Species account by Bethany Holland, of Ithaca College. Also known as a camel spider, sun scorpion or solifugae, the sun spider is an arachnid found in tropical and desert environments around the world, including the arid south western US. Though…
Species account by Wren Garrison, of University of Vermont This species highlight is focused on the collared peccary. It is regionally referred to as the javelina, but its scientific name is Pecari tajacu. Javelinas are pig-like, with large heads and shoulders,…
Species account by Benjamin Felser, of Bowdoin College. Sky Island Borderlands Spring 2021 program. Yucca moth larvae come into quite a luxuriant world. They emerge from their eggs into a warm, moist cavity stocked with all the yucca seeds they…
Species account by Walt Emann, of Oberlin College. Sky Island Borderlands program, Spring 2021. If you find yourself wandering around the Sonoran Desert wilderness, you ought to keep a sharp eye out for dangerous mammals and stalking felines, especially mountain…
Species account by Olivia Sena, of University of Vermont. All photos credited to Sky Island Alliance. The common porcupine is a peculiar yet endearing rodent species of the Sky Islands region. Commonly known to inhabit deciduous, coniferous, and mixed forests…