The Little Things that Run the World.

Emerging from the pond, I reflected on our successful haul: California newts, aquatic garter snakes, vulnerable California red-legged frogs, literally hundreds of Pacific chorus frogs/tadpoles, a gorgeous alligator lizard I snatched from the grass at the water’s edge and too many giant water bugs (the common name of Belostomatidae – in the south we call ‘em alligator fleas and they’re even bigger than you’d think).

https://west.stanford.edu/news/blogs/out-west-blog/2018/little-things-run-world-francisco

Posted on July 14, 2018 02:38 PM by biohexx1