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A selection of spider photos. Please forgive me for posting some more longish exposures of the stream. Not as strong a flow as early spring, of course. From 20150514 devils rock home. From 20150514 devils rock home. From 20150514 devils rock home.

Sunday, May 17, 2015. We visited an Ozark fen that had been used in the 1970s as a recreational mud pit for trucks. The deep muck almost swallowed my colleague as he sank to his knees in beautiful black fen soil. He came out with a monster-sized devil crawfish whose turrets and tunnels coursed through the fen. This fen is dominated by uncommon sedges and ragworts today, but I wonder what we lost during the 1970s. Friday, May 08, 2015. Native to Missouri, yes, but what region? .

The monthly blog carnival devoted to beetles. Not long ago, Bjørn Østman at Carnival of Evolution. Asked if blog carnivals are still relevant.

Fall 2017 to Spring 2018. Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Even though they look deceivingly similar to wild boars Javelinas or Peccaries are only distant relatives of pigs. Taxonomically they are members of the same suborder, Suina, but are in their own family, Tayassuidae. They are territorial and use skunk-smelling secret.

IN SEARCH OF A HOLY GRAIL. On August 22, 2011 by Dr. Last week, on a drizzly Thursday morning, I drove out to Cherry Orchard Bog Natural Area Preserve. Several tall and luxurious patches of sweet-scented joe pye weed,. Grew smack dab in the middle of the power line right-of-way.

Edible plants on the farm. I have provided links below where you can find more information. Not all trees bear fruit though. They are dioecious, which means they have a specific gender on a tree.

August Berry Go Round coming right up. The last week of the month. There is no theme this month, so write about whatever botanical topic is tickling your fancy at the moment. As always, the deadline is the 26th of the month. Please submit your posts via the form here. Next Berry Go Round in August.