Observações de sandor_in

Slow moving ants.

Second photo is interesting, as the outer tube of the flowers appears to have been eaten away by an insect or something, now showing the inner parts.

Mostly done flowering for this year. Final photo shows many flower stalks across the hillside, most with just a few remaining flowers at the top.

Cropped from one of the flower photos here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207805668

The little beetle in the last photo is listed here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207805672

For the thickish light green lichen crust.

Growing on Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis).

I'm not sure if the vein like lines are the same organism or not, but I thought it was when I was there.

Very large leaves. Around half a meter, not counting the stems.

The same as this one, I believe, but mostly through flowering here.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207805641

A single pale larkspur, in growing close to one of the many dark blue ones I saw today.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207805635

I think these are all different growth stages of the same species, but let me know if that's wrong.
I tried to get a photo of each form, all from the same location.

Lots of these blooming right now.
I also found a single pale one farther up along the trail.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207805645