ARE THESE LARVAE THE WINNERS?
IMAGE BY VALERIE COOK
All in ECOLOGY
BEETLE PLANES
THESE MITES CATCH A RIDE ON A BEETLE PLANE
PHOTO BY PRESTON SMITH (not related but still AWESOME!)
COCKLEBURS
DON’T EAT THE COCKLEBURS! NOT THAT YOU WOULD EAT THESE WETLAND INDICATORS… BUT DON’T!
IMAGE FROM CHICKENDVM AT CREATIVE COMMONS.
THE DARK SIDE OF THE FROG CHORUS
THIS HARBINGER OF SPRING HAS A DARK SIDE.
IMAGE BY AMY SMITH.
DID I JUST FIND MY HUNTING?
HAPPY HUNTING AT A GAME FARM IN THE OZARKS WITH MY BUDDY.
PHOTO BY CURT SMITH.
IN HONOR OF PLANTS
PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND RESPIRATION ARE PERFECTLY MATCHED.
FORMULA PROVIDED BY ME.
STONEFLIES
MOST STONEFLIES ARE HANGING OUT AS NAIADS IN YOUR LOCAL STREAM; IF IT IS HEALTHY.
IMAGE FROM WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.
ACCLIMIZATION
YOU CAN GET USED TO THE WEATHER (ACCLIMATIZE) AS LONG AS YOU DON’T EXCEED YOUR TOLERANCE LIMIT.
GRAPHIC BY AMY SMITH
SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN
NOW I UNDERSTAND “SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN”
PHOTO BY ME (AMY SMITH)
A LATE BLOOMER
THIS LATE BLOOMER CAN BE FOUND IN A DISTURBED AREA NEAR YOU.
PHOTO BY AMY SMITH (ME)
DON'T DODDER
THAT ORANGE STRING IN THE FIELD IS MORE INSIDIOUS THAN YOU THINK.
PHOTO BY AMY SMITH (ME)
SOME LIKE IT MESSY
THIS POND JUST IS NOT MESSY ENOUGH FOR A SELF RESPECTING AMPHIBIAN.
IMAGE FROM CREATIVE COMMONS AND GEOGRAPH.ORG.UK
SPOT IT
LOOK! GREEN EGGS!
PHOTO BY ME
FLEXING YOUR MUSSELS
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FASCINATING MUSSELS IN THE OZARKS. THE ZEBRA MUSSEL (BOO HISS) ISN’T ONE OF THEM.
PHOTO FROM WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
BEAUTY IN THE BEAST
THERE ARE NEW IDEAS AFLOAT ON BEAUTY.
PHOTO OF PEACOCK (MALE) AND PEAHEN (DRAB FEMALE) FROM CREATIVE COMMONS
A FRIDAY QUICKIE
A PROBING QUESTION IS ANSWERED.
PHOTO BY ME! WHICH IS WHY IT IS CRAP. SORRY.
COPPERHEADS LEAVE WINTER DENS THIS WEEK
COPPERHEADS ARE EMERGING SO KEEPS YOUR STICKS TO YOURSELF.
GRAPHIC FROM CREATIVE COMMONS
BIRD'S FOOT VIOLETS
THIS LOVELY VIOLET SUPPORTS BUTTERFLIES. IT KEEPS GIVING "LOVELY"!
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS.
THE INCREDIBLE EDIBLE EGG
AMAZE YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH YOUR EGGSTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS.
BATS LEAVE THEIR CAVES
FOR BATS...WAKING UP TAKES ENERGY.
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS