tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post7293085153048638384..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Mud Legs, Mud Nests ... What Lies Beneath.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-12370476879114599572009-05-10T12:26:00.000-05:002009-05-10T12:26:00.000-05:00Yipes, wading in mysterious brown goo? There are ...Yipes, wading in mysterious brown goo? There are reasons I would never do that. You found one of them. Parasites, chemicals, nasty microorganisms, everlasting putrosity of smell, piranha, Jason, The Creature from the Brown Lagoon, Lindsay Lohan... Man you never know what's in there!Frestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06709407108656065720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-79947045426668306942009-05-09T21:16:00.000-05:002009-05-09T21:16:00.000-05:00You teachers are often knee deep in something... :...You teachers are often knee deep in something... :)<br /><br />Got a request of you - took a picture of a toad I don't recognize and posted it on my blog today - if you get a chance could you check it out and see if you can identify it? I'm guessing it is a non-native species.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649597561490835413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-70368263809105811002009-05-09T06:08:00.000-05:002009-05-09T06:08:00.000-05:00I think the technical term for that muck is "loath...I think the technical term for that muck is "loathsome goo."<br /><br /><br />(senchu an email)Pablohttp://www.roundrockjournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-16661938845493466402009-05-09T06:06:00.001-05:002009-05-09T06:06:00.001-05:00I quess mudding it is better in a 4x4 rather than ...I quess mudding it is better in a 4x4 rather than a 2x2. (ha Ha). We love barn swallows. The pictures are great.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998455958377639450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-74218944189977853092009-05-09T06:06:00.000-05:002009-05-09T06:06:00.000-05:00We are running parallel again. This weekend, I wi...We are running parallel again. This weekend, I will be out looking for freshwater critters to put in my room for my kindergartners to observe. I usually go to Wacissa with a net and bucket and bring back shrimp, crayfish, various water beetles, dragonfly nymphs, skeeterfish and other tiny fish, and if I am lucky, a newt. It is so amazing to them as they only thought there were big animals (turtles, snakes, gators, etc.) in the water. Good luck finding what you need.S N Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882273260388749748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-11186440787345126122009-05-08T22:02:00.000-05:002009-05-08T22:02:00.000-05:00burning mud? that must have been disconcerting.
...burning mud? that must have been disconcerting.<br /><br />water bugs? *shudder* gawds, i HATE those things. they are roaches. HUGE FLYING MUTANT ROACHES! aaaahhhhh!Erickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624706433945857931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-46798024308700670812009-05-08T19:52:00.000-05:002009-05-08T19:52:00.000-05:00There should be some Florida Flagfish and Pygmy Su...There should be some Florida Flagfish and Pygmy Sunfish in there too.tsiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407516571027552126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-65353440925700823692009-05-08T18:35:00.000-05:002009-05-08T18:35:00.000-05:00I'll do my hunting from the boat. I had to wade th...I'll do my hunting from the boat. I had to wade thru some of that sucking..stinking mud on Lake Okalawaha from the Kayak, to get the dogs to shore. I wouldnt even put my feet in the boat on the way back...<br /><br />Do you get up aroud Lake George at all? Silver Glen Springs?<br /><br />www.wildlifearoundus.blogspot.comCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774903259772280962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-10754758633087053132009-05-08T18:30:00.000-05:002009-05-08T18:30:00.000-05:00You know, there are people who pay good money at a...You know, there are people who pay good money at a spa for "invigorating" mud baths, and they don't even get to see the baby swallows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-88452399337101780102009-05-08T14:40:00.000-05:002009-05-08T14:40:00.000-05:00Water mites, perhaps?Water mites, perhaps?hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341805107057968097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-46295196570851639162009-05-08T14:38:00.000-05:002009-05-08T14:38:00.000-05:003C,
It is a bit disconcerting to know you are stuc...3C,<br />It is a bit disconcerting to know you are stuck in mud and quick retreat is not an option.<br />The mollies are wild and native.<br /><br />Sayre,<br />I'm hoping it was just some microorganism in the mud and not Agent Orange or something like that!<br /><br />Doug,<br />I know you love insects, but I hate those giant water bugs. Their bite is soooooo damn painful.<br /><br />Cathy,<br />Better not be!<br /><br /><br />Nancy,<br />I'm sure it was H2S, with a little CH4 tossed in.<br />The sailfin molly is a native and not some escapee from aquaria.<br /><br />Nfmgirl,<br />Our sailfin mollies are real Floridians, but other color schemes are going to be aquaria escapees.<br /><br />C/Jean,<br />Truly. Pretty cute buttugly baby.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-4381374434689872922009-05-08T14:04:00.000-05:002009-05-08T14:04:00.000-05:00That last photo is a heart breaker.That last photo is a heart breaker.jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925212233815659494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-29207358336419699632009-05-08T12:02:00.000-05:002009-05-08T12:02:00.000-05:00We have sailfin mollies down here? Who knew? I use...We have sailfin mollies down here? Who knew? I used to keep them in a tank many years ago, and I had to BUY them, while you just net them!<br /><br />We went hiking through the swamp last September down at Clyde Butcher's. It was wet, cold, muddy, and nasty (and gator habitat), but no burning sensation. That would be disconcerting.<br /><br />And, ewww, Doug Taron: I hate those toe biters! They really freak me out!nfmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677291537193518055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-76292100545993187122009-05-08T11:12:00.000-05:002009-05-08T11:12:00.000-05:00Hydrogensulfide might be it if its characteristic ...Hydrogensulfide might be it if its characteristic odor was there. But, the mollies and other fish are aquarium fish aren't they? Do people flush them or do they discard acquarium water with eggs in it? I've always been leery of trying to have an acquarium but maybe if the fish can survive in Flat Branch, they can survive here. :)Nancy Ortiznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-86036294617636290412009-05-08T10:28:00.000-05:002009-05-08T10:28:00.000-05:00Love the babies. Do you think there was pollution...Love the babies. Do you think there was pollution in the water to affect you so?Island Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04338707720934732800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-92111549970242370182009-05-08T10:24:00.000-05:002009-05-08T10:24:00.000-05:00Overwhelming stench, stinging sensation- I'm guess...Overwhelming stench, stinging sensation- I'm guessing that the odor was hydrogen sulfide. Did it have a rotten egg kind of smell? I have such good memories of Flat Branch. I went black lighting along the banks about 4 years ago. An alarming number of giant water bugs came to the sheet. I kept feeling like one was about to latch on to an earlobe. It's the only place I've ever collected S-banded tiger beetles. I'm hoping to get back there when I'm in Gainesville this October.Doug Taronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537881828742937167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-84604504083618083122009-05-08T10:09:00.000-05:002009-05-08T10:09:00.000-05:00Huh.... I wonder was the stinging mud from somethi...Huh.... I wonder was the stinging mud from something biological or chemical?<br /><br />Love the babies... so ugly and cute all at the same time.Sayrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16350593991157139017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-21200175309062259112009-05-08T09:13:00.000-05:002009-05-08T09:13:00.000-05:00Ummm, stinging mud in alligator land...glad you mo...Ummm, stinging mud in alligator land...glad you moved on to more benign organisms. And cuter. It amazes me to think of mollies and things running wild. Did you catch any?threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.com