Compound Setae of a Sea Spider: An Adaptation for Grooming
Category: Environment/Other
At first glance, you might not expect a conventional blueberry farm to support much biodiversity. Large water-filled grooves are left in the bare soil by heavy farming machinery and tinted orange by chemical sprays. When conducting research on these farms this summer, I thought these grooves appeared especially desolate but was surprised to find frogs living in almost every one. I wanted this photo to spotlight animals that exist in highly human-altered landscapes, often in the least-expected places.
