Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:08 am Post subject: Anza-Borrego 20MAR09
I camped in Anza-Borrego last night. Invert/herp activity wasn't too great, but the flora was awesome! The flora hasn't peaked yet, though. The barrel and beaver-tail cacti were just beginning to bud and the agave hasn't even begun to sprout. It should be awesome in the next month or so!
I did catch a couple scorpions though. I didn't bring a blacklight so I just flipped rocks. I haven't caught this species here before and I'm not sure what they are. Pics of them will be up later.
I also found about a dozen or so tarantula burrows. It was cold so they weren't coming up, but I could feel them tugging at my twig. (Don't laugh, Warren! ::lol::)
Ive explored that very area and surroundings. I want to get back down there this year and gather more of the loxos I found in certain canyons. _________________
jet trail in the sunset
a long way away
cutting 'cross the horizon
at the edge of the day
and it calls Jimmy
come fly away
but I've been
too long in the wasteland
too long in the wasteland
I believe I'll have to stay
yeah, I've been
too long in the wasteland
too long in the wasteland
I believe I'll have to stay
--James McMurtry
very nice pics Kyle.
Why would I laugh about getting your twig tugged on? to each there own.....
the scorp reminds me of Superstitionia donensis. _________________ “Look down at me and you see a fool;
look up at me and you see a god;
look straight at me and you see yourself.”
Going based on the pictures (which can be a bad idea), it does in fact look very similar to S. donensis
Also, that pic with the flowers carpeting the floor is stunning, you just got to love the beauty of the deserts. _________________ God does not play at dice AE
dude all those pics are great and some are stunning!
oh, and i think i just caught the same species at the Burned Lands in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
(saves me some effort figuring out what i got heh) _________________
Quote:
There may be people who like centipedes. I have seen people handling tarantulas and scorpions, but never a centipede handler. I would regard such a person with deep suspicion...Now what sort of man or woman or monster would stroke a centipede on its underbelly "And here is my big good centipede." If such a man exists, I say kill him without more ado. He is a traitor to the human race.
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