tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.comments2023-06-29T23:10:52.945-07:00Nature IDKatie (Nature ID)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comBlogger3008125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-55597129897296846472022-07-27T13:18:29.546-07:002022-07-27T13:18:29.546-07:00I touched a fuzzy one one time it was lime green a...I touched a fuzzy one one time it was lime green and white and i broke out in hives all over the place i will never forget that…actually someone threw it on me but yea they are lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-3118023866877462202021-05-31T07:38:03.118-07:002021-05-31T07:38:03.118-07:00Thanks, brendakay! It's fun learning all the n...Thanks, brendakay! It's fun learning all the names people have for plants.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-60581543930567896622021-05-29T08:50:11.399-07:002021-05-29T08:50:11.399-07:00I’ve always known it as a moon flowerI’ve always known it as a moon flowerbrendakayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252697699096395358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-19104598996763848702021-04-02T09:36:35.963-07:002021-04-02T09:36:35.963-07:00Here we are in the year 2021 and many of us have b...Here we are in the year 2021 and many of us have been well accompanied through the past year sometimes more often by trees than people and yet we reach out to each other to name and share our earthen world. <br /><br />Perhaps I will just give my mystery tree a familiar name...when I think of one lofty enough...thank you for your engagement in its behalf! Identification likely would flow from meeting the tree in person.Jeannettehttp://httpsbreadonthewater.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-17878817931237581022021-03-12T05:02:52.466-08:002021-03-12T05:02:52.466-08:00Hi "unknown" - Where did you see the sea...Hi "unknown" - Where did you see the sea butterflies?Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-9642614351254430792021-03-05T21:08:04.619-08:002021-03-05T21:08:04.619-08:00I found two of these today. First time ever,very i...I found two of these today. First time ever,very interesting!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969535976565501215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-44651731554290071582020-12-21T14:03:34.308-08:002020-12-21T14:03:34.308-08:00Hi Bruno - Yes, I have a good guess that mine are ...Hi Bruno - Yes, I have a good guess that mine are painted tiger moths (Arachnis picta), but it's supposedly only found in the southwestern part of the US: https://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8152. Given there are so many caterpillars like this, maybe you have one of the Arachnis relatives in Portugal? If you want to see what my local painted moths look like, check out: http://natureid.blogspot.com/2010/10/painted-tiger-moth-arachnis-picta-i.html. Hope this helps. -KatieKatie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-40263958775258432552020-12-20T15:32:55.546-08:002020-12-20T15:32:55.546-08:00HI there,
My name is Bruno. I live in the south o...HI there,<br /><br />My name is Bruno. I live in the south of Portugal and have found some caterpillar just like yours... Any luck with the indentification? It is so odd that nobody seems to know about this fairly common one...<br />Best wishes,<br />BrunoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-57354932174601688012020-03-25T08:24:41.522-07:002020-03-25T08:24:41.522-07:00Le blob
Physarum polycephalum
FascinantLe blob <br />Physarum polycephalum<br />FascinantBlandinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-25290585892415351172019-10-04T15:42:41.110-07:002019-10-04T15:42:41.110-07:00ps - 10/4/19 - Sam Veloz from Point Blue Conservat... <br />ps - 10/4/19 - Sam Veloz from Point Blue Conservation asked for my permission to use the above photos in an upcoming talk he's presenting. Of course, I gave him my original files. Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-24106136364069138892018-12-22T08:54:39.931-08:002018-12-22T08:54:39.931-08:00Dear Unknown - Great guess, but nope! I've kn...Dear Unknown - Great guess, but nope! I've known caterpillars from Ohio and California for years, having reared many of them, which tends to make me very familiar with what each eats and their habits. Mine do not have the red body underneath the fuzz, like the eastern US Hypercompe scribonia larvae. Hence why I chose to take pictures of prolegs. It's been unfortunate that I've not been able to successfully rear one of these local CA versions of woolly bear caterpillars to adulthood. I suspect ours need a lot of room to roam every day up and down, something I cannot provide in a captive setting. A friend found a pupa tucked away, with its cast exoskeleton attached (very identifying), and it came out as "nondescript mottled grayish color". Thanks for trying. - KtKatie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-7210512511705533312018-12-18T09:19:39.303-08:002018-12-18T09:19:39.303-08:00Giant Leopard MothGiant Leopard MothAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17789183291683219921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-796504970333906682018-09-07T14:40:22.584-07:002018-09-07T14:40:22.584-07:00Wow, I really haven't paid much attention to t...Wow, I really haven't paid much attention to this old blog. So sorry, Nornie, for the delay of almost 1 1/2 years! Not sure where you are or how to decipher your description. I do hope you're being kind to the caterpillars that cross your path.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-33951027586497526492018-09-07T14:36:15.158-07:002018-09-07T14:36:15.158-07:00Oh, my goodness, Michelle! I just found your comm...Oh, my goodness, Michelle! I just found your comment as I no longer get e-mail notifications from google for this blog. I hope your art project turned out well. To answer your question... I've looked at the "underpants" of many a CA poppy. The color ranges from hot pink to faded orangish-yellowish cream. Hope that helps in some belated way.