Tangled Web

Perhaps this quote from the Swiss naturalist Louis Agassiz summarizes the following pages and images best:

"I spent the summer traveling; I got halfway across my back yard."

Thursday, April 2, 2015

The First Spiders of the Year

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A bit of snow and ice doesn't seem to discourage this young female Dolomedes striatus from getting off to an early start on the season. ...

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

The Last Dragonflies of the Year

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November has arrived and as expected there have already been a few days with a bit of wet snow and the temperature dropping below freezing a...

Friday, November 7, 2014

A Picturesque Patch of Mysterious Moss

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It's been about a year since I stumbled across a large patch of distinctive and striking moss growing along the bank of a woodland strea...

Saturday, November 1, 2014

A Checklist of the Odonata of south-central Hastings County

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An unofficial checklist, the picture will be rounded out when the NHIC's new Ontario Odonata Atlas goes online. The warmer months of 201...

Thursday, October 30, 2014

An Autumnal Atteva aurea

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Often mistaken for a beetle, an Ailanthus Webworm Moth nectaring at a Bull Thistle provides a little splash of color among the surrounding d...

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

A Belated Butterfly

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Three Monarchs were reported in Toronto on October 27th so this male is not exceptionally behind schedule on the long journey to its winter...

Thursday, October 16, 2014

October Odes

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It's mid-October and the end of odonate season is drawing nigh. As a rule the only species apt to be flying this late are Autumn Meadowh...

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