Diego turned out to be a girl. Her underside is pictured above, and she is the corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus guttatus) from the Manatee Observation Center who accompanied Diane Morgan (Class of 2012) to the Audubon House grand opening on…
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Citrus Camouflage
Ken Gonyo (Class of 2012) sent this photo of a well-camouflaged giant swallowtail butterfly (Papilio cresphontes) chrysalis on his hercules club (Zanthoxylum clava herculis). Giant swallowtail butterflies complete 2 or 3 generations in Florida and in their 5 larval (caterpillar)…
Spring Flowers & Fruits
Flowers & fruits sprung forth on our spring field trip to the Brevard Barrier island Sanctuary and Education Center on 3/28/2015 led by Karen Schuster. Marsh beggaticks (Bidens mitis), also known as Spanish needles, burr marigold, and small fruit beggarrticks,…
Awesome agave
Florida agave and false sisal are common names for the plant pictured above, Agave decipiens. Endemic to Florida, this long-lived perennial plant is associated with coastal areas, especially shell middens. Salt and drought-tolerant, this plant reportedly grows to be up…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 