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Ok, hold on. In fact some of you may think I have already gone batty. 😉 However last night Jeanne and I was out batting at the Caddo NG. Yes, we are back in Fannin County. Altogether, a great batty night! Tomorrow photos from Caddo NG! Many Animals Actually Have a Third, Transparent Eyelid. Here’s…
Sometimes I like to just take time to look at a single species. So I started this series of photos at 11:07am and finished at 11:46am. Thus it was more than a moment. However when you are having fun time flies. And I did see several flies. LOL. Solar storm’s auroras mesmerize, but also warn…
Scouting ahead of an upcoming field trip, Jeanne and I met up at the Thomsen Foundation. Jeanne had nest boxes to check as well. Wonderful sights to behold at the Thomsen Foundation! Up, Up and Not OK: Letting Go of Balloons Could Soon Be Illegal in Florida Vanishing Pollinators: Unraveling the Decline of Bees and…
May 9th was the last field day. Then we will go back a few days next week. And that will conclude the survey season at the Caddo NG. Indeed always new things to see and learn. And perhaps next week we can make it to the creek. Wild Find: Fossil Captures 155-Million-Year-Old Brittle Star Mid-Regeneration…
The phylum Arthropoda are the invertebrates. Moreover this group comprises (by some estimates) over 97% of the animal species on our planet! Therefore take a moment to soak that in. They are the animals that have: three or more pairs of jointed legs (some mites have less, many insect larvae have none), body segmented, bilaterally…
We continued next to the lake for just a little while longer. Then we moved into the woods. Why you should let insects eat your plants Thanks Claire! Rewilding a New Jersey college with native plants and pollinators Hidden Complexity: Unlocking the Mysteries of Orangutan Communication Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…
There was little hope of finding the target orchid at this point as I mentioned yesterday. My campsite was booked already so no use wasting it. Furthermore you never know what other goodies might be found. 🙂 More tomorrow from Caddo NG. Here’s an opportunity at the LBJ NG on Sunday, May 19th. LBJ Grasslands…
Our goal this survey season was to locate more patches of the Oklahoma Grasspink (Calopogon oklahomensis). At this point we have not had any luck. That leaves us only one thing to do, just continue to have fun! 😉 Why my heart beats for Nigeria’s endangered bats Diana Wall obituary: ecologist who foresaw the importance…
Goodness what a rainy day, eh! Loved it! At press time we had gotten almost 2″! Now back to more from Caddo NG last week. These Snakes Fake Their Own Deaths, And They Even Use Special Effects Cloudy With a Chance of Eclipse: NASA’s GLOBE Project Illuminates 2024’s Celestial Phenomenon Keep looking! The more you…
I got an alert from Claire in Oklahoma on Friday night. A friend was seeing the aurora borealis there! The prediction was for the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and we were forecasted for clouds in North Texas. ;-( And it was only 9:30 when we got the alert. Oh my I quickly headed outside for…