California Ecosystems - Beetles in the Prairie (original) earthworm singing their complex songs

singing their complex songs

The Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister) and Great Basin Snaketail dragonfly (Ophiogomphus morrisoni) also live in this delicately balanced ecosystem

represented here by the Hairy Bear Scarab Beetle (Paracotalpa granicollis)

A healthy coastal prairie is home to a wide variety of native plants

California Ecosystems - Beetles in the Prairie (original) earthworm singing their complex songsOhlone Tiger Beetles are only found in a few pockets of Coastal Prairie in Santa Cruz County. They need disturbance in the prairie to provide the open ground they rely on for breeding habitat. But a bright green beetle sitting out in the open may be easy prey for a hungry Northern Flicker. Flickers eat mostly on the ground consuming beetles, earthworms, pill bugs, and other invertebrates. A healthy coastal prairie is home to a wide variety of native