Scotoleon Niger
If I got the species of my local ant lion correct it is by luck and some educational guessing. There are 100 species found north of Mexico alone. The species Scotoleon niger is reported from Cochise County and that did it for me. The funnel shaped traps of the ant lion larvae are very easily found and are fun to share with children and like minded adults.
Petey talks about some unintentional seed collecting and also of a favorite native grass called giant sacaton whose seed he didn’t get to in...
Desert anemone (Anemone tuberosa) is in the Buttercup Family. Buttercups are the genus Ranuculus and so the family name is Ranunculaceae. It’s probably just...
Petey says it is the year of the Desert Cottontail and tells us all about the furry little rascals that breed like rabbits.
