Lonely Beetle On A Late Bloomer — Image by kenne
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Lonely Beetle On A Late Bloomer 3 comments
A Fungus Blossom Attracts Pleasing Fungus Beetles 2 comments
Mushroom with Pleasing Fungus Beetles — Image by kenne
A Pleasing beetle
Is not a Lady beetle
Black on blue not red.
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Mesquite Girdler — A Landscape Architect 4 comments
The Work of a Mesquite Girdler — Image by kenne
This image is almost identical to one on Ann Green’s blog, Sabino Canyon, taken by naturalist Bob Wenwick, which is not surprising since we were on the same nature walk yesterday. Ned Harris probably has an identical image. It was naturalist Fred Heath that spotted the work of the mesquite girdler on the Bluff Trail above Sabino Creek.
This small beetle plays a big role in shaping the landscape, and being new to the desert, this is what I have learned from my naturalist friends — the female beetle chew a deep groove around the diameter of a mesquite stem, and the resulting girdle kills the stem beyond the groove, where she will lay an egg. The larval offspring bore into the dead wood. Thus, this little beetle effectively prunes mesquite trees helping shape the desert landscape — probably more than you ever wanted to know. What else would you expect from a convert!
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Hutch’s Pool, Part 3 — Flowers, Insects & Spiders Along The Trail 2 comments
Desert Broom Weed In Sabino Basin Along The Trail To Hutch’s Pool — Image
Beetle On Camphorweed Wildflower — Image by kenne
A Sulphur Butterfly (best guess) on a Camphorweed Wildflower — image by kenne
Honey Bee on Camphorweed Wildflower — Image by kenne
Honey Bee on Camphorweed Wildflower — Image by kenne
Horse Labber Grasshopper — Image by kenne
Horse Labber Grasshopper — Image by kenne
Beetle (not sure about specific type) On Camphorweed Wildflower — Image by kenne
Unknown Spider (to me) On Rock In Sabino Creek — Image by kenne
Trying to name some of these insects and spiders can be a real challenge for this novice naturalist. Input is very welcomed. Most of the images were taken in Sabino Basin near Sabino Creek, November 18, 2011.
kenne
Sabino Creek In Sabino Basin Below Hutch’s Pool — Image by kenne
