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Fuzzy, fuzzy caterpillar from Borneo

8/31/2013

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Caterpillars are fun to photograph. But hard to know what butterflies or moths they will be.
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Borneo dragonfly

8/29/2013

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A beautiful red dragonfly from the Sarawak area of Borneo.
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Spider from Borneo

8/28/2013

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I have a lot of pics of spiders from Borneo.  Sadly, I don't really have any good way to identify them.  So here is one cool critter that I can't say what it is.
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Spider from Sarawak, Borneo
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Banded snail, Borneo, Sarawak

8/28/2013

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A cool snail from Borneo
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Borneo stuff from Sarawak

8/26/2013

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A bunch of yellow butterflies
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A break from VZ, some pics from Scott's Run, Virginia

8/26/2013

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Scott's Run Nature Preserve has a homepage here:

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/scottsrun/

The nature preserve is a pretty big bit of forest, with the namesake stream running down toward the Potomac River.

There is a lot to this area, but here are a few pics of the stream and where it runs into the river.


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This is Scott's Run, not far from the Potomac River.
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Scott's Run waterfall, with tourists, where the stream reaches the Potomac river level
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The waterfall without the tourists
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And the Potomac River where Scott's Run enters.
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Venezuela sock drying

8/25/2013

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Charles Brewer Cave

8/24/2013

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We were far into the cave, and doing a lot of science, with the plan to take some nice photos of the passages on the way out.

I left the high ledge we were on a bit early to set up some photo shots.  But while sitting on a big rock down at the stream with my camera and tripod in place, waiting for Don and Joyce, I noticed that the water was rising.  Not so much, but it was rising.

By the time they got back down, the cave stream had risen about a foot and it was no longer about getting photos but getting out quickly before we were trapped by high water.

We raced downstream, and had a bit of fun at what were short waterfalls earlier.  Wearing 18-inch high waterproof boots worked well until now, as they got filled with water descending the 2-meter high falls.

But without any major trouble, we made it to the entrance.


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Don McFarlane in the distance as Cueva Charles Brewer floods.
Don looks pretty small in this picture, looking out toward the entrance.  But just a few hours later the water was up to almost where he is standing.  It is good we got out when we did.
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Aquatic cricket in Charles Brewer Cave, Venezuela.

8/22/2013

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The aquatic cricket, Hydrolutos breweri...presented in three pics.
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The cricket underwater! This thing is fully adapted for aquatic feeding. How cool is that!
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Hydrolutos female.
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Hydrolutos male
This cricket has been properly noted as a unique species here:

http://cabinetoffreshwatercuriosities.com/2011/09/06/the-venezuelan-cave-cricket-hydrolutos-breweri/


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Stalactites in Charles Brewer Cave, VZ

8/22/2013

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Interconnected stalactites with a macro-crystalline structure.
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