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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 11 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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