. Many ...
Found this bug smooshed on some stairs. Stepped on. I don't see this kind ...
Found clustered on a stucco wall. Saw at least one pair coupling. Bugs not in ...
Bunches of these guys were scurrying around on the ground. Must've all just ...
Probably a mated pair. Male was feeding female. I see these two in this spot ...
se alimenta principalmente de ratas y ratones aunque puede comer algunas ...
Cute, curious little critter. I never get tired of watching squirrels! This ...
A skipper. I can't identify which of the many species of similar-looking ...
Cute little rodent, sitting on a tree branch and grooming itself. It has white ...
Cluster of 34 bright yellow, ovoid-shaped eggs, stuck to a tree trunk, about ...
Reddish-brown moth. Wingspan about 1.25 inches (rough estimate)
Small, white and yellow flowers on low-growing, mound plant. The leaves are ...
4th instar (5th is cocoon phase). A large, stout, bright green caterpillar.
The three orange lines on its pronotum (back of neck) give this species its ...
Small snake. Light brown, with patterning on its back and a lighter, solid ...
Light brown snake with yellowish stripe on side and yellowish underside. ...
Fuzzy on thorax, shiny black abdomen (thus, a carpenter bee and not a ...
Exceptionally beautiful lady bug. Vibrant red with an unusual spot pattern. ...
Adult female. I'm afraid she might have been unhealthy, since her coloration ...
Stunning little moth! Lichen mimic, with an intricate pattern in green and ...