tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post2465209239618218094..comments2024-01-18T11:19:45.934-08:00Comments on Wanderin' Weeta (With Waterfowl and Weeds): Tiny big cone communitySusannah Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-12865892855131899962011-12-05T02:18:26.556-08:002011-12-05T02:18:26.556-08:00Thanks, David!
Jenn, I think it's wonderful, ...Thanks, David!<br /><br />Jenn, I think it's wonderful, too. People are so kind!<br /><br />Upupaepops; They're breeding in your snail container?Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-37920621542601385692011-12-04T18:49:36.215-08:002011-12-04T18:49:36.215-08:00If you have a hankering for snails, I started with...If you have a hankering for snails, I started with one and now my cup runneth over.<br /><br />I return them ( Allogona townsendii) to the woods I got them from when they become big enough to pickup easily with two fingers.Upupaepopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05840292738185134371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-76454450548923933812011-12-04T16:32:38.413-08:002011-12-04T16:32:38.413-08:00Snails and springtails; two of the animals I'v...Snails and springtails; two of the animals I've actually studied :)<br /><br />Can't tell for sure, but your snails look like <i>Zonitoides</i> sp. I know <i>Z. arboreus</i> is in British Columbia, not sure about others.David Winterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704684760112027351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-49639978691125175492011-12-04T16:27:09.422-08:002011-12-04T16:27:09.422-08:00I think it wonderful that you have experts who rea...I think it wonderful that you have experts who read your blog and comment!<br />I fumble in the dark, learning about the new critters in this neck of the woods.<br /><br />Cheers from <a href="http://mymuskoka.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Cottage Country</a>!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-46445147434636674782011-12-04T09:45:07.840-08:002011-12-04T09:45:07.840-08:00Thanks, Christopher! You've corrected me befor...Thanks, Christopher! You've corrected me before on mites, I remember. I never seem to get them right. I'll have to study harder before next time.Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-66070124497892139752011-12-04T08:49:40.798-08:002011-12-04T08:49:40.798-08:00Your photography is amazing! And you opened my ey...Your photography is amazing! And you opened my eyes to the hidden world of a pine cone . Thank you!Elva Paulsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642197019054496596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-89018751205307800282011-12-04T05:52:51.640-08:002011-12-04T05:52:51.640-08:00Fantastic journey down.Fantastic journey down.Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-72952156763374487082011-12-04T05:16:38.248-08:002011-12-04T05:16:38.248-08:00The mites are lovely, though they're not the o...The mites are lovely, though they're not the ones usually called spider mites. They're beetle mites (oribatids), named for their hard shells. You can tell that they're beetle mites from the well-separated 'head' region (not really the head, but never mind). I couldn't tell you exactly what type of beetle mite, I'm afraid.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.com