Ecologist for a Day

Rotary Group Study Exchange 2010

"Ecologist for a Day" Field Study

May 5, 2010

We were happy to have members of the
Rotary Group Study Exchange 2010
visit the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory's
Conference Center for a day in the field.

Here are some pictures from their trip.
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Here is a list of the animals we observed in their native habitats:
horsehair worm
burgundy millipede
diving beetle
dung beetle
ground beetle
camel cricket
field cricket
water bug
green centipede
red centipede
wolf spider
southern toad
spadefoot toad
red salamander
slimy salamander
broadhead skink
ground skink
brown watersnake
southeastern crowned snake
box turtle (male)
gopher tortoise
crayfish
dollar sunfish
lined topminnow
mosquito fish
short-tailed shrew
  

Here is a list of the animals we observed from the Outreach collection:
bullfrog
green treefrog
lesser siren
spotted salamander
tiger salamander
box turtle (female)
common snapping turtle
musk turtle
yellowbelly slider
slender glass lizard
corn snake
eastern kingsnake
rat snake
scarlet kingsnake
canebrake rattlesnake
copperhead
cottonmouth
pigmy rattlesnake
American alligators
bullhead catfish
pirate perch
tadpole madtom
yellowfin shiners


I hope you enjoyed spending the day experiencing some of the Southeast's habitats and rich biodiversity.

Sean
 
Program supported by:
The University of Georgia
National Nuclear Security Administration
Shaw Areva MOX Services, LLC
US Department of Energy