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it’s a skink. Or more precisely, it’s a Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis,) and it’s certainly not a scorpion even though that’s what most of the folks in my Grandmother’s generation called them. The ground skink is the smallest lizard in Missouri and occurs nearly state wide, absent only from the north central and [...] The Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) ranges over much of North America and is a common butterfly in the Ozarks. But I had never seen its caterpillar before today. One was making his way across my driveway and since I almost always have a camera at hand, there are photos. These caterpillars [...] Just a few more things Steve and I found while on Skyline looking at the Serviceberry from a previous post. Black Oak (Quercus velutina) Post Oak (Quercus stellata) Shorleaf Pine (Pinus echinata) Southern Black Haw (Viburnum rufidulum) Hoary Puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) Cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex) According to “The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri,” the Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) doesn’t occur in Carter County. Supposedly, other than an introduced population in Camden County, it’s limited to the southeast lowlands. My three year old niece Lauren would beg to differ since she found one today. Of course I’ve never met a [...] Everyone, I think, is familiar with the bloom of the serviceberry or shadbush tree (Amelanchier arborea.) But most probably do what I do and put them out of there mind after the bloom is gone. But, as I discovered today when I took the photo below, they really do have berries. I wasn’t really [...] |
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