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Pristoceuthophilus celatus

January 28, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I cannot be absolutely positive that this camel cricket, (family Rhaphidophoridae) which I found under a chunk of bark in…

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Posted in: Animals, Ensifera, Insecta, Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, and their allies), Plants, Pristoceuthophilus, Rhaphidophoridae, Species Profiles Filed under: Pristoceuthophilus celatus

Hemigrapsus nudus (Purple Shore Crab)

January 18, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

I love purple shore crabs! I never get tired of watching their sideways scuttle among cobblestones of the intertidal zone,…

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Posted in: Animals, Crustaceans, Decapoda (Crabs, lobsters, shrimp etc), Hemigrapsus, Malacostraca (Crabs, shrimp, lobsters etc), Plants, Species Profiles, Varunidae Filed under: Hemigrapsus nudus, Purple Shore Crab

Zelus tetracanthus (4-spurred Assassin Bug)

January 13, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

It’s really obvious how much my life has changed during my 13 years of sobriety when I say that the…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Reduviidae, Species Profiles, Zelus Filed under: 4-spurred Assassin Bug, Zelus tetracanthus

Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)

January 9, 2023 Dan Nelson 10 Comments

It has been a busy couple weeks for yours truly! In addition to the holiday festivities, my nbo Morgan recently…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Charadriiformes, Chordata, Haematopodidae, Haematopus, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani

Uroctonus mordax

December 19, 2022 Dan Nelson 7 Comments

There were many moments of discovery on my trip to sw Oregon, many moments of joy and wonder, many ‘Yeehaw!’…

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Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Arthropoda, Chactidae, Plants, Scorpiones, Species Profiles, Uroctonus, Uroctonus, Vaejovidae Filed under: Uroctonus mordax, Western Forest Scorpion

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Purple Sea Urchin)

December 15, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

I am embarrassed to admit that I knew almost nothing about the biology and ecology of purple sea urchins (or…

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Posted in: Animals, Echinodermata, Echinoida, Echinoidea, Plants, Species Profiles, Strongylocentrotidae, Strongylocentrotus Filed under: Purple Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Pisaster ochraceus

December 7, 2022 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

For me Pisaster ochraceus, with their bright colors, tenacious clinging to the rock, and utterly alien lifestyle (by that I mean that…

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Posted in: Animals, Asteriidae, Asteroidea, Echinodermata, Forcipulatida, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Ochre sea star, Pisaster ochraceus, Purple sea star

Parcoblatta americana (Western Wood Cockroach)

December 3, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

The best critters that I personally found on my day of exploring with Sam McNally (although he did find the…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Blattodea, Ectobiidae, Insecta, Parcoblatta, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Parcoblatta americana, Western Wood Cockroach

Black Turnstones (Arenaria melanocephala)

November 29, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

Black Turnstones are fun birds to watch, with their darting ways and debris flipping, hammering at barnacles and prying off…

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Posted in: Animals, Arenaria, Aves (Birds), Charadriiformes, Charadriiformes, Chordata, Plants, Scolopacidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Arenaria melanocephala, Black Turnstones

Tegula funebralis (Black Turban Snail)

November 25, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

I love tidepools! I love the smell of the ocean, the roar of the surf, and the disorientation that comes…

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Posted in: Animals, Gastropoda, Mollusca, Species Profiles, Tegula, Tegulidae, Trochida Filed under: Black Turban Snail, Tegula funebralis

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