thought this might be worth a discussion since it somehow came up in our interview with Snohomish County recently – and we won the IDIQ contract! So, ok, this species in particular wasn’t mentioned – but the subject of jumping slugs was breached – so here we are. First off – jumping slugs don’t quite […]
Dromedary Jumping Slug (Hemphillia dromedarius) Read More »
There is a great abundance of a species of bear-grass which grows on every part of these mountains. Its growth is luxouriant and continues green all winter but the horses will not eat it. Meriwether Lewis June 15, 1806 – Bitterroot Mountains Beargrass, to start off – is not a grass but a member of the
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here is a great abundance of a species of bear-grass which grows on every part of these mountains. Its growth is luxouriant and continues green all winter but the horses will not eat it. Meriwether Lewis June 15, 1806 – Bitterroot Mountains Beargrass, to start off – is not a grass but a member of the
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The mountain goat is an ungulate, or hooved mammal of the order Artiodactyla – or “even toed” – basically a hoof that is split into two parts. The mountain goat is the only species in the genus Oreamnos, which is derived from the Greek term oros (stem ore-) “mountain” or oreas for “mountain nymph, and
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Black caiman along the River Beni, Amazon Basin, Bolivia young reader of OOTH (Cash) asked about Nile crocodiles – but since I have never seen one of these we had to settle for this large critter. This species is found throughout the Amazon Basin but its range does extend further north. The species occurs in Bolivia,
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