Yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria) dots the understory of the maritime forests at Skidaway Island State Park.
Yaupon Holly
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Palmetto Tortoise Beetle
There are all kinds of cool things about this Chrysomelidae tortoise beetle (Hemisphaerota cyanaea) on the internet, including:
- Their capacity to stick to leaves. These bizarre little, herbivorous beetles stick themselves to Saw Palmetto leaves with the help of thousands of setae (hairs) soaked in excreted oil when disturbed by a potential predator.
- Their larvae build nests from feces.
And look closely… there are POLLEN grains all over the little beetles. Can you imagine having hundreds of sticky bouncy-ball-size pollen grains attached to your body and eyes!? The micro-world of biology is fascinating.
Pulaski Monument
Located in Monterey Square (not Pulaski Square, which is a little southwest) commemorates Casimir Pulaski, a Polish immigrant who lead, fought, and died in the American Revolutionary War. It also likely contains the remains of Pulaski, which, according to the infallible Wikipedia, suggest that he may have been intersex.
Skidaway Island Salt Marsh
A cloudy, winter day at Skidaway Island State Park.
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sniffing around Skidaway
Juniperus virginiana cones and berries
A couple of weeks ago, the Southern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) began to produce cones and drop pollen in the Savannah area. The longleaf and loblolly pine also seem to be going, covering vehicles with a thick coat of yellow dust.
A few junipers have berries present still.
Flooded trail
Amos whines for help for a bit, then decides just to get wet.
Georgia Southern – Amstrong Campus
Greenhouse
Saucer Magnolia
Baldwin Park has a few Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia X soulangeana; Chinese magnolia) that bloom in early to late February.
