Southern california's urban areas have tons of wildlife. A fat bowl of lambsbread and I cant stop smiling and giggling like an idiot. I allowed my backyard to naturalize, some sensitive species live here. Here is a large male dysdera crocator, an unusual species that Is a specialized predator of pill bugs, and other hard-shelled invertebrates. I will add more pics after my phone charges
Oh god that would suck, they have long huge fangs. Here's a Habronattus species of jumping spider. Bold and Inquisitive, they will willingly jump onto your hand to get a good Look at you! A tiny slender salamander hatchling, these are lungless salamanders And have no larval stage. Evolution ftw! And a young adult of the same species A young queen golden paper wasp enjoying a nap in the mild weather Ill post more later.
Actually that grass is pretty large its dallasgrass, a species I worked hard To eliminate. It grows fast, and reproduces at a huge rate. Its still ravaging my front lawn, but ive been able to halt The spread thanks to the aggressive and drought tolerant bermuda grass. That spider was quite large and could have inflicted a nasty deep puncture.
Platinum herojuana.. Look at these fat calyxes! Theyre so fat, I can just pull them off individually. Strong dry winds kept most critters inside shelter. Here's a green lacewing: Fixed with better quality image! More to come!
I'm really more into large game ... such as white tail But im not going to lie i really like your pics of the wildlife around your house.
A fiercely spined painted lady caterpillar looking for a safe place to pupate. A small metallic green jumping spider, too shy to get a high quality macro.. A european honey bee diving into an oxalis flower.
dude... those insects are sick (in a good way of course) keep up with the high def pics this thread is pretty cool oh, and you live in a sweet area
Ya that is crazy man! i feel what your saying! all that diversity in one yard is truly amazing, and you wouldnt know it all was there by just standing in the street looking at the house.
Hey OP, this is some really cool stuff! I'm studying to become a wildlife biologist right now. Keep this thread going.