I think you might be surprised, please look at my last post.
Spreading suburbia has taken away their habitat but if you make it a point to get to the coutryside during their mating season, you will be delighted in their abundance there........
Thanks for your stories. Very enjoyable.
We don’t live in the city, but on a ranch well outside of the city. I no longer see lightening bugs (fireflies to you :), nor our beloved horned lizards or the Texas Tortoise around.
I know that the fireants are destroying the harvester ants that are the horned lizards diet, combined with the overuse of pesticides, but I can’t imagine what has happened to the Texas tortoise.
I spent many happy hours catching and playing with these docile little creatures as a child.
(the only thing you have to watch out for is they will pee on you if you’re not careful. I guess this is their only defense. But once this is out of their system, they’re good to go. LOL)
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