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Nature in the Ozarks

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Insects, wildflowers, fungi and other wonders of nature found in the southern Ozark Mountains.

Added on: Jan 27th, 2008
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Marvin
Listed in: Adventure Photography
Tags: Nature wildlife fauna flora wildflowers insects

Recent Posts

SkyWatch Friday: In The Pink

Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 11:33 in clouds, fall, sunrise, haze, skywatch friday, fall 2009

A Hazy Sunrise(Photo: Jo Smith on 10/21/09)The day turned out nice despite the haze persisting throughout.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.....
Nature Notes: Baldfaced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata

Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 13:20 in wasp, bug, insect, hornet, yellowjacket, nature notes, dolichovespula maculata, baldfaced hornet

Baldfaced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata(Photo: Marvin Smith on 10/25/09)IDENTIFICATION: Black with white markings on the head, thorax, and the last few segments of the abdomen ... wings smoky ... like other Vespidae, wings are folded length...
My World Is Foggy

Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 13:37 in fog, my world tuesday

Morning Fog by Jo.(Photo: Jo Smith on 11/11/09)My World is foggy-- sometimes.I don't know if meteorologists make a distinction between fog and being enclosed by clouds. The effect is the same. Up here on a ridge in the Ozark Mountains were ar...
Differential Grasshopper - Melanoplus differentialis - Female

Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 11:36 in bug, insect, grasshopper, macro monday, differential grasshopper, melanoplus differentialis

Differential Grasshopper - Melanoplus differentialis - Female(Photo: Marvin Smith on 10/8/09)IDENTIFICATION: General color is yellow to yellowish-brown with contrasting black markings ... wings are colorless ... black herringbone markings on ou...
Melonworm Moth - Diaphania hyalinata

Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 11:53 in bug, caterpillar, insect, squash, moth, lepidoptera, larvae, melons, cucurbit, diaphania hyalinata, melonworm moth

Melonworm Moth - Diaphania hyalinata(Photo: Marvin Smith on 11/2/09)Identification: Very distinctive white to translucent wings with dark brown border ... a tuft of bushy hairlike scales at the tip of the abdomen ... wingspan 2.5-3 cm (around ...
Nature Notes: Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)

Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 16:46 in bug, butterfly, caterpillar, insect, lepidoptera, larvae, chrysalis, pupae, pipevine swallowtail, nature notes, battus philenor

Female Pipevine Swallowtail (Photo: Marvin Smith on 11/03/09)In the East and California, Pipevine Swallowtails (Battus philenor) are seen mainly in the spring and summer. However, here here in the South they are more common in late summer and...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 4 comments.

Robin Easton

This blog reflects the life of a man who lives imtimately with nature. His eyes are fully open and he sees the world around him in detail. I truly admire and relate to his keen curiousty inregard to natural world. You will see things you've never seen and it will make you realize how much we are ALL capable of seeing if we slow down and LOOK! Marvin doesn't miss much. Thank you for letting us see the wild world through your eyes. It is truly beautiful, fascinating and magical!

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