Category Archives: snails

Catch of the Day

Posted on March 11, 2018 by the roused bear

I am doing a workshop for a local event called Day of Insects.  My workshop is actually  on March 23, 2018, a day prior to the main event.  I am no kind of expert on snails, but I am an … Continue reading →

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Early Signs of Spring

Posted on March 4, 2016 by the roused bear

It is a cool day today–42 degrees F.  To those of you on the more logical scale, that is 6 degrees C.  Winter is taking its own sweet time leaving us. I wanted to take some pictures of some critters … Continue reading →

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Relaxing at the Pond

Posted on April 4, 2015 by the roused bear

I spent some time at our pond today, just getting my head on straight.  Of course, what I call a pond might not meet everyone’s definition.  And what I think of as relaxing would would also not be viewed as … Continue reading →

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Unfinished Projects

Posted on November 11, 2014 by the roused bear

I have a lot of unfinished projects–I work very hard on a particular project for a while, then I have a tendency to neglect that project while I occupy my mind with something else. I have done some work with … Continue reading →

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Life on a Burr Oak

Posted on July 5, 2014 by the roused bear

Today was a very rainy day.  I was on my own and I wanted to make the most of it.  My plan was to chase butterflies, but because of the rain and overcast conditions I thought I wouldn’t happen.  But … Continue reading →

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Why Snails are Hard to Study

Posted on April 16, 2014 by the roused bear

I mentioned in my last post that terrestrial snails are difficult to study because of the lack of good field guides.  That is only part of the problem.  Another issue is the names.  You key out a snail from a … Continue reading →

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Why Study Snails?

Posted on April 15, 2014 by the roused bear

I recently received a copy of Land Snails and Slugs of the Pacific Northwest, by Thomas E. Burke.  I was both pleased and disappointed with it. I was pleased because finally here is a good field guide to terrestrial snails. … Continue reading →

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Snails

Posted on October 6, 2013 by the roused bear

Yesterday I moved some piles of firewood and came across a couple of upland pillsnails, Euchemotrema fraternum.  I was surprised at how well they seemed to be doing, given the extended drought that we had this summer. When they are … Continue reading →

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Visiting Old Friends

Posted on April 26, 2013 by the roused bear

I took the day off from work today, and spent the day crawling on the forest floor taking pictures.  It was like visiting old friends. This flower is called Dutchman’s breeches. I had hoped to see some butterflies, but it … Continue reading →

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A Life List of Life (of a sort)

Posted on January 8, 2013 by the roused bear

This Autumn I went to the Texas Butterfly Festival.  It was a pretty unique event and I had a lot of fun.  I had a little bit of a culture shock when I went down there, though.  A lot of … Continue reading →

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