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Western Fence Lizard This 6- to 9-inch lizard is often found in dry areas lounging on a rock or running to escape your big feet. The scaly skin of the lizard is gray, and they are often seen doing “push-ups” on the rocks, exposing their blue bellies.

Insects

Bees, Yellow Jackets, and Wasps Honeybees and bumblebees quietly go about their business of pollinating flowers and rarely sting people. Yellow jackets, even though they look like a bee, are actually a form of wasp. After an above-average winter snowfall, especially in a season with a lot of spring moisture and cold temperatures, yellow jackets are found in small numbers. In drought conditions, however, yellow jackets multiply, and by late summer and fall they can be a nuisance. They are ferocious predators and carnivores, and their stings can be painful and cause swelling. These wasps can nest in the ground or in a trailside log. If you get too close to their nests, they will come out in force to sting you. Wasps are most active from midday to just after sunset.