This is another tiny true bug (Heteroptera, Hemiptera) cuddling with a nymph of the some sort in a boat-like seed capsule of Southern Bush Monkeyflower (Diplacus longiflorus, Phrymaceae) in the woods today, see my photo yesterday. I suspect the bugs are Plant Bug in the family Miridae. I've found many different kinds of insects and spiders in these old seed capsules, try a search of my photos. (San Marcos Pass, 29 January 2025)

Tags:   true bug adult nymph plant bug? Miridae Heteroptera Hemiptera seed capsule Southern Bush Monkeyflower Diplacus longiflorus Phrymaceae San Marcos Pass Santa Barbara County California

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This is somebody's nest on an leaf of native Greenbark Ceanothus (Ceanothus spinosus, Rhamnaceae) in the woods today. I'm not sure who's nest it is. (San Marcos Pass, 29 January 2025)

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This is the another web of a Orb-Weaver Spider (Araneidae) strung between old seed whorls of native Black Sage (Salvia mellifera, Lamiaceae) in the woods today. The web is smaller than a CD disk. (San Marcos Pass, 22 January 2025)

Tags:   web Orb-Weaver Spider Araneidae Black Sage Salvia mellifera Lamiaceae San Marcos Pass Santa Barbara County California

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