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Texas Leafcutter Ant (Atta texana)Observer
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See notes on time adjacent observation with winged specimens
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Frothy Porecrust (Irpex latemarginatus)Observer
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UPDATE: I was in this park again 5/4/24 and saw this organism still around. I gave it a good poke this time, and it's firm. So I'm pretty sure it's not a slime mold, but rather a fungus. It's growing on (dead) wood. Will soon upload today's pix as a separate observation. I think Frothy Porecrust or close to it is still a good tentative ID.
No idea what this is. Seek suggested it was a tapioca slime mold, while iNat suggestions are split between fungus and slime mold. I think it was growing on a likely dead plant root but can’t be sure. It was on the footpath out in the open. This is the only specimen I saw in the area.
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Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)Observer
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Determined to build a nest in the Mitchell Audubon van tailpipe area. Staff remove the nest attempts, but this bird (pair) is determined.
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)Observer
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Pair of Scissor-taileds were having a major fight with a GT grackle.
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
sandiwheeler
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Arizona Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata)Observer
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It caught a gecko. Lunch?
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Fiery Searcher (Calosoma scrutator)Observer
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In garden mulch and compost.
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Southwestern Squash Vine Borer (Eichlinia calabaza)Observer
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On Salvia. I'm not sure how to distinguish the two species shown here for Bexar Co. They look very similar to me.
