Pacific Spiketail
cordulegaster dorsalis
Dragonfly
3" Body black with yellow bands. Wings clear. Nymph (naiad) rough, hairy, sometimes covered with green alge; libes in mud of steam bottoms.
Habitat: Woodlands near streams.
Season: Summer.
Darkling Ground Beetle
Eleodes species
Beetle
¾".Body oval, shiny; black, sometimes with reddish above. Forewings fused; flightless. Runs with rear end raised 45 degrees; sprays foul smelling secretion if disturbed.Mainly nocturnal.
Habitat: Steppes,steppes.
Season: Year-round.