The Incompleat Naturalist

by Steve Coggin - An exploration of natural history. My wife Diane and I live in Salisbury, high on the Piedmont plain of North Carolina. We enjoy all aspects of the natural world. Most of our time is spent in the Southeast but occasionally we travel to other parts of the country and the world. Here are some of our observations as we seek to become compleat.

Friday, October 3, 2025

The Rise of the Zombie Ants

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  A Chestnut Carpenter Ant ( Camponotus castaneus ) infected with the Cordyceps fungus  Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. Rowan County, North Car...
Monday, September 15, 2025

Skippers

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Long-tailed Skipper ( Urbanus proteus ).   This large skipper has blue hairs on the body and the hindwing has the long extensions that gives...
Monday, September 1, 2025

Rainbows, Moon Halos, Fog Bows and Sun Pillars

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  Rainbow. Lake Otto, Alaska Rainbows, moon halos, fogbows and light pillars are striking sights and have been the basis of stories, myths, ...
Friday, August 15, 2025

More Local Arthropods

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D ifferential Grasshopper ( Melanoplus differentialis ). Rowan County, North Carolina.  Arthropods, those joint-legged animals that include ...
Friday, August 1, 2025

St. Paul Island, Part 2

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  Reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus ) calves. St. Paul Island, Alaska.  St. Paul is one of the Pribilofs.   These small, tundra covered islands a...
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