Argentinan field work (2)
14-04-2010 21:57
The second day we went
to an area north of Tucumán, where the vegetation
consists of dry ‘chaco’, with scattered
Opuntia. When undisturbed, these can be
really tree-like.
We found empty shells of Drymaeus poecilus (d’Orbigny, 1835) and Spixia tucumanensis Parodiz, 1941.
As the Spixia lives between the roots of the spiny Opuntia, it is really recommendable to have gloves and a little scoop to unearth them. Otherwise you will end up with your hands full of spines...
We found empty shells of Drymaeus poecilus (d’Orbigny, 1835) and Spixia tucumanensis Parodiz, 1941.
As the Spixia lives between the roots of the spiny Opuntia, it is really recommendable to have gloves and a little scoop to unearth them. Otherwise you will end up with your hands full of spines...