At a glance burrnut or Jamaican feverplant (Tribulus cistoides) sure is pretty, but close encounters -- by barefeet or by bicycle tires -- with the fruits of this plant often do not end well. Puncturevine, goat's head, caltrop are other…
Category: Barrier Island Sanctuary and Education Center
Horsing around
Look very, very closely at this awful picture taken with a cell phone to see a pair of mating horseshoe crabs taken on the 4/17/2016 walk on a mosquito control dike at the Brevard Barrier Island Sanctuary and Education Center…
Great Bay Galls
The red bay psylid (Trioza magnolia) is responsible for galls on the edges of the leaves of red bay (Persea borbonia) and swamp bay (Persea palustris). The galls are so ubiquitous and distinctive that they are sometimes used as a…
Great Gulf Fritillary
Gulf fritillary butterflies -- along with zebra longings and julias -- use native passionflower vines as their larval food and are frequently seen at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. Gulf fritillary butterflies, like julias, are orange but are distinguished by…
