Small Native Bee on Rocky Mountain Bee Plant - Hylaeus, a “Cellophane” Bee

Watching a native bee in Southwestern Colorado

Aug 5, 2021 bee, plant, bee/wasp

San Juan Mountain Mushrooms

An account of finding mushrooms in the mountains of Southwestern Colorado

Aug 1, 2021 fungus

Desert Tadpole Shrimp and Clam Shrimp

It’s July 29, 2021, and we’ve had pretty good monsoons here in Southwestern Colorado. The water often brings interesting creatures out of hiding, as they try to breed before the moisture disappears...

Jul 29, 2021 ephemeral pool, invertebrate, tadpole shrimp, tadpole, clam shrimp, ostracod

Antlion - Brachynemurus sp.

Finding an astonishingly cool adult Antlion in Southwestern Colorado

Jul 23, 2021 insect

More High Altitude Tiger Salamander Larvae

Tiger Salamander larva hovers just below the water surface. Looking for all the world like a space-walking astronaut. I recently (July 11, 2021) took a trip up onto the San Juan National Forest to...

Jul 22, 2021 amphibian, salamander, ephemeral pool