Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Burrowing crayfish common at World Peace Wetland Prairie, Pinnacle Prairie and in many older subdivisions where the soil hasn't been removed and red-dirted in Northwest Arkansas as well as fields and pastures

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Many more burrowing crayfish photos on Flickr





Flickr set of Ozark burrowing crayfish at this live link on Aubunique Flickr account.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Monday, September 12, 2011

Pretty pollinators abound as summer drifts toward fall

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American snout butterflies

Libytheana carinenta  aka American snout butterfly

Snout's caterpillars thrive on various species of Hackberry (Celtis) trees



Friday, September 9, 2011

September 9, 2011, at World Peace Wetland Prairie

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Milton visited World Peace Wetland Prairie on Friday morning and saw some of the creatures in these photos himself




Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Tetraopes tertropthalmus, the red milkweed beetle, has unique way of avoiding the poisonous effect of milkweed plants

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Today at World Peace Wetland Prairie entry area gardens

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