Animals and Insects

Marin County, CA

Jerusalem Cricket – Lucas Valley – November
Painted Meadow Grasshopper (Chimarocephala pacifica) – Mt. Burdell – April
Praying Mantis – Lucas Valley – August
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) – Tomales Point – September
Spring Azure – Blackstone Canyon – May

Bumblebee Scarab Beetle (endangered) – Pt. Reyes
Cross Spider – Mt. Tam – September
Pumpkin Spider – Pt. Reyes – September
Garter Snake – Tomales Point – September
Elephant Seals – Chimney Rock – April
Tule Elk – Tomales Point – September
Baby Tule Elk – Tomales Point – September
Striped Shore Crab or Lined Shore Crab –
Pachygrapsus crassipes – Estero Trail, Pt. Reyes – September
Western Pond Turtle – Indian Valley Open Space – April
Sonoma Chipmunk – Samuel P. Taylor State Park – August – photo by Philip Wong