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Ixodes pacificus (Western Black-legged Tick)

November 29, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

Last Friday I did my weekly walk with my nbo Morgan and my granddog Junior. Afterwards, as we were driving…

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Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Arthropoda, Ixodes, Ixodida, Ixodidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Ixodes pacificus, Western Blacklegged Tick

Crucibulum crucibuliforme

November 19, 2021 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

I simply love finding bird’s nest fungi (family Nidulariaceae)! I’ve been finding them more often since I’ve been down in…

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Posted in: Agaricomycetes, Agricales, Basidiomycota, Crucibulum, Fungi, Nidulariaceae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Common bird's nest fungi, Crucibulum crucibuliforme, Crucibulum laeve

Cassida rubiginosa (Thistle Tortoise Beetle)

November 17, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This very interesting member of the family Chrysomelidae, which, in Europe, also goes by the common names bloody-nosed beetle (because…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cassida, Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Cassida rubignosa, Thistle Tortoise Beetle

Harpaphe haydeniana

October 29, 2021 Dan Nelson 7 Comments

This very common millipede is in the order Polydesmida (flat-backed millipedes) and the family Xystodesmidae. It is sometimes called by…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Diplopoda (Millipedes), Harpaphe, Plants, Polydesmida, Species Profiles, Xystodesmidae Filed under: Harpaphe haydeniana

Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato)

October 20, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Well, I can guarantee you folks that I never expected to be writing a profile for this site about a…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Plants, Solanaceae, Solanales, Solanum, Species Profiles Filed under: Solanum lycopersicum, Tomato

Carabus nemoralis (European Ground Beetle)

October 19, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

I love flipping a log or rock and finding these large beetles in the family Carabidae (which are also sometimes…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Carabidae, Carabus, Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Carabus nemoralis, European Ground Beetle

Dysdera crocata (Woodlouse Hunter)

October 18, 2021 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

I thought it was fortuitous that I found a Woodlouse Hunter whilst working on my Oniscus asellus woodlouse post so…

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Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Dysdera, Dysderidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Dysdera crocata, Woodlouse Hunter

Orchesella villosa

October 5, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

For many years Collembola (springtails) were grouped with Protura (coneheads) and Diplura (two-pronged bristletails) in the class Entognatha, since they…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Collembola, Entomobryidae, Orchesella, Plants, Species Profiles

Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar Moth)

October 1, 2021 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

These beautiful moths in the family Erebidae are not native to our continent. Instead they were imported as biocontrol for…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles, Tyria Filed under: Cinnabar Moths, Tyria jacobaeae

Alnus alnobetula ssp. sinuata (Sitka alder)

September 30, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

First off, I apologize to anyone who wondered what happened to me for the past 2 weeks. I have been…

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Posted in: Alnus, Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Betulaceae, Eudicots, Fagales, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Alnus alnobetula, Sitka Alder

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