Missouri Bug Hunt I

[Brian S]

Some of you all have already seen theses pics but I figured I would post these here for those who havent. We did this the first weekend in June in Ozark County, Missouri near the town of Gainseville. We found all sorts of stuff. The terrain there varies from woodlands and bottomland fields to glades. Glades being the place we did the most searching since there is a very unique diversity of both plants and animals.

Mygalomorph (would like to know which species)
http://i6.tinypic.com/11s1rmx.jpg
http://i5.tinypic.com/11s1p2v.jpg

A hentzi
http://i5.tinypic.com/11s1rua.jpg

Everyone on the hunt here
http://i6.tinypic.com/11s1s1d.jpg

Female Collared Lizard
http://i6.tinypic.com/11s1ssg.jpg
http://i5.tinypic.com/11s1t13.jpg

Coneflower
http://i5.tinypic.com/11s2dft.jpg

Another A hentzi
http://i5.tinypic.com/11s2dqr.jpg
http://i6.tinypic.com/11s2dxj.jpg
http://i6.tinypic.com/11s2e0l.jpg

The gang
http://i5.tinypic.com/11s2e79.jpg
http://i6.tinypic.com/11s2ey0.jpg

Male Collared Lizard
http://i5.tinypic.com/11s2epy.jpg

[Brian S]

More pics I forgot to post

Assassin Bugs mating
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/7367/mvc030s1vf.th.jpg (http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mvc030s1vf.jpg)

Box Turtle
http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/3425/mvc028s5jm.th.jpg (http://img304.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mvc028s5jm.jpg)

Butterflies
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/7914/mvc026s0uc.th.jpg (http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mvc026s0uc.jpg)
http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/112/mvc025s9bn.th.jpg (http://img304.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mvc025s9bn.jpg)

[Pyst]

Oh cool Brian. Looks like you guys had a great time. I might have to join yall sometime. Im in West TN, about an hour from the Missouri state line.

-Mike

[Brian S]

Sounds good Mike. I think you would enjoy our Bug Hunt. We plan to make it an anual event in Late May/Early June