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Month: January 2024

Rafts of Springtails 

Rafts of Springtails 

Thanks to the recent wet weather we’ve been having, my husband and I spent most of our walk through the Great Woods Conservation Area in Mansfield yesterday navigating around flooded sections of the trail. While most areas were simply flooded, one area was still largely frozen solid. In addition to ice, this section was unique in that it was the only one to have clusters of tiny bugs covering its surface, creating an interesting polkadot pattern. Closer inspection revealed that…

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A New Year, A New Focus

A New Year, A New Focus

In the past, I have outlined “nature study goals” for the year (if you’re curious about my past goals, you can find them here: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018; perhaps some of these will serve as inspiration for goals of your own). However, I’m not going to make such lofty goals this year – my 13-month-old son Jasper keeps me busy enough that I’m lucky if I can write a single blog post once a month. That said, I do intend…

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