tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339903940778370384.post6658975153165807093..comments2024-02-07T08:08:05.224+00:00Comments on Steve's Nature Blog: Life on the LittoralSteve Danielshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16774073264427111237noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339903940778370384.post-19799124372078838272020-06-23T12:01:43.107+00:002020-06-23T12:01:43.107+00:00Thanks Tim, we share a similar climate so I guess ...Thanks Tim, we share a similar climate so I guess it's covergent evolution in practice.Steve Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774073264427111237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339903940778370384.post-41621630786719145502020-06-16T03:21:53.021+00:002020-06-16T03:21:53.021+00:00Nice writing. While reading this, it struck me tha...Nice writing. While reading this, it struck me that, here in Southern California, we have our own versions of almost every plant and animal you mention. Slaters, nightshade, thistles, blister beetles, invasive iceplant and tamarisk, etc. We have huge wasps called tarantula hawk wasps that have extremely painful stings. The female paralyzes a tarantula and lays a single egg on it -- just like your mammoth wasp paralyzes a grub and lays a single egg on it. Yet they're not even in the same family. We do have a Mediterranean-like climate, similar to Crete. I suppose that explains a lot of the similarities.Tim Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06772387296515905670noreply@blogger.com