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Eating a Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake while a pesky Northern Mockingbird tries to push it off its perch. Two young Loggerhead Shrikes watch from a distance in amazement.

It's such fun to explore Sabal Palm Sanctuary -- I had special permission to access the property after hours to blacklight. So great. I walked around a bit before sunset to look for bugs. :)

Finally!!! A long-awaited lifer.

Lifer!

Gymnosiphon minutus

Habitat: terra firme forest.
Serra do Divisor National Park, Mancio Lima, AC, Brazil.

Breached at least 8 times over the course of a few minutes

Location not exact! Seen on Punda sunset drive

Almost certainly the same individual as my previous observation (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10543923), at a slightly different location and on a different date.

Calliostoma annulatum making a funny face.

County record?

Same spot as Tuesday, but this one has the full flagellum. These seem to be somewhat common at BFL--I saw them down closer to the river as well in a completely different soil type.

Male Maratus volans performing in the presence of a female.

Sighting and photos (c) entropyandroar.
Field Notes - Horned Owl peacock spider

Male Maratus fimbriatus

About 5mm body length.

(African) Hoopoe. Photographed at Polokwane Game Reserve, South Africa on 11 January 2011. Subspecies africana.

Palmleaf Sorrel

Under dense reeds on peaty slope,

Presumably a parasitic plant since no leaves were observed and no plants nearby.

I'm thinking this could be a moth that happens to look like a wasp - but not sure???