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Grand Canyon National ParkView down on the Colorado River from the Redwall Rim
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Grand Canyon National Park
Insects, Spiders, Centipedes, Millipedes
Riparian: The insect species commonly found in the river corridor and tributaries are midges, caddis flies, mayflies, stoneflies, black flies, mites, beetles, butterflies, moths, and fire ants. Numerous species of spiders and several species of scorpions including the bark scorpion and the giant hairy scorpion inhabit the riparian zone.

Desert Scrub and Coniferous Forest: Numerous insects and arachnids live in Grand Canyon National Park's desert scrub and coniferous forest habitats. Some of the common insects found at elevations above 2,000 feet are orange paper wasps, honey bees, black flies, tarantula hawks, stink bugs, beetles, black ants, and monarch and swallowtail butterflies. While scorpions are found mostly in the lower elevations, solpugids, wood spiders, garden spiders, black widow spiders and tarantulas can be found crawling around in the higher elevations.


 
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The Love Song of Summer (audiocast)

Everyone is trying to escape the heat. Everyone except for one love struck Romeo, singing loudly under the full punishing glare of the summer sun. From deep within the Canyon, echoes the love song of the Cicada.

 
Audiocast by Park Ranger Haley Bercot 
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Download link (4.73MB MP3 File) cut and paste this link into your media player: http://www.nps.gov/grca/photosmultimedia/upload/20090330InGRCA_cicada.mp3
 
DESERT VIEW PARK INFORMATION CENTER  

Did You Know?
The Desert View Park Information Center, located at Desert View Point near Grand Canyon National Park's east entrance, offers a Passport Stamp cancellation station, an excellent selection of books, publications and park information. Open daily
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Last Updated: April 07, 2009 at 15:58 EST