Alison
@acacia724.bsky.social
Environmental Educator enjoying the little things in life.
#nonvenomous Dekay’s Brown #snake found on a warm day. Snakes brumate, like a nap on a cold day.
ANY warm day, regardless of time of year, they will be out and hunting for food.
Watch your step!
ANY warm day, regardless of time of year, they will be out and hunting for food.
Watch your step!
November 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
#nonvenomous Dekay’s Brown #snake found on a warm day. Snakes brumate, like a nap on a cold day.
ANY warm day, regardless of time of year, they will be out and hunting for food.
Watch your step!
ANY warm day, regardless of time of year, they will be out and hunting for food.
Watch your step!
#Spottedturtles are an at risk species in my area, so the location of this hatchling is nunya business. :) Look at da baby! #turtle species are not dependent on their mothers.
The only help they need from us is to protect their habitats and move them off the roads :)
#savethewetlands #nature
The only help they need from us is to protect their habitats and move them off the roads :)
#savethewetlands #nature
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
#Spottedturtles are an at risk species in my area, so the location of this hatchling is nunya business. :) Look at da baby! #turtle species are not dependent on their mothers.
The only help they need from us is to protect their habitats and move them off the roads :)
#savethewetlands #nature
The only help they need from us is to protect their habitats and move them off the roads :)
#savethewetlands #nature
argiope aurantia aka writing #spider and the #eggsac she left behind.
They make a zigzag in the center of their #web so they can use that silk to quickly wrap up their prey.
They can also make their whole web move as an adaptation to scare predators!
#nature #photography
They make a zigzag in the center of their #web so they can use that silk to quickly wrap up their prey.
They can also make their whole web move as an adaptation to scare predators!
#nature #photography
October 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
argiope aurantia aka writing #spider and the #eggsac she left behind.
They make a zigzag in the center of their #web so they can use that silk to quickly wrap up their prey.
They can also make their whole web move as an adaptation to scare predators!
#nature #photography
They make a zigzag in the center of their #web so they can use that silk to quickly wrap up their prey.
They can also make their whole web move as an adaptation to scare predators!
#nature #photography
October 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
You’d think the Giant American #millipede was eating the #glowworm, but it’s the other way around!
Female glowworms look pretty much the same their whole lives (larviform). Males metamorphosize and get gorgeous antennae to help them search for those female pheromones!
#bugs #nature #photography
Female glowworms look pretty much the same their whole lives (larviform). Males metamorphosize and get gorgeous antennae to help them search for those female pheromones!
#bugs #nature #photography
October 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
You’d think the Giant American #millipede was eating the #glowworm, but it’s the other way around!
Female glowworms look pretty much the same their whole lives (larviform). Males metamorphosize and get gorgeous antennae to help them search for those female pheromones!
#bugs #nature #photography
Female glowworms look pretty much the same their whole lives (larviform). Males metamorphosize and get gorgeous antennae to help them search for those female pheromones!
#bugs #nature #photography
October 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Juvenile #red-bellied #snake
Several species of juvenile snake here in #nc have some kind of spot or mark behind their heads. So I asked the experts at #inaturalist for help on this one.
Remember, no one knows everything, we are always #learning #nature #photography
Several species of juvenile snake here in #nc have some kind of spot or mark behind their heads. So I asked the experts at #inaturalist for help on this one.
Remember, no one knows everything, we are always #learning #nature #photography
October 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Juvenile #red-bellied #snake
Several species of juvenile snake here in #nc have some kind of spot or mark behind their heads. So I asked the experts at #inaturalist for help on this one.
Remember, no one knows everything, we are always #learning #nature #photography
Several species of juvenile snake here in #nc have some kind of spot or mark behind their heads. So I asked the experts at #inaturalist for help on this one.
Remember, no one knows everything, we are always #learning #nature #photography
Juvenile Southern Two-lined #Salamander omg look at his little toes!
We never handle salamanders b/c they breathe through their skin. Even our natural oils can harm them.
#nature #wildlife #photography
We never handle salamanders b/c they breathe through their skin. Even our natural oils can harm them.
#nature #wildlife #photography
October 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Juvenile Southern Two-lined #Salamander omg look at his little toes!
We never handle salamanders b/c they breathe through their skin. Even our natural oils can harm them.
#nature #wildlife #photography
We never handle salamanders b/c they breathe through their skin. Even our natural oils can harm them.
#nature #wildlife #photography
October 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I can’t see you, you can’t see me! #snails can have 10k-14k “teeth” on their foot.
They hatch w/ their shells on, just like turtles! They also seal their shells up when it’s too dry & can aestivate for up to 3 years!
#nature #photography #spiral
They hatch w/ their shells on, just like turtles! They also seal their shells up when it’s too dry & can aestivate for up to 3 years!
