![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/11t.jpg) Masses of red harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) near their sand mound in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/07t.jpg) Entrance hole of a large sand mound of red harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/12t.jpg) Masses of red harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) carrying plant seeds into their sand mound in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/08t.jpg) Crowds of red harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/10t.jpg) Red harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) crowding near their mound in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/09t.jpg) Entrance hole of a mound of red harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2820/jpeg/15t.jpg) Sand burrow of harvester ants on a road in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, November 24, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2819/jpeg/22t.jpg) Blooming sand phlox near harvester ants burrows on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 21, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2764/jpeg/02t.jpg) Prairie threeawn grass (Aristida oligantha)(?) on sand of ant mound in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/750/jpeg/23t.jpg) Entrance hole of a large sand mound of red harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 24, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2654/jpeg/23t.jpg) Winter rosette of stork s bill (bull filaree, Erodium texanum) in sand in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2863/jpeg/11t.jpg) Rosette of leaves of white prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) on sand mound of harvester ants on Lake Somerville Trailway in area of Newman Bottom near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2863/jpeg/12t.jpg) Winter rosette of leaves of white prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) on sand mound of harvester ants on Lake Somerville Trailway in area of Newman Bottom near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 2, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3108/jpeg/13t.jpg) Leaf cutter ants on sand near their nest in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 20, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2604/jpeg/18t.jpg) Burrow of harvester ants on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2604/jpeg/20t.jpg) Harvester ants with plant seeds on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2604/jpeg/19t.jpg) Harvester ants carrying plant seeds on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3469/jpeg/17t.jpg) Reddish winter rosette of stork s bill (Erodium texanum) in sand in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, February 7, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3119/jpeg/16t.jpg) Basal rosettes of stork s bill (bull filaree, Erodium texanum) in sand in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 17, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3469/jpeg/18t.jpg) Small reddish winter rosette of stork s bill (Erodium texanum) in sand in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, February 7, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2654/jpeg/28t.jpg) Seedlings of various wildflowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2662/jpeg/38t.jpg) Flowers of bluebonnet (Lupinus) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 13, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2708/jpeg/29t.jpg) Skeleton plant (Lygodesmia texana) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, May 16, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/657/jpeg/22t.jpg) Four tall stone columns, ruins of front facade of Baylor Female College in Old Baylor University Park. Independence, Texas, July 12, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/801/jpeg/06t.jpg) Four tall stone columns remaining from front facade of Baylor Female College in Old Baylor University Park. Independence, Texas, October 24, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2662/jpeg/33t.jpg) Roadside flowers of bluebonnet (Lupinus) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 13, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2764/jpeg/04t.jpg) Tumble windmillgrass (Chloris verticillata) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2662/jpeg/36t.jpg) Indian paintbrush and bluebonnet (Lupinus) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 13, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2764/jpeg/09t.jpg) Scarlet spiderling (Boerhavia diffusa) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2708/jpeg/28t.jpg) Smartweed leaf-flower (Phyllanthus polygonoides) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, May 16, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/745/jpeg/15t.jpg) Entrance hole of a large mound of red harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 9, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2662/jpeg/37t.jpg) Indian paintbrush and bluebonnet (Lupinus) near a water well in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 13, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2662/jpeg/35t.jpg) Masses of bluebonnet (Lupinus) flowers on roadside in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 13, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2764/jpeg/06t.jpg) Inflorescence of tumble windmillgrass (Chloris verticillata) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2654/jpeg/27t.jpg) Plant of bluebonnet (Lupinus) on sandy soil in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2764/jpeg/03t.jpg) Common sandbur grass (Cenchrus spinifex) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2764/jpeg/05t.jpg) Flowers of tumble windmillgrass (Chloris verticillata) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2764/jpeg/01t.jpg) Seed head of skeleton plant (Lygodesmia texana) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2654/jpeg/29t.jpg) Basal rosette of Engelmann s daisy (Engelmannia pinnatifida) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2662/jpeg/34t.jpg) Roadside flowers of bluebonnet (Lupinus) and exposed rocks in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 13, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2654/jpeg/25t.jpg) Basal rosettes with narrow leaves on sandy soil in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2708/jpeg/30t.jpg) Prairie Sandbur (Trailing Ratany, Three Fans, Krameria lanceolata) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, May 16, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2764/jpeg/10t.jpg) Resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of an old live oak in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2654/jpeg/24t.jpg) Red leaves of stork s bill (bull filaree, Erodium texanum) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2654/jpeg/16t.jpg) Leaves of stork s bill (bull filaree, Erodium texanum) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2764/jpeg/11t.jpg) Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of an old live oak in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2654/jpeg/19t.jpg) Young leaves of stork s bill (bull filaree, Erodium texanum) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2654/jpeg/17t.jpg) Winter rosette of stork s bill (bull filaree, Erodium