Ginnie Fauna

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08-20-2012 11:32 PM
wingman

Ginnie Fauna

On my way past the jump to double domes today I spotted a crayfish on the sand dunes but it was not albino, it was dark green/black in color with tiny pincers and obvious eyes. I have never seen one of these in the cave before and was wondering if it is a stray from the river? On the way out I ventured into double domes and was shocked by the volume of river water there. Just a few feet above the line the vis went to river water zero...not the dome I am used to. The white room as of yesterday was clear of river water in it's upper reaches. Got a lot of rain today and it seemed like the cave vis decreased during the dive. Any thoughts on the crayfish would be appreciated. Bill
08-21-2012 02:36 AM
TracyN

I too have seen one of those guys in there.
08-21-2012 04:51 AM
Brent

On a somewhat related note, the Sante Fe is rising daily and its out of the banks at Worthington Springs and the local park is flooded and shut down. Checking the river charts, it's all headed to Ginnie and beyond. Might not be as bad as the flood two months ago but the vis will take a hit for a while.

Brent
08-21-2012 05:00 AM
mag3

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Originally Posted by Brent

On a somewhat related note, the Sante Fe is rising daily and its out of the banks at Worthington Springs and the local park is flooded and shut down. Checking the river charts, it's all headed to Ginnie and beyond. Might not be as bad as the flood two months ago but the vis will take a hit for a while.

Brent

Yes, there is a Nat. Weather Svc. flood warning in effect for the "Santa Fe River at Fort White" tomorrow at 8am ET. It looks only to go to "minor stage" though.

See the AHPS page.

Regards,
Arnold
08-21-2012 06:29 AM
OFG-1

Bill, I thought you were referring to the terrestrial fauna that is indigenous to Ginnie, such as the:

Slackjawed budslurper
feminus bankpooper
large keystered tubesitter
loudcalled noisemaking rednecius moron.

and other common species found there. Be careful, most of these are fur bearing, and require a permit to hunt them.
08-21-2012 06:47 AM
cavewoman

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Originally Posted by OFG-1

Bill, I thought you were referring to the terrestrial fauna that is indigenous to Ginnie, such as the:

Slackjawed budslurper
feminus bankpooper
large keystered tubesitter
loudcalled noisemaking rednecius moron.

and other common species found there. Be careful, most of these are fur bearing, and require a permit to hunt them.

:rollguy Too good!
08-21-2012 07:21 AM
BigBoB

I saw a frog swimming in the wonder tunnel once. That area can be tannic from time to time and I have been told that there is definately river intrusion there. Possible in the double lines area?
08-21-2012 10:31 AM
wingman

Quote:

Originally Posted by OFG-1

Bill, I thought you were referring to the terrestrial fauna that is indigenous to Ginnie, such as the:

Slackjawed budslurper
feminus bankpooper
large keystered tubesitter
loudcalled noisemaking rednecius moron.

and other common species found there. Be careful, most of these are fur bearing, and require a permit to hunt them.

I saw plenty of those on the weekend and on friday i was treated with a sighting of the mating ritual of the slackjawed budslurper and the feminus bankpooper.

Looked up the crayfish and i am pretty sure its a river crayfish that has ignored the warning signs and entered the cave environment untrained and unprepared. I am off to perform a rescue now.
08-21-2012 10:37 AM
FW

Quote:

Originally Posted by wingman

...Looked up the crayfish and i am pretty sure its a river crayfish that has ignored the warning signs and entered the cave environment untrained and unprepared. I am off to perform a rescue now.

And without a light, no doubt.

Now that you have mentioned "rescue" we are waiting to hear more about it.
08-21-2012 11:18 AM
OFG-1

Quote:

Originally Posted by wingman

on friday i was treated with a sighting of the mating ritual of the slackjawed budslurper and the feminus bankpooper.

Bill, this disturbs me greatly. The world could probably accept a feminus budslurper, but I do not believe it is ready for a slackjawed bankpooper. The next time you witness this type of behavior, I suggest squirting them with garden hose to break this up.
08-21-2012 03:27 PM
Half-Fast

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Originally Posted by OFG-1

... I suggest squirting them with garden hose to break this up.

Effective, but I'm afraid it's only a short-term solution. A comprehensive neutering program should be considered.
08-21-2012 05:41 PM
wingman

Quote:

Originally Posted by OFG-1

Bill, this disturbs me greatly. The world could probably accept a feminus budslurper, but I do not believe it is ready for a slackjawed bankpooper. The next time you witness this type of behavior, I suggest squirting them with garden hose to break this up.

Lol...it was broken up by an irate woman who walked in on them...worse than a cold hose, screams of rapist were flying for all to hear....actually a bad scene for the budslurper, however they escaped and goodness knows what happened after.
08-21-2012 05:51 PM
wingman

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Originally Posted by FW

And without a light, no doubt.

Now that you have mentioned "rescue" we are waiting to hear more about it.

I am proud to report that a successful rescue took place at ginnie (to my knowledge a first). A river crayfish was rescued from ginnie. There was a bit of panic as I was repeatedly pinched on exit but once a shore all was calm and the crayfish graciously allowed a photo shoot prior to his release back into the daylight river environment (pictures to follow when they are ready).

On another note observed a large dead catfish in the white room today and he had attracted a ton of the indigenous sante fe river crayfish who were feeding away. The river water is not in the white room as of today but the big dome at double domes is still full of it.
08-21-2012 06:18 PM
FW

Quote:

Originally Posted by wingman

I am proud to report that a successful rescue took place at ginnie (to my knowledge a first). A river crayfish was rescued from ginnie. There was a bit of panic as I was repeatedly pinched on exit but once a shore all was calm and the crayfish graciously allowed a photo shoot prior to his release back into the daylight river environment (pictures to follow when they are ready).

On another note observed a large dead catfish in the white room today and he had attracted a ton of the indigenous sante fe river crayfish who were feeding away. The river water is not in the white room as of today but the big dome at double domes is still full of it.

Well congratulations. You should have gone after the carp that also dove beyond his training :-D