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Los Tabanos
One family of flies that I do know are the Tabanidae (tabanos, sweet bees, deerflies). Mike also got to know them while in San Ramon; consequently, los tabanos conocen la cuchilla de Mike, mae.
Although I was only bitten a couple of times, Mike, Erin and Kyle suffered regular, nasty, stinging bites after several minutes of annoyingly circling their heads. The tabanos were quite common in San Ramon, but I only saw larva in the wetland at Palo Verde.
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Cuyahoga Fish Trip
We seined for fish in the Cuyahoga River last week during a Vertebrate Zoology field trip. Although out catch wasn’t a speciose or large as previous trips, it was good to be in the flowing, cool water.
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Fixed the last two
I fixed the images in the last two posts, in case anyone cared. They weren’t linked to a larger original photograph, because I was using some new software to make the post and hadn’t configured it properly. Now you can click and see the bigger pictures…
Another unknown fly
So what’s this one?
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Kent P&R Triathlon
This weekend, Pat, Allison and I participated in the Kayak/Canoe, Run and Bike triathlon set up, in part, by Kent Parks and Recreation. Although we never determined what out time was, the event was exciting and fun. Pat and Allison canoed the white water route (3.5 mi), then Allison ran (2.5 mi), and I finished with the bike (10 mi). Daren was also there in his potato of a kayak.
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More Froglets
The froglets were emerging from the wetland around the same time. Although Leptodactylus melanonotus was a couple weeks ahead, L. poecilochilus, Smilisca baudinii, and Hypopachus variolosus emerged very close to one another, and these three differ markedly in their morphology and, presumably, feeding behavior. The co-generic species are obviously much more similar to one another than to the others, and could be foraging on similar prey or in similar habitat. Is there a reason for this anecdotally observed pattern? Are the co-generic species emerging at different times to avoid competition?
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Lower Falls
Downstream from the lower falls at Letchworth State Park, the river is naturally channelized between two large cliff faces. From the foot bridge across the river, I think every patron that visits the park takes a photograph, particularly now that digital cameras are so popular. I, of course, am no exception.
Spines on the petals
Hog-nosed Viper
This Porthidium is the third venomous snake in Palo Verde. The first one we found I accidently ran over with a rented car. It didn’t die in vain though, as Charles took it back to the museum in Kansas.