texanum) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2654/jpeg/18t.jpg) Basal rosettes of stork s bill (bull filaree, Erodium texanum) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2764/jpeg/12t.jpg) Texture of resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of an old live oak in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2654/jpeg/20t.jpg) Basal rosette with red leaves of stork s bill (bull filaree, Erodium texanum) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2654/jpeg/26t.jpg) Small basal rosette of stork s bill (bull filaree, Erodium texanum) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2654/jpeg/21t.jpg) Winter rosette of stork s bill (bull filaree, Erodium texanum) among rocks in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2764/jpeg/07t.jpg) Texas signalgrass (Urochloa texana) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2764/jpeg/08t.jpg) Spikes of Texas signalgrass (Urochloa texana) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, September 3, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2654/jpeg/22t.jpg) Winter rosettes of stork s bill (bull filaree, Erodium texanum) on exposed sandy soil in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3339/jpeg/27t.jpg) Nest of leaf cutter ants carrying fragments of grass in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 11, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2654/jpeg/30t.jpg) Chiseled sunken disk lichen (Circinaria contorta, Aspicilia contorta) on remains of a concrete foundation at the base of stone pillars in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 2, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3135/jpeg/22t.jpg) A nest of leaf-cutting ants with green and black fruits of evening primrose (Oenothera)(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2810/jpeg/18t.jpg) Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) excavating sand on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 5, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2810/jpeg/19t.jpg) Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) carrying sand bits on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 5, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2824/jpeg/17t.jpg) Sand mounds of Texas leaf cutting ants Atta texana at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 4, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3114/jpeg/16t.jpg) Nest of Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 6, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3114/jpeg/15t.jpg) Burrow of a nest of Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 6, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/626/jpeg/09t.jpg) Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 1, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2476/jpeg/03t.jpg) Springhouse in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 31, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/743/jpeg/03t.jpg) Thistle flower in Old Baylor Park in Independence. Texas, May 3, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2479/jpeg/01t.jpg) Oaks in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 6, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2470/jpeg/22t.jpg) Old oaks in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/846/jpeg/21t.jpg) Wildflowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 31, 2010.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/849/jpeg/02t.jpg) Wildflowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 7, 2010.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/735/jpeg/20t.jpg) View from Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 18, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/623/jpeg/23t.jpg) Old Baylor Park at morning. Independence, Texas, March 29, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/624/jpeg/06t.jpg) Log cabin in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 29, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/623/jpeg/26t.jpg) Vintage car in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 29, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/624/jpeg/08t.jpg) View from Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 29, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/846/jpeg/20t.jpg) Field in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 31, 2010.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1052/jpeg/05t.jpg) Vintage Ford(?) car in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, May 8, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/624/jpeg/13t.jpg) Field in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 29, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/735/jpeg/19t.jpg) Old Baylor Park in Independence at rain, Texas, April 18, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/628/jpeg/16t.jpg) Coreopsis flowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 6, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/846/jpeg/22t.jpg) Old stone house in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 31, 2010.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2476/jpeg/02t.jpg) Area of springhouse in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 31, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2470/jpeg/25t.jpg) Roadside flowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2470/jpeg/24t.jpg) Field of bluebonnet in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/742/jpeg/23t.jpg) Skullcap (Scutellaria) flowers in Old Baylor Park in Independence. Texas, May 3, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2470/jpeg/20t.jpg) Field and oaks in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2470/jpeg/21t.jpg) Flower field in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 20, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/626/jpeg/11t.jpg) Field of wildflowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 1, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2479/jpeg/02t.jpg) Flowers and fence in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 6, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/624/jpeg/12t.jpg) Flowers and oaks in fog in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 29, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/624/jpeg/11t.jpg) Flowers and oaks in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 29, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/624/jpeg/07t.jpg) Wooden fence in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 29, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/624/jpeg/05t.jpg) Picnic table in Old Baylor Park in fog. Independence, Texas, March 29, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/624/jpeg/03t.jpg) Flowers and trees in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 29, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/623/jpeg/24t.jpg) Photographer in Old Baylor Park at morning. Independence, Texas, March 29, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/03t.jpg) Field of wildflowers near Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/849/jpeg/01t.jpg) Stone house in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 7, 2010.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/849/jpeg/03t.jpg) Paintbrush and bluebonnets in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 7, 2010.
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