#nature #photography #spiral
October 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I can’t see you, you can’t see me! #snails can have 10k-14k “teeth” on their foot.
They hatch w/ their shells on, just like turtles! They also seal their shells up when it’s too dry & can aestivate for up to 3 years!
#nature #photography #spiral
They hatch w/ their shells on, just like turtles! They also seal their shells up when it’s too dry & can aestivate for up to 3 years!
#nature #photography #spiral
Sometimes when I need a pick me up, I go to the #garden center and watch the #bees #bumblebee #flowers #happyplace
September 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Sometimes when I need a pick me up, I go to the #garden center and watch the #bees #bumblebee #flowers #happyplace
Remember catching “wishes” when you were a kid?
Open #Milkweed pod, with help from the wind, will disperse “wish” seeds so next year’s #monarch #butterflies can have a good meal after their long trip back from Central America.
#photography #nature #flower
Open #Milkweed pod, with help from the wind, will disperse “wish” seeds so next year’s #monarch #butterflies can have a good meal after their long trip back from Central America.
#photography #nature #flower
September 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Remember catching “wishes” when you were a kid?
Open #Milkweed pod, with help from the wind, will disperse “wish” seeds so next year’s #monarch #butterflies can have a good meal after their long trip back from Central America.
#photography #nature #flower
Open #Milkweed pod, with help from the wind, will disperse “wish” seeds so next year’s #monarch #butterflies can have a good meal after their long trip back from Central America.
#photography #nature #flower
September 26, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Yellow-Spotted #tussock #moth #caterpillar munching away in the #smokymountainsnationalpark these ladies lay their eggs on maples, birches, willows, poplars & oaks. Sorry ya’ll, these guys are NOT to be booped. Those hairs can be painful! #nature #photography
September 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Yellow-Spotted #tussock #moth #caterpillar munching away in the #smokymountainsnationalpark these ladies lay their eggs on maples, birches, willows, poplars & oaks. Sorry ya’ll, these guys are NOT to be booped. Those hairs can be painful! #nature #photography
Yesterday, I caught a #waterfall and climbed #mountain i am fullfilled.
#socofalls #waterrocknob
#greatsmokymountains #mtstrail
#socofalls #waterrocknob
#greatsmokymountains #mtstrail
September 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Yesterday, I caught a #waterfall and climbed #mountain i am fullfilled.
#socofalls #waterrocknob
#greatsmokymountains #mtstrail
#socofalls #waterrocknob
#greatsmokymountains #mtstrail
#ghostcrab on #TopsailIsland #nc
Those little hairs on his legs are called setae! Nope, he doesn’t need to shave.
They help capture water from damp sand so these dudes and dudettes can breathe without having to go into the ocean.
#photgraphy #nature
Aye! Aye!
Those little hairs on his legs are called setae! Nope, he doesn’t need to shave.
They help capture water from damp sand so these dudes and dudettes can breathe without having to go into the ocean.
#photgraphy #nature
Aye! Aye!
September 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#ghostcrab on #TopsailIsland #nc
Those little hairs on his legs are called setae! Nope, he doesn’t need to shave.
They help capture water from damp sand so these dudes and dudettes can breathe without having to go into the ocean.
#photgraphy #nature
Aye! Aye!
Those little hairs on his legs are called setae! Nope, he doesn’t need to shave.
They help capture water from damp sand so these dudes and dudettes can breathe without having to go into the ocean.
#photgraphy #nature
Aye! Aye!
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail #butterfly on bee balm.
If you want these guys in your yard, plant parsley, dill, or anything in the carrot family.
Plant A LOT.
#photography #nature #nc
If you want these guys in your yard, plant parsley, dill, or anything in the carrot family.
Plant A LOT.
#photography #nature #nc
September 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail #butterfly on bee balm.
If you want these guys in your yard, plant parsley, dill, or anything in the carrot family.
Plant A LOT.
#photography #nature #nc
If you want these guys in your yard, plant parsley, dill, or anything in the carrot family.
Plant A LOT.
#photography #nature #nc
Male Ebony Jewelwing #damselfly
Love these #insects
They start out in freshwater streams and ponds, and are a class 2 #macroinvertebrate.
#nc #bugs #photography
Love these #insects
They start out in freshwater streams and ponds, and are a class 2 #macroinvertebrate.
#nc #bugs #photography
September 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Male Ebony Jewelwing #damselfly
Love these #insects
They start out in freshwater streams and ponds, and are a class 2 #macroinvertebrate.
#nc #bugs #photography
Love these #insects
They start out in freshwater streams and ponds, and are a class 2 #macroinvertebrate.
#nc #bugs #photography
September 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Saw a pretty rainbow at the farmer’s market, decided to eat it.
September 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Saw a pretty rainbow at the farmer’s market, decided to eat it.
September 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
September 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM