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Category Archives: Insects
Wrong-Way Driver
I was taken with the dramatic black-and-yellow pattern of the bees hanging in formation, but even more so with the co-operation of the colony as bees constantly flew into and out of the living, wriggling mass. Even though they stepped … Continue reading
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Tagged auto tour, honey bee, observation blind, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, River S Unit, swarm, Washington
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The Weight of Water
After first finding the bee swarm one cool spring morning, I was both pleased and concerned to find them still there the next day on a warmer but wetter morning. Despite looking like a solid mass, the swarm was anchored … Continue reading
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Tagged auto tour, honey bee, observation blind, rain, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, River S Unit, swarm, Washington
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Bee Good
One of my favorite experiences at Ridgefield this spring was discovering a bee swarm early one morning near the parking lot at the observation blind. I had walked right by it at first, more cognizant of the existing bee colony … Continue reading
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Tagged auto tour, honey bee, observation blind, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, River S Unit, swarm
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A Tight Squeeze
After crossing the trail, the tarantula tried to hunker down under this rock but despite its best efforts it didn’t quite fit. I decided to continue up the trail and leave it be, either to stay there or find a … Continue reading
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Tagged desert tarantula, Little Arsenic Trail, New Mexico, Rio Grande Gorge, Wild Rivers Recreation Area
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Well That Hardly Seems Fair
We were hiking the Little Arsenic Trail in the Wild Rivers Recreation Area in the Rio Grande Gorge when we crossed paths with this wonderful little tarantula. I think it might be a desert tarantula since they are supposed to … Continue reading
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Tagged desert tarantula, Little Arsenic Trail, New Mexico, Rio Grande Gorge, Wild Rivers Recreation Area
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