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Spotting

by NathanCashionCalifornia, USA

5500 feet, Palomar Mountain

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Spotting

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

Long, shaggy moss

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Spotting

by CoralAveryCalifornia, USA

Orange moss growing on a dry log in full sun.

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Spotting

by CoralAveryUSA

Tall shrub with small dark green leaves and a white fuzz around them.

1 2 Pacific bananna slug

Pacific bananna slug

by swampmelissaPalomar Mountain State Park, USA

Found this out at Palomar Mtn... Didn't ...

0 0 Mistletoe

Mistletoe

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Parasitic plant with a smooth edge and green, fuzzy leaves

1 2 Bullfrog

Bullfrog

by CoralAveryCalifornia, USA

Green speckled frog camouflaging with the green algae growing in the lake.

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Small hole about 3mm in diameter bored in a large pine cone. I think the ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

Brown gilled mushrooms with a light edge and stipe,

0 0 Forked Tube Lichen

Forked Tube Lichen

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

Frosty green, dry growth on fallen branch that resembles coral. There is a ...

1 0 Domestic Cow

Domestic Cow

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

Black and white female cow. I'm curious which breed this is with the white ...

0 0 Deervetch Plant

Deervetch Plant

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

Small plant with folded leaves and small, yellow pea-like flowers. Flower buds ...

0 3 Crane Fly Larvae

Crane Fly Larvae

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

Short, fat grubs. One is brown and the other is white. They were both about 2.5 ...

0 2 Wolf Spider

Wolf Spider

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

Gray and brown female spider

0 1 Silver Argiope egg sac

Silver Argiope egg sac

by anita.lucianoCaçapava, São Paulo, Brazil

http://waynesword.

0 1 Allen Humming bird

Allen Humming bird

by joelenetammCalifornia, USA

Orange shiny feathers,pointy,narrow tail.

0 0 Mallard Duck

Mallard Duck

by TerryBerryCalifornia, USA

Palomar Mountain.

0 2 Tree Cricket

Tree Cricket

by Hema ShahConcord, California, USA

could be an assasin bug ,but never seen anything this transparent looking.

1 0 Lupin

Lupin

by terabeytaCalifornia, USA

This young lupine is growing in the sandy soil of the San Luis Rey riverbed at ...

1 2 Baby Blue Eyes

Baby Blue Eyes

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

Small, blue flowers. "Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia has blue flowers, ...

0 0 March Fly

March Fly

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

Black fly with red, muscular-looking legs.

0 0 Araucaria Cook Pine

Araucaria Cook Pine

by AndresDuarte

Araucaria but dont know wich type, most probably a Cook Pine (Araucaria ...

0 6 Currant / Gooseberry

Currant / Gooseberry

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

Tall, thin bush with lobed green and red leaves. The stems have big thorns on ...

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Brown lichen on side of tree. There appear to be several species of lichen here ...

2 6 Surfgrass

Surfgrass

by CoralAverySan Diego, California, USA

Green sea grass covering the tide pools and the organisms that live within it.

1 0 Corynaea crassa

Corynaea crassa

by Marta RubioTexeiraCartago, Costa Rica

It is actually a root parasitic plant (family Balanophoraceae). The black part ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by AnthonyvonDessauerCalifornia, USA

Possible poison oak. On palomares road in ...

0 0 Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey

by AnthonyvonDessauerHayward, California, USA

More individuals then I could count passing by. At least one male. ...

3 0 Job's tears, coixseed, tear grass,

Job's tears, coixseed, tear grass,

by Joseph CHIEF REDEARTHUttarakhand, India

http://waynesword.

0 0 Redmaids

Redmaids

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

Small, magenta cup flowers on short, grass-like plant. Flowers are only 2 cm ...

0 0 Narrow Leaved Sword Fern

Narrow Leaved Sword Fern

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

Green fern with toothed edged leaves. The back is clean and resembles the top ...

1 0 Satyr Comma

Satyr Comma

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

I was very excited to find this beautiful orange and black butterfly! This is a ...

2 0 Mountain Chickadee

Mountain Chickadee

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

"Tiny, large-headed but small-billed, with a long, narrow tail and full, ...

0 1 Pacific Gull

Pacific Gull

by JorgeGómezPalomaresEnsenada, Baja California, Mexico

Gulls are typically medium to large birds, usually grey or white, often with ...

0 0 Red Gum Lerp Psyllid

Red Gum Lerp Psyllid

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

Brown pyramid mound shaped organism

0 0 American Robin

American Robin

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

"The nominate subspecies of the American Robin is 23–28 centimeters (10–11 in) ...

1 2 Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

"Adult wild turkeys have long reddish-yellow to grayish-green legs. The body ...

0 4 Banana Slug

Banana Slug

by EdwardNathanReulbachJr.Silverdale, Washington, USA

Banana slugs are usually bright yellow (giving rise to the banana sobriquet) ...

0 0 Banana Slug

Banana Slug

by Paul-BenjaminCalifornia, USA

Banana slug is a common name for three species of air-breathing land slug in ...

0 0 Antlion

Antlion

by CynthiaMHoriBountiful, Utah, USA

Antlions (family Myrmeleontidae) resemble damselflies, but have longer, ...

2 1 Coral Bean

Coral Bean

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

In the summer months, these pods open and dump dozens of these bright red seeds ...

0 3 Deer Brush

Deer Brush

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

Bush with small, olive green leaves and clusters of light purple flowers with ...

1 2 American Bullfrog

American Bullfrog

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Brown and green frog. "The largest true frog inhabiting California. Adults are ...

1 0 Jerusalem cricket

Jerusalem cricket

by JorgeGómezPalomaresEnsenada, Baja California, Mexico

Size: ADULT SIZE (Length, not including legs): 30mm to 50mm (1.18in to 1.97in) ...

1 0 Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis

by JorgeGómezPalomaresEnsenada, Baja California, Mexico

These species will vary in size. For example the Carolina Mantid will grow to ...

0 0 Castor Bean

Castor Bean

by ceherzogSarasota, Florida, USA

Flowers occur most of the year in dense terminal clusters (inflorescences), ...

0 5 Steller’s Jay

Steller’s Jay

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

"Steller’s Jays are large songbirds with large heads, chunky bodies, rounded ...

5 0 Tailless Whip Scorpion (Amblypygid)

Tailless Whip Scorpion (Amblypygid)

by LaurenZarateMexico

This really big and scary looking creature is an Amblypid or Tailless Whip ...

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