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-58175678719678656412018-08-08T08:07:44.993-07:002018-08-08T08:07:44.993-07:00I’m doing an art project of CA poppies and noticed...I’m doing an art project of CA poppies and noticed some of the photos had the receptacle rim this article is about. In most of the photos I saw that showed it well, the color appears to be kind of a red-violet, magenta or purplish color. I really would like to get this project accurate. Would you please tell me if this is correct or if it is indeed red? Thank you in advance.Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-90279928973024298622017-04-15T18:34:39.964-07:002017-04-15T18:34:39.964-07:00I have been finding many of these on my back porch...I have been finding many of these on my back porch over the last few weeks - always very lethargic. Today I found a lethargic black blocks with white moth? with orange areas, maybe an inch long. awhile later the white had turned to orange... it seemed alive but not moving. Just now I went to look and it's gone. I have a photo of it, can I post it?Norniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074822174304165541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-50144950228164535512016-10-09T17:44:30.991-07:002016-10-09T17:44:30.991-07:00Interesting, Tammy. Are you in Seychelles off the...Interesting, Tammy. Are you in Seychelles off the coast of Africa, or near Washington D.C. in Maryland? We went out to Asilomar today and only found large jellyfish w/ purple-streaked centers and many sea butterflies, which when washed up on the shore look like doll-sized jelly shoes: http://natureid.blogspot.com/2014/07/sea-butterfly-071614-asilomar-beach.html. I'm guessing you're in another part of the world. I sometimes see the oceans as one big bathtub that sloshes back and forth through the seasons.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-60392453302793863372016-10-06T05:27:42.915-07:002016-10-06T05:27:42.915-07:00Found some of these on North East Point beach yest...Found some of these on North East Point beach yesterday ... they were everywhere !! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03460525480979288561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-33674945698417033082016-10-06T05:26:41.567-07:002016-10-06T05:26:41.567-07:00I found these yesterday .. and I had to pick one u...I found these yesterday .. and I had to pick one up. Really cool!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03460525480979288561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-49395143395027793332016-09-11T11:48:20.586-07:002016-09-11T11:48:20.586-07:00David, did you just get this post from 2014, 2 yea...David, did you just get this post from 2014, 2 years ago!?!Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-29520052019319158162016-09-09T15:17:50.345-07:002016-09-09T15:17:50.345-07:00Nice to see your back.Nice to see your back.Orchids and Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648202058915901862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-69931159329654881122016-06-25T10:35:24.785-07:002016-06-25T10:35:24.785-07:00Hi Katie - I'm glad I found your site (and tha...Hi Katie - I'm glad I found your site (and thanks for visiting mine - town mouse and country mouse) - and I'll book mark it for future reference. Very interesting to read about your buckwheat/butterfly experiences - and your thoughts about taxonomy and the reality it is mapping onto more or less. <br />Up till a year ago I was sticking to our local native buckwheat - naked buckwheat, which doesn't grow closer than about a mile from my place, I think. Maybe a little closer as the bee flies. Then I decided to allow myself buckwheat leniency and close to the house, plant other species for the benefit of the butterflies and other pollinators - and for garden beauty. It's this back and forth I do on sticking with local natives vs allowing a little more garden fun. I decided my experiment will be to see if I get any hybrids self-seeding. If I do - I'll rethink the experiment! In fact they are just blooming now - some coming in, giganteum, nudum, some blowing - rubicunda, latifolium, - some going out, crocatum. So your posts will be very helpful to me. I'm not great at using dichotomous keys either and rely on others or photos and sometimes having narrowed things down - then I can go to the keys. Our local cnps chapter has a keying club before our general meetings and it's really fun. Come up and join us sometime! UCSC Arboretum. I think next one is July 11 if that's a monday, at 5 pm. Country Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294472166693008328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-50940974455058326962016-04-22T08:09:28.857-07:002016-04-22T08:09:28.857-07:00I love this!!! Beautiful! :)I love this!!! Beautiful! :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240950009652561116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-37161602232004963282016-02-05T12:18:55.167-08:002016-02-05T12:18:55.167-08:00Nice story, Anon. For another local blogger's...Nice story, Anon. For another local blogger's experience with these snakes, check out Dipper Ranch: http://dipperanch.blogspot.com/2016/02/in-and-out-of-harms-way.htmlKatie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-58122428053718099862016-02-02T18:39:09.313-08:002016-02-02T18:39:09.313-08:00I found one of these guys under a board recently. ...I found one of these guys under a board recently. I didn't actually know what he was at the time, I just knew he wasn't one of our venomous snakes, so I caught him. I actually just IDed him off of this post, so thanks for that!<br />He tried to bite me, but he was very cold (it's just warming up and he was on clay ground) and he kinda just bit at the air for a minute and then just sat in my hand. I put him in my vest pocket for a bit so I could show him around, and he was pretty calm once he realized that I didn't mean to eat him. I put him back, of course, and he went on his way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com