![](../../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/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/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/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/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/2021/2910/jpeg/08t.jpg) Crowds of red harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../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/2020/2708/jpeg/27t.jpg) Nest of red harvester ants in sand in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, May 16, 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/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/2008/634/jpeg/11t.jpg) Mound of fire ants near Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 20, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/634/jpeg/04t.jpg) Mound of fire ants on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 20, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/03t.jpg) Field of wildflowers near Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3385/jpeg/17t.jpg) Lace cactus (Echinocereus reichenbachii) with a mound of fire ants in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/16t.jpg) Spring wildflowers in a field in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/01t.jpg) Skullcap (Scutellaria wrightii) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/13t.jpg) Field of bluebonnet and paintbrush near Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/14t.jpg) Flowers of bluebonnet and paintbrush near Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/15t.jpg) Blue and red flowers of bluebonnet and paintbrush in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/05t.jpg) Babyslippers (Hybanthus verticillatus) with fruits in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/06t.jpg) Flowers of babyslippers (Hybanthus verticillatus) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/02t.jpg) Blue flowers of skullcap (Scutellaria wrightii) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2910/jpeg/04t.jpg) Green fruits of babyslippers (Hybanthus verticillatus) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2021
![](../../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/2008/626/jpeg/09t.jpg) Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 1, 2008
![](../../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/2020/2819/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/2020/2820/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/2009/735/jpeg/19t.jpg) Old Baylor Park in Independence at rain, Texas, April 18, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2479/jpeg/01t.jpg) Oaks in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 6, 2019
![](../../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/2021/2882/jpeg/15t.jpg) Small bluebonnet (Lupinus) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2882/jpeg/16t.jpg) Flowers of bluebonnet (Lupinus) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../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/2008/628/jpeg/16t.jpg) Coreopsis flowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 6, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/626/jpeg/10t.jpg) Field of flowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 1, 2008
![](../../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/05t.jpg) Paintbrush among bluebonnets 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.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2882/jpeg/11t.jpg) Dyeball mushrooms (Pisolithus arhizus) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/626/jpeg/07t.jpg) Paintbrush and bluebonnet flowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 1, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/629/jpeg/14t.jpg) Flowers in Old Baylor Park at morning in mist. Independence, Texas, April 7, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/626/jpeg/05t.jpg) Bluebonnet and paintbrush flowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 1, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/626/jpeg/12t.jpg) Paintbrush and bluebonnet flowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 1, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/629/jpeg/15t.jpg) Log cabin in Old Baylor Park at morning in mist. Independence, Texas, April 7, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/631/jpeg/01t.jpg) White gaura flower in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 13, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/629/jpeg/13t.jpg) Photographer with a tripod in Old Baylor Park at morning. Independence, Texas, April 7, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/852/jpeg/14t.jpg) Farm south from FM 390 opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1046/jpeg/12t.jpg) Indian blanket flowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/849/jpeg/04t.jpg) Rusty vintage car in bluebonnets in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 7, 2010.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/852/jpeg/19t.jpg) Wildflowers south from FM 390 opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2882/jpeg/13t.jpg) Dissected dyeball mushrooms (Pisolithus arhizus) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/852/jpeg/15t.jpg) Farm road south from FM 390 opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3517/jpeg/15t.jpg) Engelmann s daisy (Engelmannia pinnatifida) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3517/jpeg/20t.jpg) Skeleton plant (Lygodesmia texana) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/629/jpeg/16t.jpg) Roadside flowers in Old Baylor Park at morning in mist. Independence, Texas, April 7, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/631/jpeg/02t.jpg) Skullcap (Scutellaria wrightii) flower in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 13, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/852/jpeg/16t.jpg) Pasture with bluebonnets south from FM 390 opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3517/jpeg/12t.jpg) Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/626/jpeg/04t.jpg) Field of bluebonnet and paintbrush flowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 1, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/628/jpeg/15t.jpg) Bull nettle (Cnidoscolus texanus) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 6, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/852/jpeg/20t.jpg) Wildflowers around springhouse south from FM 390 opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/852/jpeg/18t.jpg) Trail to a springhouse south from FM 390 opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/852/jpeg/17t.jpg) Field of wildflowers south from FM 390 opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2882/jpeg/09t.jpg) Yellow stonecrop (Sedum nuttallianum) on exposed soil in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2882/jpeg/14t.jpg) Small bluebonnet (Lupinus) of a roadside sandstone outcrop in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2882/jpeg/07t.jpg) Basal leaves of stork s bill (Erodium texanum) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2882/jpeg/05t.jpg) Winter rosette of stork s bill (Erodium texanum) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2882/jpeg/10t.jpg) Red basal leaves of stork s bill (Erodium texanum) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3517/jpeg/21t.jpg) Masses of yellow stonecrop (Sedum nuttallianum) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3517/jpeg/16t.jpg) Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella, firewheel) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3517/jpeg/13t.jpg) Flowers of golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3517/jpeg/22t.jpg) Flowers of yellow stonecrop (Sedum nuttallianum) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/626/jpeg/06t.jpg) Field of bluebonnet and Indian paintbrush flowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 1, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3517/jpeg/24t.jpg) Flower of skeleton plant (Lygodesmia texana) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2882/jpeg/12t.jpg) Cross section of dyeball mushrooms (Pisolithus arhizus) among lupinus in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2882/jpeg/17t.jpg) Resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of an old live oak in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/845/jpeg/02t.jpg) Fire ants mound in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 19, 2010.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3517/jpeg/23t.jpg) Masses of yellow stonecrop (Sedum nuttallianum) in bloom in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3517/jpeg/17t.jpg) Yellow stonecrop (Sedum nuttallianum) on a flat stone in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3517/jpeg/14t.jpg) Flower of Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella, firewheel) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/626/jpeg/08t.jpg) West side of a field of bluebonnet and paintbrush flowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 1, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1046/jpeg/11t.jpg) Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella, firewheel) flowers in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2882/jpeg/19t.jpg) Close-up of resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of an old live oak in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2882/jpeg/08t.jpg) Winter rosette of stork s bill (Erodium texanum) on exposed soil in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/855/jpeg/25t.jpg) Back lit coreopsis and paintbrush flowers south from Road 390, opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 21, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/855/jpeg/24t.jpg) Field of yellow and orange flowers south from Road 390, opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 21, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3517/jpeg/19t.jpg) Blooming yellow stonecrop (Sedum nuttallianum) on a flat stone in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 20, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2882/jpeg/20t.jpg) Resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila covering bark of a large live oak in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2882/jpeg/18t.jpg) Texture of resupinate polypore mushroom Perenniporia phloiophila on bark of a large live oak in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/631/jpeg/04t.jpg) Texas vervain flower in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 13, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2882/jpeg/06t.jpg) Winter rosette of stork s bill (Erodium texanum) and yellow stonecrop (Sedum nuttallianum) on exposed sandstone in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, March 15, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3517/jpeg/18t.jpg) Sandbells (bristly nama, Nama hispidum) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 20, 2024
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