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."

Friday, September 5, 2014

Easily identified Aeshna

In contrast to the difficult to distinguish females of the Lance-tipped Darner and Black-tipped Darner , the following two dragonflies are d...

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

A Well Known Spider

A friend brought me this impressively large female spider – a good 25 mm in length – for identification, he said his porch was literally cra...

Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum)

Attaining a length of up to 35 mm (± 2 mm), the Saffron-winged Meadowhawk appears larger in the field than the average Sympetrum spp, approa...

Upland White Aster (Solidago ptarmicoides)

Formerly grouped with the asters and named Aster ptarmicoides, the taxonomical powers that be decided that this plant's flower structure...

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Difficult to distinguish Darners

Yes, even after seven years of "dragonhunting" there are some species that prove to be my nemesis (or should that be nemeses?) whe...

Christmas in mid-August

And why not Christmas in August? In my opinion any day a person discovers a cool plant or animal new to them feels like Christmas. On this p...

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

A Forcipate Emerald at the Stoco Fen

Reputed to be rare and local, perhaps the Forcipate Emerald is more common than generally thought and is merely secretive, with a preference...

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