Anglepod critters

Anglepod critters

Yesterday, I mentioned that we spent a good deal of time at our first stop. As you can gather by now, we go slow. This means you can find more. đŸ™‚ At the first location, we continue to search on. Please consider contacting your representatives to help our wildlife… The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Keep…

Cooke County outing

Cooke County outing

Yesterday, it was hot right. That means it was time to switch to a driving tour. However, this does not mean we stay in the car. Usually, we stop at the shady spots. So this adventure will be covered over multiple posts. Today I will cover some of the things we saw at our first…

Unseen critters

Unseen critters

Evident of several critters were seen on the Aug.3th outing. The first one was the Smaller Sand Cricket (Ellipes minuta). It can be found along creeks edges with sandstone. However the actual cricket is hard to find. Perfectly preserved cave lion cub found frozen in Siberia is 28,000 years old. Even its whiskers are intact….

Sides

Sides

The back sides, front sides and side views of plants and animals sometimes are the key to identification. Indeed it can help you get to a family or even to a key element that will nail your identification to species. Which side just depends on each species. So try to get all the angles and…

No place like home

No place like home

Dorothy (The Wizard of OZ) is not the only one likes her home. However I do not have to click my heels three times. Here are a couple of cool critters from home on July 29th. Evolutionary chaos as butterflies, wasps, and viruses have a three-way war A Plant That ‘Cannot Die’ Reveals Its Genetic…

Treehoppers

Treehoppers

Mutualism is when both organisms benefit from hanging out together. Thus, I get something and you get something too. It is pretty cool to see in action! In Dr. Bell Burnell’s own words (I recommend the video too): She Changed Astronomy Forever.He Won the Nobel Prize For It. Keep looking!

Micro habitat

Micro habitat

Do you remember Horton the Elephant? I have always loved that story by Dr. Seuss! Horton tries to save a small world that no one can see or hear in the book titled “Horton Hears a Who”. When I peer through the microscope, I think of Horton and the scientists that are doing the same….

Snake

Snake

I will continue on with the July 20th outing. As the title suggests, in this post we had a snake encounter of sorts. I have not seen many snakes this year. Maybe a half dozen total, but each time was a delight. Keep looking!

American Groundnut

American Groundnut

The American Groundnut (Apios americana) is a plant in the legume family. I knew that it was on the grasslands, but had not run across it before. Previously, I had only seen it in Cooke County thanks to Shirley. The 20th outing however was to be my day. In tomorrow’s post, I will take you…