Tag Archives: dinosaur trail

Bugs on Milk Weed, Worms in Webs, a Potter, a Jumping Spider, and a Robber

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: August 20, 2010

Large Milkweed Bugs have hatched out as there were many nymphs on the Butterfly Weed in Catch the Wind during the first week of August. This was only a few days after seeing both Large and Small Milkweed Bugs mating and inspecting this plant. Seven days later the nymphs began to take on some of [...]

Posted in Insects and Other Arthropods, Summer | Also tagged Blue Dasher, Fall Webworm, jumping spider, milkweed bug, nymph, potter wasp, robber fly, Tent Caterpillar | 2 Comments

Very Old Rocks

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: February 5, 2010

If, before entering, you happen to read the signage at the Fossil Dig Site on the Dinosaur Trail, you will discover that the material through which you are about to search for fossils is of the coastal plain and not of the Piedmont. The gray, coarse material in the Dig Site was shipped in from [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged diabase, Fossil, geology, intrusive igneous, molten rock, quarry, triassic basin | 2 Comments

Snow

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: December 24, 2009

A few days before “official” winter began, it snowed. The snow turned to sleet and rain during the night but there was still some snow on the ground the following day. It doesn’t snow very often in our area so it’s a thrill when it does. I took a few photos (lots of photos) on the [...]

Posted in Winter | Also tagged alamosaurus, albertosaurus, dino, edmontonisa, Loblolly Pine, Mahonia, snow, stygimoloch, styrcosaurus | Leave a comment

A Trip to the Mountains?

By Greg Dodge, Ranger | Published: November 5, 2009

Thinking of going to the mountains to check out the fall leaves? Why waste precious fuel, money, and time (detouring around rock slides) when you can come to the Museum of Life + Science and see some of the most beautiful colors nature has to offer right here in your own backyard. Don’t believe me? [...]

Posted in Fall, Flora | Also tagged Bald Cypress, dwarf sumac, fall colors, ginkgo, hickory, Maple, mushroom, Redbud, sassafras, Sweetgum, Virginia Creeper | Leave a comment