sometimes I actually get rather obsessed with photographing them, looking only for flies
here's a cool Mydas fly, evolved to mimic a tarantula hawk, from our local San Diego deserts
sometimes I actually get rather obsessed with photographing them, looking only for flies
here's a cool Mydas fly, evolved to mimic a tarantula hawk, from our local San Diego deserts
Calicina, a "short-legged harvester" (Opiliones), a type of arachnid
Calicina includes 25 described species, all from CA, and all with naturally small geographic distributions
silly, but I've always sensed a kindness in their tiny little eyes
curious spider genus in California, a combination of a few very broadly distributed species (found in many states) .... and over a dozen microendemic species, most known only from a single CA location.
the imaged species is microendemic
curious spider genus in California, a combination of a few very broadly distributed species (found in many states) .... and over a dozen microendemic species, most known only from a single CA location.
the imaged species is microendemic