CoralAvery

Thanks for the ID, and I also believe your idea of why he is fluffed up. It was extremely hot that day and I'm sure he was trying to cool down as much as I was. It's hard for me to believe though that that is their actual size! I could fit the little guy in my hand, but he doesn't have the markings of a juvenile so you are correct he is full grown and a male. :)

Thank you both for the ID! :)

Cool! It looks very different from my spotting and I'm surprised to know how common these creatures actually are and how diverse they are as well. I've never seen them before so I learned something new today, thanks! :)

Thank you, but it was not a wild butterfly unfortunately. This beauty was in an exhibit with several other species of butterfly at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. I haven't seen many wild butterflies other than monarchs and some other common species, but I'll keep searching for something especially unique. :)

Thank you Jolly Ibañez, it's been fixed and thank you everyone for the comments! I'm glad you all enjoy it.

Thank you so much for the information and ID martinl. Being specific and finding the species of Harvestman would be difficult and I could be wrong, but I believe it could at least be narrowed down to the Eupnoi suborder. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupnoi

Thank you Liam! And thanks gatorfellows for the ID! :)

Thanks isabellasmurf and thanks for the ID Noah Citizen. :)

I have added new pictures and replaced some of the older ones. The meerkats were at the same location so I didn't add another spotting! Hope everyone likes the new photos! :)

Thank you. This has made me notice how very similar yet so different members of the same species can be. My other passion flower spotting is so different from this one - especially in color - yet also so similar: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/763...