Gorgeous day out. 80°F with a light breeze. I haven’t been to Arcadia Lake in a while because of ticks. Yesterday I couldn’t resist because we got 3″ of rain this week and I had been seeing fungi everywhere! Plus 80°F for a high temperature in August? in Oklahoma? I wasn’t disappointed with the amount […]
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This Grapevine Beetle (Pelidnota punctata) got my attention by flying loudly into a window. It’s larger than a common June beetle. Fairly ugly thing – I can’t imagine how it can see through those eyes, and I can’t tell what’s going on with the mouth parts. The antennae are similar to the dung beetle I
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Sunny and 84°F I have to apologize for not posting these images for an entire month! This was the last time I visited my local favorite hike, due to ticks. It is really depressing how many ticks my canine partner and I got on this walk. It’s just not worth it. Last year when this occurred,
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