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kneubaueתיאור
Several females emerged from soil nests located within a few feet of a flowering barrel cactus with an outside temperature of 94 degrees F.
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kneubaueתיאור
Male and female were courting on a stick. Images turned 1/4. The female attempted to deny his advances several times but he remained at a safe distance each time and continued to try to attract her.
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סוג Mariettaמתצפת.ת
kneubaueתיאור
~ 1 mm whitish non-metallic body with light blue eyes. Had long white setae coming off the last tergite, patterned wings and body; black outlining all whitish body segments on mesosoma and metasoma and legs. Clear whitish color bead like anelli (could be pedicel) and 1 long club-like possibly fused funicle and clava. Found on the surface of rainwater in a bucket. Dried off and jumped more than flew away. ID'd by expert, Bob Zuparko on Hymnopterists Forum. Hyperparasitic on parasitoids (hymenoptera) of scales according to BugGuide. Bob Zuparko shared, "In Gibson et al., 1997, the genus was listed as a hyper of Diaspididae, Coccidae, Psyllidae and other Homoptera, while 1 species was a primary of Conchaspididae."
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rangerdacostaתיאור
Fell from roost, placed indoors in a dark room until sunset then released.
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mjplagensתיאור
ID provided by R. Gagne
Reared from galls on Desert Ironwood, Olneya tesota.
Adult emerged 9 days after larvae exited the leaf gall:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88486346
Length approx. 2 mm.
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mikecardwellתיאור
Can anybody ID these bees? They were feeding on palo verde blossoms in April 2022 in eastern Pinal County.
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dgastrongתיאור
This bee was piercing the base of the flower and drinking nectar through the holes. Fun to watch.
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ameedsתיאור
Flew away after the photograph and not one that I encountered while sampling.
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Strix variaמתצפת.ת
desertsתיאור
Flew up into Red Cedar from other side of trail. Location made it hard to get a good photo, but I got one.
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ameedsתיאור
Also under bark of old trees that moved down the wash to this point.
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סוג Ambrosiaמתצפת.ת
stevejonesתיאור
Hybrid - Ambrosia ambrosioides x A. salsola. Just checking up on an old friend.
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נקבובניתיים (משפחה Polyporaceae)מתצפת.ת
zachjacobתיאור
Found on downed cottonwood by Agua Fria river
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stevejonesתיאור
Adult emerged from apparent l-tridentata-fringed-cup-galls from this observation. First five photos through glass. Fifth photo includes exuviae. Last four are from December 17 - looks to be on its last legs.
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stevejonesתיאור
Young Asphondylia galls? Two occurrences on the same plant; marked with tags to revisit later. Later observation here.
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רפואניתיים (משפחה Meloidae)מתצפת.ת
alice_abelaתיאור
Observation is for the hitch hikers behind the eye;
Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California
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lisa_bennettתיאור
Did I cry with happiness when I saw this gorgeous creature? Maybe :) I've been looking for one for so long!
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סנאי קרקע קליפורני (Otospermophilus beecheyi)מתצפת.ת
rwaayersתיאור
The litter of pups outside the burrows.
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csonafrankתיאור
All of the flowers were blooming in the South side of the mound.
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alice_abelaתיאור
Female ant cricket from Santa Barbara County, California. These crickets are closely associated with ants. They copy the movement rate of their adopted ant hosts and take on the odor of the colony until the ants accept them as members. In the colony, they lick ant secretions, prey on ant eggs, solicit regurgitated food, and feed on prey brought in by the ants.
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psyllidhipsterתיאור
2 adult females on arizona rosewood. both were much darker than the fresh summer specimens of last year, which I presume is indicative that these are overwintering adults
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alice_abelaתיאור
Indians Road area, Los Padres National Forest, Monterey County, California
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desertsתיאור
Along road to the old ranch town of El Potrero and Gujademi in the Sierra. The white trunks and growth pattern are diagnostic.
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aspidoscelisתיאור
Androstephium breviflorum, Cactus Plain, southwest of the Buckskin Mountains, west-southwest of Battleship Peak and northeast of Bouse, 34.0497 -113.9010, La Paz County, Arizona, 17 Feb 2017.
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סוג Geronמתצפת.ת
bug_ericתיאור
Summerland Gardens is set for demolition in 2018. Urban renewal. :-(
