UTSW Rookery
Spring 2016 I started visiting the bird rookery at UTSW Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. It was my first time to see a rookery. In this gallery I am attempting to document what takes place in a rookery for each species of aquatic bird that comes here. It has been an amazing journey that I am sharing here. There are 8 species that nest here and I will divide them by species in the order that they show up.
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Wheel Bug
Ran into my first wheel bug at the rookery. Hard to tell from this angle but it has a cog-like projection like a circular saw blade that raises up from its back that gives it that name. It is the largest assassin bug. It is considered beneficial in the garden as it eats other insects. However be careful, it gives a very painful bite if you try to handle it.
Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)
UT Southwest Medical Center Rookery
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