19 June 2006

A Post From Zack

Zack just returned from an overnight camping/canoeing trip from the Bogue Chitto River on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain. He asked that I post his finding and some of his pictures. So, from Zack......

"For Father's Day weekend, my 7-year old and I joined about 8 other families for an overnight canoe trip along the Bogue Chitto. Bug summary (virtually all of this was on the large sand bars/beaches:- my battery powered portable 15W UV pooped out on me, so no great shakes at night.- terrific robber flies (3 species)- great tiger beetles (3 species)- very nice odonates, especially the damselflies- 2 species of whirligig beetles, and the smaller of the two were, in one instance, in a cluster of several hundred; they were gathered in a way that reminded me of wnat fire ants do when trapped by high water - not a true ball with any height to it, but quite a large, tight group- good numbers of well-camouflaged acridid grasshoppers and wolf spiders- a couple of small spider wasps here and there as well as some toad bugs.".





-James


6/20/06
Zack, looks like you were up to your knees in whirligigs...

-Steven


P.S. Fixed the code on the two pics on the right side, they should all open up now.

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