Check this out...

Check this out... I wondered if this was possible:

Dynastes hercules MALE x Dynastes granti FEMALE HYBRID

http://www.interinsects.com/assets/s2dmain.html?http://www.interinsects.com/50060498b80a9a706/index.html


Steven

Here's Lookin' at You...

Eyed click beetle (Alaus oculatus) found today at the zoo.

Not the most cooperative individual, but always worth photographing.

-James

Please, more spring...

2/11/07

We ventured out to "The Farm" yesterday. It was very cold and there was not much at all moving about. We did see a Leopard Frog and a few diving beetles, but that was about it.











Although, not an indication of spring, I was surprised by this hatchling today:










(Megaphasma denticrus)

Let's all go collecting soon.....

Steven

Spring anyone?

Steven and I hung out at the zoo today for a while, mostly discussing potential future plans for this spring. It's been a long winter, and while I enjoy winter birding quite a bit, I'm ready for warmer months. Not so much for the warmer weather, but for the critters it brings out. Yes, that's right; bugs, spiders, reptiles and frogs! I was out in my yard just a minute ago collecting a new female L. mactans, and I noticed this gal hanging out on the side of our trailer:

Yup, that's right, a cranefly! Hopefully cooler things (not temperatures) are on their way to emerging! Until next time....

-James