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Creature Feature: Figeater Beetles
Figeaters do not bite or sting, but they are excellent pollinators and make nutritious snacks for the birds and mammals that can catch them.
Sep 5, 20241 min read
Ah, Pandas.
After years of negotiations with Chinese conservationists and government officials, the San Diego Zoo hopes to breed two giant pandas over the next ten years. This is fun news, but I'm all about native species here!
Sep 5, 20242 min read
Creature Feature: Fragrant Sumac
Meet fragrant sumac, also known as basket bush. This plant, along with its close relative, skunkbush sumac, are just two of several poison oak look-alikes in San Diego.
Jun 28, 20241 min read
Creature Feature: Red Diamond Rattlesnake
Rattlesnakes—they're one of the few remaining animals in Southern California that threaten us...
May 17, 20241 min read
Creature Feature: Leafy Brain Fungus
Is it coral? Fancy poop? A ball of worms? This month's creature is a fungus, feeding on a fungus, feeding on dead oak wood.
Apr 18, 20241 min read
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