Snail Egg Clusters - not predacious diving beetle eggs.

Snail eggs.  We originally thought, and hoped, that these might be predacious diving beetle eggs.
(We are keeping both in a fishbowl.)

Predacious Diving Beetle Pets

I have two of these predacious diving beetles living in a large fishbowl. They are over an inch long, and they eat minnows. They trap air between their hard outer wings (called elytra) and their softer abdomen; they breathe that air while they swimming and resting underwater. These beetles have eaten three minnows in the last few days. I caught both of these near a streetlight in Shreveport, LA at around 11pm.

Check out these links to some video of predacious diving beetles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edu9Sb3HZlQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2cccVl-Atc

Spring Arrives in Shreveport, LA

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Midnight Moth

A very large moth discovered on my midnight ride along the river. If I could have gotten a picture of the fox that ran alongside me for about fifty yards... I would have posted that instead.

A Beautiful Beetle

I found this beetle on the road while biking in Shreveport. I believe that it is a dung beetle, or very closely related to one. I had never seen one so brightly colored before. Its colors would work well in a piece of jewelry (although I don't expect to see dung beetle jewelry become popular).

Street Light Mass Frenzy

Green June Beetle (Fig Beetle)

This is what we used to call a "Green June Bug" in Arizona. It's a Fig Beetle. Found on a bike ride in Shreveport today.

Don't wanna mess with the live version of this...

Tree Frog at the Gas Station

Red River Bike Ride

I went for a bikeride along the trail near the Red River today.

This dragonfly was in the brush alongside a dirt (more like mud) road.

An egret in the distance.

The Red River

Egrets and Turtles in Shreveport

You may not be able to see them... but they are in there...

Sphinx Moth Flying

Porch Snake

I found this tiny snake on my front porch tonight.

Inherently Risky Farm Animal Activity???

This sign just conjures up a whole list of questions for me...