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Desert Blister Beetle
Legend has it that blister beetle toxin, cantharidin, is an aphrodisiac. Ingestion irritates the urinary...
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2010
Solpugid
It's an arachnid, but not a spider. I wish I'd thrown something down for scale; this thing was big! ...
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2010
Desert Horned Lizard
I was hoping to see a Flat-tailed horned lizard, but any horned lizard is better than no horned lizard! ...
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2010
Adult Desert Iguana
Found and photographed in the bit of shade provided by a few creosote bushes.
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2010
Juvenile Desert Iguana
I was looking for Flat-tailed horned lizards, but instead found desert iguanas. This juvenile was the first of many.
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2010
Colorado Desert Sidewinder
This snake didn't want to move, and I didn't want to provoke, so I've still never seen a sidewinder wind sideways.
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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2010
Hallowed Hall
Too busy to get outside lately, I challenged myself to kill some PCR waiting time playing with a few...
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Uploaded on Nov 14, 2010
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Lab Use Only
Too busy to get outside lately, I challenged myself to kill some PCR waiting time playing with a few...
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Uploaded on Nov 14, 2010
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Female Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
Encountered roadside, displaying the amazing, orange coloring indicative of a gravid female. However,...
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Uploaded on Jun 7, 2010
Male Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
Female Desert Banded Gecko
Encountered on a desert road at night, and photographed on a nearby rock. She was very nicely colored, and very full of eggs.
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Uploaded on May 5, 2010
Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I have one for the "sallies on moss" group!
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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2010
California Newt
A subadult found active during the day (not that it looks like day under the redwood canopy) near Purisima Creek.
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Uploaded on Jan 12, 2010
California Slender Salamanders
Found coiled up under damp bark near Purisima Creek. They sprang open when I touched them, and recoiled just as quickly in my hand.
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Uploaded on Jan 12, 2010
Escaped Cultivar
Illuminated by a sliver of light sneaking through the redwood canopy at Purisima Creek.
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Uploaded on Jan 12, 2010
