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“We found this beetle in our yard tonight on our swing. We looked it up and could not find anything close to what it seems to be, that is in California. (Tile horned prionus?) Any ideas!? Our kid...”
Cari Thomas, Santa Barbara - July 3, 2019
“My daughter found this strange rock-like thing in our yard that seems to have snail-like shell shapes in it, all stuck together. It feels like some kind of calcium rocky thing. We've attached a...”
Jason Freidenfelds, Santa Barbara - June 29, 2019
“I found an egg that is about five inches around and looks very old. I would like to send you a picture of it so you can give me your thoughts.
Thank you.”
Dave, Camarillo, CA - June 23, 2019
“I encountered this snake in my backyard on the Mesa. Could any of the naturalists at the SBMNH identify it, and more importantly, tell me whether or not it is venomous? We have wild rabbits in o...”
Anthony, Santa Barbara - June 3, 2019
“An Edhat poster sent in a photo of these egg casings. The hammock was outside and then stored for the winter, so it could be an indoor or outdoor egg-laying insect. Please i.d.
Than...”
Lisa Ann Kelly, Santa Barbara, CA - May 19, 2019
“Hello, recently my son and I were at Santa Claus Ln. beach and digging in the sand. We found this rock and were wondering if it could possibly be a meteorite? Magnets stick to it and a comp...”
Roger Williams, Santa Barbara - April 11, 2019
“Can you explain why these plants grow in a donut shape or circle?”
Bob McMahan, Ojai - March 22, 2019
“Hi,
We have these beautiful mushrooms growing beneath a bush in our yard. Can you tell me what they are? An ID forum I belong to thinks they're Chlorophyllum rhacodes, a type of...”
Daryl Metzger, Santa Barbara, CA - March 21, 2019
“I have a nest that blew out of a tree in the recent storms. I’m pretty sure it is a squirrel’s nest Online I read that it is possible to get certain diseases from squirr...”
Susan Hopkins, Goleta - February 4, 2019
“Our kitchen window in the Shadow Hills development at the top end of Via Chaparral looks across about 325 yards to the opposite side of San Antonio Canyon in the vicinity of the dam. On a...”
Doug Caldow, Santa Barbara - January 31, 2019
