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Interesting, thanks Bill!
2 years agoThanks again Bill!
2 years agoHad to dig around some, but it looks like a pipevine swallowtail larva.
https://gardenoracle.com/butterfly-pipevine.html
Ornate tree lizards are perhaps the most common lizard in the Sonoran desert.
https://tucsonherpsociety.org/amphibians-reptiles/lizards/ornate-tree-lizard/
Hot red bloomers? Meant to be seen?
2 years agoThanks Rich! We've had fun the past few years finding different places to dance while on our bike trips. It keeps us from forgetting our steps and is kind of cross-training for biking!
2 years agoI actually have one that I've worn as my "Twiggy" Halloween costume - it's pretty short and maybe not the best dance skirt when you kick up your legs!
2 years agoYou could rock a mini skirt - keep your eye out for one to buy!
2 years agoThanks Bill - the flowers looked similar to a scarlet gilia but that plant grows more as a much smaller plant. This one was a large bush.
3 years agoThanks. I’ll have to watch for this going forward. I might have been misidentifying it.
3 years agoThat's what I almost suggested until I noticed the flowers have 4 petals and not 5. The area has a limited number of red 4 petal flowers!
https://wildflowersearch.org/search?oldstate=gmc%3A31.837%2C-110.349%3Bcat%3AW%3Bcolor%3Ared%3Blocation%3ARMP2%2BMG+Benson%2C+AZ%2C+USA%3Belev%3A4624%3Bgms%3A11%3B%3Bpetals%3Afour&buttonName=none&hab=&Elev=&PlantName=
Or a scarlet gilia?
3 years agoI just love how you two stitch your hobbies together!
3 years agoMight be firecracker bush.
https://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/271/bouvardia-ternifolia-firecrackerbush/
Agreed! There are several pencil chollas, but this one has the matching spines and fruits. Good call!
2 years agohttps://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=61