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So it is only five days away from spring now. In fact, the vernal equinox happens on March 20th this year. As you have probably noticed so much has already started to emerge from their winter slumber. Air Pollution Destroys Sexual Pheromones – Impairs Successful Mating of Flies Eponyms have no place in 21st-century biological…
Today was pretty chilly and cloudy. I decided to work on a bug that had been dead in a collection jar for a few days. And so the time really flew by as I tried to ID it. However, this afternoon I had enough of the indoors. So I hopped in the car to go…
Indeed, the seeps were really running on Monday the 6th. Certainly, the seeps in Wise County were running even more after the almost two inches we got a few days later. So now I stopped to admire the water, algae and bubbles! The first find in the seep! So this creature was only four or…
What a great day as we usher in March! Life is starting to emerge from the winter sleep. A really great beetle, Buttercup Oil Beetle (Meloe americanus). It is easily recognized by the short wings. The little guy will secrete a toxic oil if stressed. They are in the blister beetle family so refrain from…
So many wonders to find on the grasslands! In win for butterflies and loss for Texas Republicans, feds move to protect rare plant This Strange Ancient ‘Fossil’ May Not Have Been Left by Any Living Thing The Predatory Slime Mold From The Last of Us Isn’t Actually a Fungus – It’s Weirder Keep looking! The…
Without delay, we continued on with our adventure! Finally, I hope everyone survived the storm last night without any damage. So all we got was a 40mph wind gust (thank goodness) and .06″ of rain. New images offer rare glimpse of the DMZ between North and South Korea where wild animals find peace and flourish…
Turning at the small grotto, I worked my way along the east hillside above the ravine. This was one I wanted to watch for a moment, the Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata). Its little antennas were so wiggly. At the end of the seedhead, it stayed only a moment longer. Then it headed back down….
We stayed on the trails mostly on the Jan. 26th outing. But this drew us off for a bit. Hey, what can I say…LOL Did you notice the critter above? I am leaning towards it as a possible Spider Wasp (Pompilidae). Furthermore, stepping out on a limb or log in this case, guessing that it…