Couch’s Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus couchii)

Couch’s Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus couchii)

While rare in such arid regions, the presence of water has allowed this lovely fellow to find a home here too!

“Tepanec Long-horned Bees Nectaring on Coma on the South Texas Sand Sheet,” by C. M. Rich, Texas Master Naturalist

“Cochineal – Under the Microscope”

“The Southwestern Trapdoor Spider” by Camille M. Rich