Saturday, September 21, 2013

Rain brings the critters

Our long dry summer came to an end this week in southwestern Oregon. With the damp weather come the moisture loving critters.

A large Pacific sideband snail slides over a colorful fall leaf in a wooded area on our ranch in southwestern, Ore., on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013.

A large Prionus beetle displays powerful mandibles  as it climbs on a moss covered fence rail in a wooded area on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. The larvae of Prionus beetles feed on the roots of trees and shrubs. 

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