I wanted to find some moths tonight, instead I'm just finding disease vectors lol
La chinche que está sobre el zapato y que se quiso esconder en el pantalón
These “ticks” came from all directions, homing in on us, following us if we moved. Evidently a local expert says they have powerful bacteria and seriously wanted to stay away from them.
Trying very hard to eat my shoe. ID based on https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17935678 Same individual as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19317894
This poor thing seemed very reluctant to fly, which is unfortunate, given that it was trapped on a rock in the middle of a rushing stream. It put its antennae in the water a few times, but decided against swimming.