Tree of Life Exercise

Bird: American Robin
Found a group of these birds at the grass slope on campus. They seemed to be very gregarious birds and tend to move/fly together. They are enjoying the afternoon sun while picking off foods(I guess some earthworms>) out of the grass.

Fungi/mold: tree mold
I came over this yellowish mold/fungus in a living tree which covered most of the space on the tree hole. The hole is facing the sun light so I suspect this type of fungi/mold would make use some of the sunlight as their energy source.

Plant: Toyon
This is a Toyon plant with its pretty red berries hanging over the leaves in the winter sun. They are easily spotted and I feel very confident identifying it as we had talked about it on the lecture. I even saw some squirrels eating something red around. So I suspect they may eat the fruits of Toyon as their dessert.

Arachnids: Agrarian sac Spider
I was glazing at the tree bark on the ground where I accidently peeled of a layer of the tree skin and found this little guy. It seemed to have a well matched color with the tree fiber. And there is no web around that can be associate with him which made me to suggest it to be an Agrarian sac Spider which is an "active hunter" after doing some research on it.

Common Earthworm
This creature is found near the water at Berkeley aquatic park. The soil around seemed to be very moist and soft, while I sew it move out of the ground and was trying to find a new "home" back down to the soil.