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Mammals

Douglas' squirrel
Lake Crescent, Olympic NP

Eastern gray squirrel
Longview, WA
golden-mantled ground squirrel
Mt. Rainer NP
rabbit
Lake Crescent, Olympic NP

nutria
Ridgefield NWR
nutria
Ridgefield NWR

chipmunk
Mt. Rainer NP

marmot
Mt. Rainer NP

black-tail (mule) deer
Elwha River, Olympic NP
black-tail (mule) deer
Ridgefield, WA
black-tail (mule) deer
Ridgefield, WA
mountain goat
Mt. Rainer NP

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Reptiles
garter snake
Ridgefield NWR
garter snake
Ridgefield NWR
garter snake
Ridgefield NWR
garter snake
Wake Robin - Longview, WA

painted turtles
Ridgefield NWR
Northern alligator lizard
Cowlitz Co., WA

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Amphibians
tadpole
Pacific treefrog
Longview, WA
red-legged frog
East Fork Lewis River
Clark County, WA
frog tadpole
Tiger Lily pond
Clark County, WA
Northwestern Salmander eggs
Battle Ground, WA

roughskin newt
Clark Co., WA
roughskin newt
Clark Co., WA
ensatina
Longview, WA
ensatina
Longview, WA

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Fish
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unknown fish
coho salmon
caught ocean fishing at
mouth of Columbia River
salmonid fry
E. Fork Lewis River
Clark Co., WA
sculpin
E. Fork Lewis River
Clark Co., WA
dace
E. Fork Lewis River
Clark Co., WA

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Insects
aphids on cleavers stem
Longview, WA
ants & aphids
Longview, WA
western thatching ants
Ridgefield, WA
mayfly
Longview, WA

midge
Longview, WA
black lampyrid
Ellychnia hatchi
Longview, WA
long-horned beetle
Longview, WA
unknown insect nymph
Longview, WA

green stink bug
Acrosternum hilaris
Longview, WA

Longview, WA

Longview, WA
western boxelder bug
Boisea rubrolineatus
Longview, WA

polyphemus moth
antheraea polyphemus
Battle Ground, WA
moth
family: Noctuidae
Longview, WA
banded woollybear larva
Pyrrharctia isabella
Longview, WA

Longview, WA


Longview, WA
spittlebug nymph's
protective covering
Longview, WA


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Spiders
flower crab spider
Misumena vatia
Longview, WA
cross spider
Araneus diadematus
Longview, WA
spider

Longview, WA

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Millipedes & Centipedes
polydesmoid millipede
Harpaphe haydeniana
Longview, WA
polydesmoid millipede
Longview, WA
millipede
Longview, WA
May 2007
millipede
Longview, WA
May 2007

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Crustaceans
dungeness crab
Hoods Canal, WA

dungeness crab (male)
Hoods Canal, WA

dungeness crab (female)
Hoods Canal, WA
decorator crab
Outdoor Youth Expo 2007

butterfly crab (top)
Cryptolithodes typicus
Outdoor Youth Expo 2007

butterfly crab (bottom)
Cryptolithodes typicus
Outdoor Youth Expo 2007

pillbug ("sowbug")
Longview, WA
sea louse on salmon
(a parasitic copepod)

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Mollusks
slug
unknown
Longview, WA
June 2007
Pacific banana slug
Ariolimax columbianus
Clark Co., WA
September 2006
Pacific banana slug
Ariolimax columbianus
Lake Crescent, Olympic NP
July 2006
Giant gardenslug
Limax maximus
Longview, WA
July 2007

slug
unknown
Longvie, WA
July 2007
slug
unknown
Longvie, WA
July 2007
snail
unknown
Mayfield Lake, WA
May 2007
Oregon forestsnail
Allogona townsendiana
Longview, WA
July 2007

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freswater snail (Juga)
East Fork Lewis River
freshwater snail
East Fork Lewis River


aquatic worm
macro - 54
sea clown nudibranch
(sea slug)
Triopha catalinae
Outdoor Youth Expo 2007
razor clam
Siliqua patula
Long Beach, WA
western pearlshell mussel
East Fork Lewis River
Clark County, WA
fingernail clam
Tiger Lily pond
Clark County, WA

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Echinoderms
sea star & nudibranch
Outdoor Youth Expo 2007
sea cucumber
Outdoor Youth Expo 2007

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Resources & Links

Online PNW Animal Identification Resources:

Published Field Guide/Animal Identification Resources:

  • Insects of the Pacific Northwest. Peter Haggard & Judy Haggard. Timber Press, Inc.

Note: Most of the images above were taken with either a Panasonic-Lumix DMC-FZ20 or Canon PowerShot digital camera. They were then cropped and enhanced (lighting & contrast) in Adobe Photoshop Elements.


Created by Michael R. Clapp (2001-08). All rights reserved.
For more information, contact: mclapp@nwnature.net

updated: 8/22/08