Eastern Kansas

[David_F]

Just some pics from a short trip over to Perry Lake in eastern Kansas a little over three weeks ago. The animals were found by KUJordan and myself (mostly Jordan because, apparently, I'm blind :D).

Inverts
Latrodectus sp. with spiderlings
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/dflanagan79/Misc%20Spiders/43dccf32.jpg

Dolomedes triton
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/dflanagan79/Misc%20Spiders/57c926f4.jpg

Micrathena gracilis
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/dflanagan79/Misc%20Spiders/bdfb298f.jpg

Robberfly with lunch
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/dflanagan79/Misc/ad62d4b3.jpg

Nicrophorus americana
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/dflanagan79/Misc/827c15c7.jpg

Also found were a Narceus americana, a Tenodera aridifolia sinensis, and many, many wasps but I either don't have pics of them or the pics turned out badly. The wasps don't deserve to have their pictures taken though (unless, of course, they're being eaten by something :wicked:).

Herps in the next post.

[David_F]

Herps
Rana catesbeiana
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/dflanagan79/Misc/c96c2b30.jpg

Hyla versicolor, skinny juvenile
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/dflanagan79/Misc/74d6e9c7.jpg

Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. (parietalis?)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/dflanagan79/Misc/3cd69586.jpg

Pantherophis (Elaphe) obsoletus
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/dflanagan79/Misc/741c1439.jpg

[Sheri]

The Dolomedes triton is my favorite. :)

Can hardly wait to see some from Arizona!

[Crotalus]

Great stuff David! Keep on posting!

[David_F]

Thanks for looking. Glad you liked the pics. :)

The Dolomedes triton is my favorite. :)

That was also one of my favorite finds. Jordan flipped her at the edge of a small pond and she was nice enough to stay still long enough for us to get quite a few pics.

[Arietans]

Awesome finds :)

Looks like it was an extremely productive outing.

Question.

Do you guys take pictures etc. or do you record the species account as well?

[David_F]

Awesome finds :)

Looks like it was an extremely productive outing.

Question.

Do you guys take pictures etc. or do you record the species account as well?
Thanks. Yes, it was a pretty good day.

I usually just take pictures since I never seem to find anything very uncommon. If I were to find something that's not so common I would probably record more info.

[Arietans]

Have you ever seen something unusual worth recording?

Example: We were on the south side of Lake Tanganyika and saw a Puff Adder eat a fish, yet it is in no dietary record of a Puff Adder (at least not one I've seen).

[David_F]

Have you ever seen something unusual worth recording?

Example: We were on the south side of Lake Tanganyika and saw a Puff Adder eat a fish, yet it is in no dietary record of a Puff Adder (at least not one I've seen).
Wow! That's a pretty cool observation.

I've never seen anything myself that would be considered unusual. I'm still pretty new to the herping thing. About the most unusual thing I've seen is a scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) eating a centipede (Lithobius sp.) but that's pretty common I guess. It was cool to see though.

[Arietans]

I've never seen anything myself that would be considered unusual. I'm still pretty new to the herping thing. About the most unusual thing I've seen is a scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) eating a centipede (Lithobius sp.) but that's pretty common I guess. It was cool to see though.


You will. :), just don't stop.

You think you know everything about a certain species, and then one day it just surprises you.

[Jason Vaughn]

Great pics! :D ( i need a new camera lol :( )

[David_F]

Thanks, chasr1. :)