Project Ambystoma gracile – In Photos and Art
A magnificent beast of an amphibian makes its home here on the Olympic Peninsula, roaming the great forests and mossy expanses like a miniature Siberian Tiger. Admittedly they are fairly […]
Owl Eyes
I will never forget your great, golden eyes. They were almost incomprehensibly radiant under the light of my headlamp: round, huge and deep…half open, like those of a sleepy domestic […]
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 […]
