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Articles by Coley Turner
The time camels came to Texas
For a fun look at a legendary Texas animal, let’s journey back to the 19th century. Almost 150 years ago, southeastern Arizona lived in fear of a mysterious beast that had emerged from the desert to terrorize their towns. Leading from the body of a woman who was fetching water were giant footprints none could recognize. Long strands of coarse red hair, for which it was dubbed ‘The Red Ghost”, hung from cacti nearby.
NATURE NOTES: Camel Corps made every day hump day
For a fun look at a legendary Texas animal, let’s journey back to the 19th century. Almost 150 years ago, southeastern Arizona lived in fear of a mysterious beast that had emerged from the desert to terrorize their towns. Leading from the body of a woman who was fetching water were giant footprints none could recognize. Long strands of coarse red hair, for which it was dubbed “The Red Ghost,” hung from cacti nearby.
Nature Notes: The time camels came to Texas
For a fun look at a legendary Texas animal, let’s journey back to the 19th century. Almost 150 years ago, southeastern Arizona lived in fear of a mysterious beast that had emerged from the desert to terrorize their towns. Leading from the body of a woman who was fetching water were giant footprints none could recognize. Long strands of coarse red hair, for which it was dubbed “The Red Ghost,” hung from cacti nearby.
NATURE NOTES: Unlikely friends: toads & tarantulas
When most people think of spiders, the word ‘friend’ may be one of the last ones to come to mind. However, if you were a Western Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne olivacea), it would be one of the first! These toads and spiders were first recorded to be observed cohabitating nearly 100 years ago. Since then, they have been observed exhibiting this behavior numerous times, both in the wild and in captivity. These toads are small little fellows, around an inch long.
NATURE NOTES: Unlikely Friends: Toads & Tarantulas
When most people think of spiders, the word “friend” might be one of the last ones to come to mind. However, if you were a western narrow-mouthed toad (Gastrophryne olivacea), it would be one of the first. These toads and spiders were first recorded to be observed cohabitating nearly 100 years ago. Since then, they have been observed exhibiting this behavior numerous times, both in the wild and in captivity. The most common tarantula for this area is the Texas brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi).
Unlikely friends of nature: Toads and tarantulas
When most people think of spiders, the word ‘friend’ may be one of the last ones to come to mind. However, if you were a Western Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne olivacea), it would be one of the first! These toads and spiders were first recorded to be observed cohabitating nearly 100 years ago. Since then, they have been observed exhibiting this behavior numerous times, both in the wild and in captivity. These toads are small little fellows, around an inch long.
NATURE NOTES: Condors walking line of extinction
With the recent release of the Bob Dylan biographical movie “A Complete Unknown,” I wanted to take the time to talk about another character in this film, a great American musician in his own right, the one and only Johnny Cash. I also want to preface this by saying I am a fan of Johnny Cash, and he is arguably one of the greatest things to come from my home state of Arkansas. However, there is a chapter of his life most people probably have never heard about.
With the recent release of the Bob Dylan biographical movie “A Complete Unknown”, I wanted to take the time to talk about another character in this film, a great American musician in his own right, the one and only Johnny Cash. I also want to preface this by saying that I am a fan of Johnny Cash, and he is arguably one of the greatest things to come from my home state of Arkansas. However, there is a chapter of his life that most people have probably never heard of.
Nature Notes: Walking the line of extinction
With the recent release of the Bob Dylan biographical movie “A Complete Unknown,” I wanted to take the time to talk about another character in this film, a great American musician in his own right, the one and only Johnny Cash. I also want to preface this by saying that I am a fan of Johnny Cash, and he is arguably one of the greatest things to come from my home state of Arkansas. However, there is a chapter of his life that most people have probably never heard of.
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