Snorkeling in shallow water (< 20ft/6m).
Marvelous tiny thing with a shrimp-like face. Last photo shows more of my hand for some scale: the top right corner of my left hand, just under my little finger. Tiny shell!
ID based on snout length and skinniness.
Big mahalo to @damontighe for shining his UV light on this beauty. The round things are likely diverticula of the digestive system, being pushed against its exoskeleton by a load of eggs.
Kudos to @nmcnear for finding this explanation on BugGuide.
On Montara Mountain (San Pedro Valley CP).
I've been looking up local manzanitas pretty much just on a whim and not out of any particular affection (I like manzanitas as a whole, but I haven't been inspired to tease out the species differences by looking at hairs forever), so I wasn't expecting to love this species. The overlapping leaves look awesome, like a protea or hops or something, and the hairs on the edges catch the light.
Pueo! Actually saw quite a few along this section of road!
First known wild observations and discovery of natural fluorescent in an old world mammal or any mammal outside of North and Central America, images of the Springhare taken in August 2019. Incredible to see it’s orange and pink glow firsthand, especially when it wasn’t expected! Accidental discovery whilst out photographing scorpions under UV light
Shot using a Nikon D850 Handheld with a Nitecore Chameleon C6 ( 365nm ) torch.
For anyone interested in February 2020 a Scientific journal was released by a American research group ( no relation to me ) about this UV trait and science behind it from research in museum & zoo specimens in the US.
There are a few more images, but you might be able to imagine photographing a rather skittish nocturnal creature on foot with a UV torch in one hand and a large DSLR in the other during a unexpected encounter whilst also trying to expose a camera correctly for UV light isn’t the easiest thing to do the split second.
The flying bee kept approaching the bee on the flower.
Gorgeous tall grass.
I don't want this one :)
Dive site Buoy #6. Max depth 63ft/19m, avg temp 83F/28C.
Super weird one, 5-6mm long, found on red algae. Orange flecks are throwing me off..
Dive site Black Rock (south side). Max depth 24ft/7.3m, temp 82F/28C. Some flash difficulties initially as I fiddled with a new setup and settings.
Fantastically crazy dinosaur birds! Look at those bill serrations! They also had a very intent, thoughtful way of looking me in the eye that was mildly unsettling.
Found attached on Gill of Mugil sp.
Snorkeling.
Various stages of development.
Found this guy reading an info sign at the preserve while he dried off in the sun 😅
tide pooling at low tide. carrying the burden of of red algae
Night tidepooling.
Little sleepy fish. When I first found it it was facing into a rock, unmoving. I slowly moved the rock aside for a photo and it hung there looking at me for a while, and then plunged its whole front half into the sand to continue sleeping away from my flash.
On sea grass in shallow tidepool, lower intertial zone.
Depth: 11ft
Tiny snail meets big snail! The tegula just straight-up ran it over without pausing, lol. It didn't seem to mind.
known/continuing state first
@ozzicada Apparently rental properties are in short supply!!
Plus Pine Siskins, & magical midair birds.
death by pomegranate
Tide pool.
Small like a Dwarf Cushion Star.
Merry Christmas from the neighbors
Not sure what's going on here. Have these hatched from that egg case? Or are they unrelated.
This turkey chased my dog. Tucker, my dog, does not like turkeys.
Florida Bluet riding a sandwich through the inky void. This is not an altered photo, nor was this my sandwich.
thousands of them in a long line charging off in the same direction - video https://youtu.be/WhgBrRZILno
A native treefrog taking advantage of the insect-attracting pitcher plants in my greenhouse.
Young individual found on the side of the trail.
Fortunately there was a convenient arrow pointing out the bird otherwise I would never have seen it! :)
Species clade is under review, this specimen belongs to the western clade, and should be moved to either Pristurus guweirensis Haas, 1943 (=P. r. guweirensis elevated to species level) or Pristurus migiurtinicus Scortecci, 1933
Pillowpede, relocated outside.
Anecdotally a relatively recent introduction to Saba. There were certainly a lot of them.
Using the Field Museum's Key to Millipede Orders, this is in Spirobolida. (hard to see but the median suture line does extend upwards from the labrum)
Looks a lot like Anadenobolus monilicornis to me, but I'm not sure if there are lookalike species?
Dive site Leeann's Leap, max depth 89 feet.
Lucky shot!
A stunning little slug, found alone on this algae in a tidepool.
Mallard drake attempting copulation with a Domestic Swan Goose. Greene Acres Park, Clovis, NM. 17 Apr 2013.