Animals on playa this year

[Eric]

Not exactly animal (neither mineral nor vegetable either) but I saw quite a variety and frequency of different insects this year ranging from spiders, to flies, to moths to other unknown crawlies.

I saw way more insects out there than ever before as well - house flies, moths, assorted winged things. Having a house fly appear in the RV on day 3 was just annoying.

[Bounce530]

We had dragonflies all week long buzzing around 4/H.
One night my kitty corner neighbors where raver fishing, and they caught a.....K9.
When leaving Sunday morning we saw the same K9 on J about 5:30.

[AntiM]

I saw a lot of dragonflies too. And wasps, someone in our area must have hauled a nest in on a trailer. I know we get them up in our trailer frame pretty often. Ick. And flies. WTF was that?

[danibel]

Besides human animals, I saw lots of crows Tuesday morning after the burn. They seemed to be pecking at moopy food bits or something. A few spiders in my own van through out the week, and a dragonfly on or about Friday.

[Canoe]

I saw way more insects out there than ever before as well

Due to the rain close to the opening?

Wasps will come from miles away if they catch the right food scent.

[mudpuppy000]

Lots of dragonflies, a praying mantis, and moths were buzzing around our camp. Saw a few flies too, as well as some sort of crawling flat insects (not cockroaches, but looked vaguely similar)

[unjonharley]

I saw one dog on playa.. He had his Working Dog vest on.. Poor guy had to take his person into the potty..

[Asquared]

this story was relayed to me by a guy at the sands, he camped with a fellow who brought a kitten to the burn. the kitten was so young, its eyes weren't even open, and they had to feed it via eye dropper. apparently one of their hitch hikers wasn't paying attention and fed the kitty out of a pee jug. kit died the next day.


W.T.F?!

[Nipple]

I hope the hippie didn't let it to go to waste and finished the jug between himself and the guy that brought the kitten.

[Fae]

This is MOOP our pet for the week. Pretty close to 2 inches long. We secured him in a jar with proper
venting and housing. It helps when two of us have gone to herp school.
We set him loose on Tues way way way out on the back roads.

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[Fae]

i saw a skunk

You too??

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[Fae]

alright so who brought the playa goose?!



it flew down on my camp panting and quickly disappeared after people chased it with cameras and water. weirdness!

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[Traveller in Time]

Read the BRC Building and Builders Journal

[AntiM]

MyLarry helped trap a young possum which had hitchhiked in on a truck from Texas. It had survived all week and was discovered during tear down. They planned to take it back to TX and turn it loose.

[anneroberts]

This was my virgin year, so I'm not sure what the norm is out there, but I saw a lot of pets that people snuck in. A lady camping across the street from me had a cat walking around camp all week, out on the open playa I ran into a guy with a little yorkie in his bike basket, and I repeatedly saw a man riding his bike with a dog (on leash) running along side him. Oh and I saw another cat when I was out riding around the city (can't remember where I was though)

[Elderberry]

Pets are not permitted. (Nore are plants.) There is an exception for service animals, and the set-up crew that are out there getting things ready months before the event starts.

[TT120]

That's a pretty harsh environment out there. I wouldn't take my little buddy there even if he was allowed.