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Grasshopper Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, California, USA
October 11, 2008
Size: ~2-3 cm
4 of 4 images of this specimen.
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Grasshopper Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, California, USA
October 11, 2008
Size: ~2-3 cm
3 of 4 images of this specimen.
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Grasshopper Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, California, USA
October 11, 2008
Size: ~2-3 cm
2 of 4 images of this specimen.
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Grasshopper Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, California, USA
October 11, 2008
Size: ~2-3 cm
1 of 4 images of this specimen.
We found several of these grasshoppers in a dry, chapparal habitat. This one, at least, seemed to be uable to fly - only hopped. Is this a flightless adult? Not sure if I'm seeing the spur-throat on the last pic - perhaps Melanoplus?
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Horsefly! Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, USA
October 8, 2008
Size: 15mm or so
Growing up in Palo Alto, California, this is what we called a Horsefly. Looking through the Horseflies listed in the guide this seems to be a questionable ID! It is a large fly. Viewed with the naked eye the abdomen often appears to be a checkered gray and black pattern. It is the largest "normal" shaped fly in this area. (That is to say, not shaped like a crane fly, but shaped like a house fly).
Notice the pads on the feet!
Contributed by HandsOff on 11 October, 2008 - 7:05pm |
Aquatic Wolf Spider Mill Valley , Marin County, California, USA
October 11, 2008
Size: ~5-10 mm
3 of 3 images of this specimen.
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Aquatic Wolf Spider Mill Valley , Marin County, California, USA
October 11, 2008
Size: ~5-10 mm
2 of 3 images of this specimen.
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Aquatic Wolf Spider Mill Valley , Marin County, California, USA
October 11, 2008
Size: ~5-10 mm
1 of 3 images of this specimen.
This wolf spider was at the edge of a brackish waterway near SF Bay and was making frequent water-walking excursions out over the surface of the creek, presumably to catch some of the flies and other insects that were also found there...
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Wasp Mill Valley, Mt Tamalpais, , Marin County, California, USA
October 11, 2008
Size: 5mm
3 of 3 images of this specimen.
Contributed by cmbsix3 on 11 October, 2008 - 6:45pm |
Wasp Mill Valley, Mt Tamalpais, , Marin County, California, USA
October 11, 2008
Size: 5mm
2 of 3 images of this specimen.
Contributed by cmbsix3 on 11 October, 2008 - 6:45pm |
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