Stew McPherson Fl. Panhandle tour

[Brian Barnes]

Hello All,

Recently I had the pleasure of showing Stewart McPherson some CP sites in the Fl. Panhandle, including the famous Tate's Hell Preserve, known for it's outstanding Sarracenia leucophylla colonies. Here's a few photos to wet your whistle... ; ) More to follow, along with a new HD video of the adventure!

Here's Peucetia viridans aka. the Green Lynx spider enjoying a large bee it captured while hiding just below the pitcher rim. Interestingly, each Sarracenia colony had it's own resident spider.





Here's a lovely mantid robbing a pitcher of it's contents through a nicely made entrance in the pitcher's side.



Some ants enjoying their nectar feast on S. flava var. atropurpurea. Note the extra wide tent-shaped lid.



Here's Stew taking a few shots of a gorgeous colony of S. rubra gulfensis that Randy Zerr was kind enough to show us. Thanks again, Randy!



Stay tuned, more adventure to follow.

Happy Growing,

Brian

[buckcity]

Thanks Brian; always my favorite combination: Critters and Pitchers.
Look forward to the High-Def video.

[Randy Zerr]

Nice pics Brian. I wonder if Stew's mouth is open in awe or if he's imagining green beans with butter?

[Brian Barnes]

Hey Randy,

I think it's a little of both!

Ho Ho Ho...."Green Giant" ;D

Happy Growing,

Brian