Pin-striped Vermilion Slug
Pin-striped Vermilion Slug… a very interesting name. When I first noticed this little thing crawling on the thorned stem it reminded me of a watermelon! This slug is about an […]
Eastern Silver Aster
I first saw this flower it was in the Withlacoochee State Forest working on an article about wildflowers. I didn’t take much notice then until I saw it at Big […]
Glade Lobelia
Scattered throughout the front section of Big Pine in Brooksville, the Glade Lobelia is a welcoming speck of color throughout the area. The first collection of this plant […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
Spring is in the air and the insects are out and about! Check out this lovely couple… sharing some quality time together. They have an amazing metallic golden/copper color that […]
Pine Hyacinth
If you ever wanted to feel like you are in a fairy-tale-like forest, this is the flower to be around. This is my top favorite native wildflower, just being around […]
Southern Dogface Sulpher
The Southern Dogface Sulpher is easy to ID.. The black spot on its wing as well as the pink color. Its such a unquie butterfly in the sulpher family. They […]
Rain Lily | Fairy Lily
This lily popped up days before I saw it.. just this single little white flower with hints of pink on the petals was all alone across from the Big Pine […]
Spiderlings by the hundreds
A short photo hike at Big Pine Tract with an incredible find. Green Lynx Spiderlings Each egg sac contains hundreds of spiderlings and well defended by their mother. Mating […]
American Lady
What a beautiful little butterfly, with a speculator underwing design. Called many names; American Painted Lady, Painted Beauty, this butterfly’s larvae creates nests atop their host plants. (See link below) […]
Ornate Bella Moth
After the Butterfly Count at Chinsegut Conservation Center, a friend Linda Morehouse, who is also an FWC Volunteer as well, and I decided to take a short hike over at […]
Florida Nature 