Category Archives: Murphys Point

This week’s #SpeciesOfTheWeek is a secretive mammal, the northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda). With a diminutive size of just 10 to 14 cm, it’s already easy to miss, and its habit of tunnelling underground or through the leaf litter makes … Continue reading →

This week’s #SpeciesOfTheWeek is the Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum). It is the latest-flying dragonfly in Ontario. It typically flies until the first heavy frost, so in southern Ontario, it can be seen in November and even December. Male meadowhawks are … Continue reading →

This week’s #SpeciesOfTheWeek is the Interrupted Clubmoss (Spinulum annotinum). Clubmosses are a primitive group of plants that evolved over 440 million years ago. Despite the name, they are not mosses but true vascular plants, meaning they have specialized tissue to … Continue reading →