I like to tag along with our General Ecology Class at the U of A. This trip is referred to has the cave trip, but it is a terrestrial ecology tirp with an emphasis on herps. I have a certain fear that they may find a venomous snake and have no way of handling it, and of course I just use this as an excuse to get out. I did not take any pictues, [size=18]yet[/size].

This is just a little species list. A few of these animals were collected for use in a thing called Springfest that is down on Dickson Street in Fayetteville.

Frogs: Cricket TNTC, Southern Leopard 3-4, American Toad, Spring Peeper (in cave)

Salamanders: Cave 3 (in cave), Western Slimy (in cave), Longtail 3-4 in cave, 2 out of cave, one eft Central Newt

Turtles: 2 Three Toed Box Turtle

Lizards: 2 Ground Skinks, 6-8 Five-lined Skinks. No Fence Lizards a bit of a surpries

Snakes: 2 Ringnecks, 1 Redbelly, 10+ Worms, and a Red Milk

One very [size=18]LARGE[/size] Texas Brown Tarantula

It is always good to get some of these young kids out to see some of what I like. Not a bad day, but kind of an odd day. It is almost like spring started over.