One Of These Snails Is Not Like The Others – Helicinid Snails
I contacted Bram Breure, a Neotropical snail specialist several days ago to see if I could get an ID for my unusual Helicinid. He could only confirm it as a […]
Antrodiaetus pacificus – The Lurkers of the Pacific Northwest
Several days ago, James found an immature Antrodiaetus (a mygalomorph, similar to a tarantula with fangs that plunge parallel and downwards into prey. They are different from the true spiders […]
Phidippus johnsoni – A Big, Beautiful Jumping Spider
A very nice female example of her species… These large salticids are abundant here in Port Angeles and are one of six species recorded within Washington State (other species linger […]
In Nature, One Thing Always Leads To Another…
Clouds that look like they are aching to release their rain have rolled in, but earlier today the sun was shining brightly and I knew the odds of finding the […]
The ‘Hidden’ Intelligence of Reptiles
A little Facebook blurb I thought I’d add here: This New York Times piece is an older article (2013), but re-reading it reminded me of the fascinating Anadia rhombifera lizards […]
A flash of Green – St. Patrick’s Day Geomagnetic Storm
A short little time-lapse of irregularly timed shots (with some variations of exposure time – those annoying brighter frames I might completely remove in a future edit) of the awesome […]
Foldscope – Origami Based Print and Fold Microscope – Beta Testing!
Taking a Closer Look To my delight and surprise, several weeks ago a piece of mail I was very skeptical about ever receiving finally arrived at my home address. It […]
An Unforgettable Night – Olympic Peninsula
Washington State isn’t known for regular, fantastic displays of lightning, but on a particular summer night in July of 2012, that changed. One doesn’t expect such storms to break over […]
Our Itsy Bitsy Spiders – Another Mindo Mystery
Against the odds, nameless giants still linger in secrecy, even where curious humans are known to frequent. It takes the right human, in the right place, with the right knowledge, […]
3 Months in Mindo, Ecuador! – More Stories and Photos Soon!
It’s been a little more than a week since James and I left the wondrous valleys of Mindo, Ecuador, but it feels like forever ago on an especially dreary day […]
What the Spiders Taught Me 