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Collected at a black light at Southwestern Research Station

These are locally abundant right now.

under large, cold boulders in madrean oak grassland. species ID tentative, specimen sent to Dr. William Shear for confirmation

Finally made the trip down to see these! One of the coolest psocids in the US imo.

Beneath stones in litter, on steep shaded north exposed slope with conifers and Acer trees.

Walls of lava tube cave, in Pinus woodland with sprawling manzanita over basalt flow.

Pseudacris cadaverina amplexing Anaxyrus punctatus in palm canyon trailhead water feature

Under stone in small shaded ravine beneath oaks, in Quercus agrifola Platanus woodland. Right chelicera appeared to be malformed, being smaller and dark black apically with no fang.

Crossing road overlooking estuarine marsh, at edge of coastal Artemisia-Erigonium-Salvia scrub.

On leaf litter in forested area beside road.

Pinal County, Arizona, US

In mixed brush and riparian woodland along Dry Fork Creek (currently dry). Elevation about 7000’. Roughly 2 ft long. Has been seen on this trail before.

moister lava tube breakdown, two observed

riverside grasses

this population has lost the red pigmentation found in most H americanus

low grassy sage adjacent to wet meadow

roadside salty saltgrass

This rattler was devouring a rabbit in Torrey Pines State Reserve on the Marsh Trail.

Growing at edge of pool below waterfall, in mixed conifer Quercus woodland.

Wandering over granite soil on desert shrubland at night.

On dead Velella velella

About 1 to 1.5 ft long

Beneath shrub in desert shrubland.

Field illustration scan
a field sketch which I "completed" later using my own photos of the subject as refrence
graphite and watercolor

Juvenile at base of shrub during late morning, desert shrubland.

Two dealate gynes and three workers beneath stone and in duff intermixed with roots, on shaded slope with Pinus, Tsuga, and Calocedrus trees.

thin desert twigs at night

Scientific survey for fisheries research

Gros Isopodes. Exceptionnel dans les chaluts à crevettes à 282 mètres de profondeur.

SW exposed stone overhang at night, in Baccharis Salvia Malosma Ceanothus community above seasonal creek with Quercus.

Web beneath stone in Quercus agrifolia litter, shaded slope under oaks. Abundant at this location.

roadside vegetation

Multiple adults and juveniles at this location.

Multiple adults and juveniles at this location.

wandering at night, DG wash