October 29, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a trio of catawampus crustaceans and their four-cornered cousin: the Fiddler Crabs (Genera Minuca and Leptuca)...
October 22, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a tall frost-fractured fall flower found along forest fringes, Frostweed (Verbesina virginica). Frostweed is a common fall...
October 15, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a theocratic trio of insects native to our state, the Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina), Brunner’s Mantis (Brunneria...
October 8, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday blooms a winding purple pendant hung upon the nape of the forest, Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema virginianum). Spurred...
October 1, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a minute mosquito munching minnow, the Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki). The Eastern Mosquitofish is native to...
September 24, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s another pollinator approved native wetland wildflower, Clustered Bushmint (Hyptis alata). Clustered Bushmint is a perennial wildflower found...
September 17, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have our one and only North American marsupial, the Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana). The Virginia Opossum is...
September 10, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a secretly parasitic plant with a conspicuous flower and often under attack by butterflies: Purple False-Foxglove...
September 3, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a tiny long-leaping woodland amphibian: the Southern Cricket Frog (Acris gryllus). The Southern Cricket Frog is...
