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Tag: ID Me

ID Me: Bumblebee (Answered)

Posted on May 11, 2021 by skip

by Skip Via
skip@westvalleynaturalists.org

Seen 5/11/21 on flowering almond bush.

Posted in Fauna, ID Me | Tagged bee, bumblebee, ID Me, insect, pollinator | 1 Reply

ID Me: Lichen (Answered)

Posted on December 20, 2020 by skip

By Skip Via
skip@westvalleynaturalists.org

I was struck by the beautifully intricate pattern on this lichen (or is it a fungus?), spotted 12/19/20 on a nurse log at the Happy Valley State Trust Land (see Locations).

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Posted in Flora, ID Me | Tagged fungus, ID Me, lichen | 3 Replies

ID Me: Pebble Poser

Posted on December 5, 2020 by skip

by Skip Via
skip@westvalleynaturalists.org

On a walk though the Pig Farm State Trust Lands (see Locations) on December 4, we noticed a phenomenon that made us wonder what was happening with the rocks and soil along the trails. Here’s hoping someone out there can shed some light on the process(es) that were going on.

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ID Me: Fungus (answered)

Posted on October 29, 2020 by skip

By Skip Via
skip@westvalleynaturalists.org

Exceptionally tiny mushrooms, growing under a young spruce tree near the Stillwater River. Any ideas?

Posted in Flora, Fungus, ID Me | Tagged fungus, ID Me | 2 Replies

ID Me: Dragonfly (Answered)

Posted on October 27, 2020 by skip

by Skip Via
skip@westvalleynaturalists.org

A beautiful dragonfly, taken this spring at the Pig Farm State Trust Land (see Locations). Any ideas?

Posted in Fauna, ID Me | Tagged dragonfly, ID Me, insect | 1 Reply

ID Me: Spider (Answered)

Posted on September 25, 2020 by skip

by Skip Via
skip@westvalleynaturalists.org

This beauty was on my garage wall. Any ideas? Note the web that is being spun.

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Posted in Fauna, ID Me | Tagged bug, ID Me, spider | 2 Replies

ID Me: Moth (Answered)

Posted on September 23, 2020 by skip

by Skip Via
skip@westvalleynaturalists.org

Photos taken in June 2020 at the Pig Farm State Trust area (see Locations). Any ideas?

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Posted in ID Me | Tagged ID Me, moth | 2 Replies

ID Me: Caterpillar

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Pat Jaquith

by Pat Jaquith
Pat@westvalleynaturalists.org

Looking for information about the caterpillar that ate a big piece of this Calochortus apiculatus photo taken 7.05.20
Posted in ID Me | Tagged caterpillar, ID Me | Leave a reply

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