tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post2823183292665391275..comments2024-03-17T18:37:36.377-07:00Comments on Geotripper: Springtime in the California Desert: Miscellany of Life at Joshua TreeGarry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-35048740465378346412012-07-16T06:48:40.335-07:002012-07-16T06:48:40.335-07:00The white flower is Desert Straw or Wire Lettuce. ...The white flower is Desert Straw or Wire Lettuce. They also come in pink and lavender. Each "petal" is actually a flower. The five fingers at the tips are actually petals of that flower.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039043067510721767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-5153275924397689052011-06-02T11:33:05.877-07:002011-06-02T11:33:05.877-07:00This series on Joshua Tree has been really fantast...This series on Joshua Tree has been really fantastic, thank you!Politessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298237825414836825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-41025922080149778212011-06-01T21:47:50.075-07:002011-06-01T21:47:50.075-07:00Tis the magic of spring life in the desert.Tis the magic of spring life in the desert.Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-31045022248759746992011-06-01T18:59:43.229-07:002011-06-01T18:59:43.229-07:00The insect is a desert spider beetle, Cysteodemus ...The insect is a desert spider beetle, <i>Cysteodemus armatus</i> that "thing" is it's back - or abdomen, yellow-tinged with pollen.<br /><br />I saw these guys for this first time a few months ago in the Mojave. It was so quiet (or they were so noisy) that you could hear them scuttling across the sand.<br /><br />The lizard is probably a Desert Spiny Lizard, <i>Sceloporus magister</i> close cousin of the Western Fence Lizard.<br /><br />I'll also take a stab that the hummingbird is a Costa's <i>Calypte costae</i> based on the apparently curved bill.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293693723899837239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-10962635641528523032011-06-01T18:00:53.024-07:002011-06-01T18:00:53.024-07:00The white flower looks like Lygodesmia juncea to m...The white flower looks like Lygodesmia juncea to me, but that's not supposed to be in California - I'd bet it's a close relative though.growingtediumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939187677181322336noreply@blogger.com