Sunday, December 10, 2006

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

We visited the Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary near Naples Florida. Its contains the largest stand of ancient bald cypress left in North America.

Many of the trees hosted epiphytes. I learned that they aren't parasites, but take nutrients from falling organic debris.

This guy is a southeastern Lubber grasshopper. I'm told they don't fly but instead smell bad to ward off predators.

We also saw lots of Kelly's nemesis, the Gray Squirrel.

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