Bobbit Worms (Eunice spp.) are the things of nightmares. They are ambush predators that live in burrows in the sand and usually only have a large pair of pincers visible waiting to trap fish. They can grow up to 6 feet long! I have no…
A few weeks back I posted some photos of the adults… now to share some photos of an adult with a couple ducklings…
During one of the dives, I had a malfunction with my camera and my strobes stopped working, so rather than just give up, I resorted to trying to do some photography with just the focus lights. I only got a couple keepers, but I think…
Nearly every park and trail I’ve visited in Florida listed bobcats as one of the species you may see. Having never seen a bobcat in the wild before, I was skeptical at best. I figured there was no real chance of actually getting to see…
Some of the butterflies I have seen during my time in Florida…
A Seaweed Blenny (Parablennius marmoreus) caught mid-‘yawn’ and a Balloonfish (Diodon holocanthus) with its normal look… Try to not laugh, I challenge you!
Just a few more photos and a short video to add to yesterday’s post…
Last week I saw a listing for a Sea Turtle Sunrise Walk with Dr. Larry Woods (a local sea turtle researcher). I debated it for a bit wondering whether it really would be worth doing, but eventually decided that this is precisely what the whole…
A couple Red-shouldered Hawks and a Barred Owl today…
I found this Lined Seahorse (Hippcampus erectus) during one of the dives at the bridge. After a few minutes, it was obvious it no longer wanted to have its photo taken, so I left it alone, but I wish I had managed some better photos.…
I have finally managed to put together the first video from my dives at the Blue Heron Bridge. I opted to just go ahead and do them in order so to speak, so this video is of the first two weeks of diving at the…
When I first photographed these grasshoppers, I assumed it was two different species… but it turns out that they are just a juvenile and an adult Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea microptera). They are large grasshoppers – about 2-3.5 inches long with the females being larger…
I’m sure this won’t be my last photo of an Arrow Crab – they are pretty common in this area but I still find them to be a really cool critter. I feel like they are one of those animals that would be much more…
If my ID is correct, this is a Halloween Pennant Dragonfly (Celithemis eponina). It was being fairly cooperative, so I decided to try my hand at some in-flight photos. Results were ok, but could be a little sharper. I’ll have to keep trying.
