Moth In Witches Hair
by KJ Swan
Title
Moth In Witches Hair
Artist
KJ Swan
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Photograph
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The Elkhorn Slough is a magical place full of wildlife and beauty.
Meandering seven miles inland from the coast in the center of the picturesque Monterey Bay, the Elkhorn Slough harbors the largest tract of tidal salt marsh in California outside of San Francisco Bay. This biologically rich estuary provides habitat for a diversity of resident and migratory birds, plants, marine mammals, fish and unidentifiable moths.
This beautiful, tiny moth (Crambidae?) was resting on Marsh Dodder or Witches Hair (Cuscuta salina.) The golden-red strands grow from this unusual plant, native to California, which thrives at the slough.
The Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve is one of 28 research reserves across the nation. They are field laboratories for scientific research and estuarine education. The Reserve is administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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August 8th, 2019
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