Crouched in the grass at the edge of the spring and with their faces close to the ground, the field team uses hand lens and flashlights to confirm the identity of the Three Forks springsnail
Photo By/Credit
Nichole Engelmann/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
08/24/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Using hand lens, flashlights and plenty of patience, biologists survey for the Three Forks springsnail.
Facility
Arizona Ecological Services Field Office
Ecosystem
Desert
Montane
River/stream
Species
Pyrgulopsis trivialis
Subject tags
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Snails