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Tag Archives: Animals
Allison
Tarantula
Someone asked if I saw large spiders in Palo Verde the other day. Yes. I did.
The were a fair number of them emerging from burrows during one week, presumably because it was breeding time. I found 3 individuals in the lab one morning, one of which had decided to rest on the light switch.
There were two distinct species (unless they were actually different sexes); pictured here was the larger one. Paul decided to pit them together one night and the larger of the two killed and deflated the smaller.
Hemipteran under attack?
This juvenile bug has a queer appearance. First of all, it is covered in tiny, blue-ish tufts. Secondly, there are two white ‘eggs’ along its midline. I’m not sure whether either of these structures are actually part of the bug, or if they are from an outside source – fungus/parasitoid.
There are no tufts on the eyes, and they appear rather uniform in distribution about the rest of the body, so they might be part of the bug. The ‘eggs’, on the other hand, look a bit more dangerous for this guy… It’s be cool to see a couple of wasp larva hatch out and burrow in.
Blooming yellow
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Kent Bog is blooming yellow with Bidens aristosa and various golden rods.
Boa constrictor
A juvenile boa caught at Palo Verde that I would have loved to take home…
A resting demslyfly
Streak-backed oriole
Cooper’s Hawk
Flying fly
I can’t remember whether I’ve posted this before…. I searched but didn’t find it, so I assume it hasn’t been posted yet. I wonder though, if someone can name the family, because I haven’t a clue.