Southern California Invert Hunting...

[Brent H.]

I can't tell what the last spider is, but it's not Kukulcania or Loxosceles. The eye pattern looks familiar but I cannot put my finger on it right now... cool pics, though!

 

[GQ.]

Thread Resurrection

I never did update this thread. I put this cocoon in a 60 dram vial with some pinholes in the lid. I placed it on a bookshelf and didn't offer any other care. I left town for a few days one week and came back to find a nice blue wasp like the one a few posts back. Cool stuff.

 

[sharpfang]

I have been wanting to find a cocoon in a trapdoor spider to see what emerges ever since I saw the below wasp waiting for a trapdoor to emerge.

That is what I saw in the Angeles Crest Forest Last Summer! Very Pretty, Very Cool - TY 4 Pic! - Jason

 

[ZergFront]

I don't know about you, but I'm finding a ton of Aneides lugubris (arboreal salamanders) this time of year. Including babies.

I thought some of the babies I found were dying but once I got them under room temperature, they took termites and earwig nymphs. The oak forest areas you have are great for finding them after a rain. Usually I find them under wood.

 

[John Apple]

And I still have that Thevenetti Josh...very black and blue

 

[josh_r]

Good John. Theveneti is one of the coolest spiders in cali as far as I'm concerned. Lets plan a trip out there to get some breeding stock!

 

[hexme]

I live in lakeside. I plan on lookin around mission trails soon

 

[neubii18]

Resurection: Some of my finds

Here are some of my finds to bring this thread back to life:

Paruroctonus Silvestrii:

Anuroctonus Pocki(I plan to be breeding these guys this year):


Typical Threat posture(she just wants a hug)

Frog I found on my window:

Alligator Lizards:

This one had some really nice reds!:

My favorite 2 Scolopendra Polymorpha I've found(I have breeding plans for this species as well):



Some kind of salamander:

Unidentified Scorpion Species(probably Pseudoroctonus Sp.)


Smaller scorpion,probably same species as above,just younger:

Dysdera crocata:

Here you can see the massive fangs of this species:

Large(5"+) blind centipede:

Unknown species of millipede:


I'm in Oceanside,where most of these were found.

 

[Pulk]

Cool, looks like the kinds of things I find in Encinitas.
Good luck breeding the A. pococki!
Are you sure the geophilomorph is 5"? I think the largest I've seen is half that.

 

[neubii18]

Cool, looks like the kinds of things I find in Encinitas.
Good luck breeding the A. pococki!
Are you sure the geophilomorph is 5"? I think the largest I've seen is half that.

Encinitas isn't too far away from.And it is definately that big,if not a little bigger.The largest I've seen by far.It looks a little different than the ones I usually find.Very strange.

 

[nics]

Here are some of my finds to bring this thread back to life:

Paruroctonus Silvestrii:

Anuroctonus Pocki(I plan to be breeding these guys this year):


Typical Threat posture(she just wants a hug)

Frog I found on my window:

Alligator Lizards:

This one had some really nice reds!:

My favorite 2 Scolopendra Polymorpha I've found(I have breeding plans for this species as well):



Some kind of salamander:

Unidentified Scorpion Species(probably Pseudoroctonus Sp.)


Smaller scorpion,probably same species as above,just younger:

Dysdera crocata:

Here you can see the massive fangs of this species:

Large(5"+) blind centipede:

Unknown species of millipede:


I'm in Oceanside,where most of these were found.

awesome looking scorps there! where do you go hunting?

 

[compnerd7]

nice finds! I live in south oceanside I've seen most, but not all ur finds!:clap:

 

[neubii18]

awesome looking scorps there! where do you go hunting?

I hunt no further than 5 miles from my house

nice finds! I live in south oceanside I've seen most, but not all ur finds!:clap:

Very cool.What haven't you found?Maybe we could go collecting together this summer:??

 

[nics]

I hunt no further than 5 miles from my house

thats awesome! i haven't seen scorps around san diego area or i just don't know where to look :?

i saw a tarantula once in iron mountain but thats it. i always wanted to go out and collect but i just dont know where lol

 

[Midknight xrs]

Are there any good places to go to in the Long Beach area? Anyone in the Cypress area want to do some hunting this sunday 5/29?

 

[neubii18]

Scorpions are almost literally ever where in So Cal.You just have to know how and where to look.Most species around are burrowers,so you need to go out at night with a black light to see them.If anyone ever wants to go,let me know!I'm going out this weekend to a really cool spot where I find S.polymorpha centipedes,as well as S.donensis scorpions that are super rare!

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thats awesome! i haven't seen scorps around san diego area or i just don't know where to look :?

i saw a tarantula once in iron mountain but thats it. i always wanted to go out and collect but i just dont know where lol

If you come down to Oceanside,I could show you where I find my scorpions.

 

[compnerd7]

Very cool.What haven't you found?Maybe we could go collecting together this summer:??

Defiantly! A friend and I frequently go out to the desert or mountians ( Palomar mountian, or the Ortega mountians, sometimes idyllwild ) mostly hunting for snakes and lizards, while my eye is out for scorps and T's. I recently just moved out of south O, East a ways close to Temecula. In all my herping days ( which is pretty much every time i walk out the door ) I've never seen an Anuroctonus Pocki and alot of those species of scorps you found. But yeah, Southern California kicks ass when it comes to finding scorps / T's / reptiles and amphibians. I do want to plan a summer trip to sonora mexico to catch different scorps and beaded lizards.. amongst other things, were thinking august, and night herping.

 

[neubii18]

Defiantly! A friend and I frequently go out to the desert or mountians ( Palomar mountian, or the Ortega mountians, sometimes idyllwild ) mostly hunting for snakes and lizards, while my eye is out for scorps and T's. I recently just moved out of south O, East a ways close to Temecula. In all my herping days ( which is pretty much every time i walk out the door ) I've never seen an Anuroctonus Pocki and alot of those species of scorps you found. But yeah, Southern California kicks ass when it comes to finding scorps / T's / reptiles and amphibians. I do want to plan a summer trip to sonora mexico to catch different scorps and beaded lizards.. amongst other things, were thinking august, and night herping.

Sounds very cool.I went out today and found a really nicely sized and colored S.polymorpha.It's a really good looking specimen.The species in my area are much more orange and blue than most others I see.Very cool.I also found a 3' rattle snake shed skin.I also saw a Whiptail lizard,as well as a young western skink that still had the blue tail!There are lots of herps where I go as well.I'm more of a herp person than an invert person,but I much prefer collecting inverts than herps.Idk why:?And if you want me to tell you a place to find A.pocki and P.silvestriis,PM me.I don't give the spot out much,but I like to share as well!

 

[compnerd7]

I've had crazy good success this year thanks to all the rain. covering San Diego county and riverside county, also southern san bernedano county ( Joshua tree, 29 Palms ). Back in February I found two Mojave green sidewinders, and Chuckwallas in March! which I was shocked at. This summer is gonna be a good one. If it ever warms up again:wall: I like catching herps better too, and collecting the inverts I just got a hairline fracture in my ancle yesterday, so I wont be herping for a while, atleast a week lol I know some of my favorite herp spots ill still ht up on crutches

 

[neubii18]

Went out today and found something new to add!

Jeruselum Cricket(Smaller species than I've seen before,but first I've ever caught!These things are soooo meanthey are around 2"):

And a scorpion that I believe to be Paruroctonus silvestrii.Definitely a female,and most likely gravid!: