Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Three for Thanksgiving

A trio of things found in a southeastern New Hampshire garden this summer by our Thanksgiving dinner host.

Burying beetle, Nicrophorus orbicollis. Gray lancetooth snail, Haplotrema concavum (I think). Six-spotted tiger beetle, Cicindela sexguttata.

Let’s take a closer look at the latter:The elytra are parted to reveal the underwings.

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