Favoritos de sschneider7

Corpse-carrying larva beat from vegetation, collected for CAS with permit as part of bioblitz.

Circa 3-mm, moving actively on boulder in the sun. Did not have permit to collect here.

Large 1-2 cm velvet mite found actively moving on sandy embankment, collected with permit for CAS.

Found in freshwater sample collected from turbid water with a sprig of submerged vegetation near the boat ramp in Colusa. 60-micron wedge-shaped diatom. AI suggestion is Cymbella.

Three 1.4-mm springtails extracted from pine duff via a Tullgren funnel as part of bioblitz and collected under permit GRBA-2023-SCI-0011. Specimen photos taken at the California Academy of Sciences.

Beat from conifer and collected as part of bioblitz under permit GRBA-2023-SCI-0011, 3.4 mm, specimen photos taken at the California Academy of Sciences.

Growing on east side (river side) of tree trunk, collected a portion, Xanthomendoza?

650-micron mite extracted from Sequoia sempervirens leaf litter via Tullgren/Berlese funnel. Photos taken at the California Academy of Sciences.

Red-"fruited" Cladonia growing on fallen, rotting log, did not collect as this was the only individual I observed.

Small lichen found within a Hypogymnia specimen I collected. K + purple (slow reaction, best seen on underlying paper), colorless spores are elllipical and about 10-15 microns in length.

Tiny 40-50 µm larval mite (??), darting rapidly around in a saltatory fashion, from water sample collected at muddy, vegetated shoreline with some green algae visible to the naked eye.

150-µm rotifer (?) found in water sample collected from river in silty part of shoreline with floating duckweed. This critter was telescoping and contracting its body during the observation.

Large green 6-7 cm stick insect found by Matt W!

Was not able to get a photo of the closed wings.

On rose leaf.

Beat from Platanus racemosa and collected, also posted to BG.

Under rock, collected, genus ID based on keying in Muchmore 1990 and past collection of this genus at this location. Specimen photos copyright California Academy of Sciences.

Found under rock and collected, 10 mm, appears to be a juvenile with only ten leg pairs, six ocelli per side and about 18 antennal articles.

Under rock, collected, 1.1-1.2 mm, plan to make slide mount.

Beat from Larrea tridentata and collected, 6 mm, also posted to BG. Cyrtolobus?

Beat from pine tree and collected, wing length 5 mm, Rhamphomyia? Also posted to BG.

15-mm pale green foliose lichen on trunk of mature Valley Oak, AI suggestion is Physcia, which looks reasonable?

Small 2-mm wasp beat from oak tree and collected, appears to be a female pteromalid?

14-mm wide linear (or trumpet?) mine on Quercus cf. agrifolia. I tried to use the Quercus key in Eiseman's guide, but couldn't key it successfully.

Tiny lacewing larva beat from flowering oleander.

Beat from flowering Ceanothus and collected, 2.0-2.5 mm. Likely this genus?

Small 5-mm white flowers with five petals in a trumpet, growing very low to the ground in a sandy/gravelly open area. iNat suggests Plagiobothrys and/or Eremocarya, which I guess might be synonyms?

Under rock, about 3 mm.

Beat from Gray Pine and collected, 1.5 mm, also posted to BG here:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1939465

Visiting burrow repeatedly, collected, about 15-20 mm in length, can add specimen images as needed.

Landed on my hand, escaped collection, also posted to BG here:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1853042

Beat from Baccharis, one of many found in this location, tentative species ID based on host plant.

At UV light at night.

At UV light at night.

Swept from vegetation, about 10 mm.

About 5-10 mm, one of many found at yellow flowers, subfamily det. Ross HIll - see BG link here:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1584898