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Animals encountered in the field |
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When we're out in the field we get to see lots of wildlife. Being from the UK (and the cold north at that) I hadn;t seen many reptiles in the wild, but the badlands of New Mexico are full of them (most of the pictures on this page come from New Mexico). We see lots of critters in Montana too; mainly snakes, and mainly rattlesnakes at that! In 2010 we had 3 rattlesnakes in camp alone, plus some black widow spiders, and a solifugid (wind scorpion / camel spider). |
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Another Sceloporus that has regrown the end of its tail. This one had orange cheek patches. I don't know if this is an indication of gender, maturity, or species |
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This is a dead "Jerusalem Cricket" (Stenopelmatus sp.) that I found in New Mexico. Not true crickets (although related), they are very strange looking, and quite large. Their unusual feet are adapted for burrowing. |