Field Notes: May 22, 2025 Location: Alley puddle behind the riverfront café, Portland, Oregon ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Encounter Summary: Knee to asphalt I recorded Asphaltirosa liminalis, known to delivery riders as “Puddle Camellia,” thumb-sized, cream-green carapace streaked wine, rust-brush legs, eyes like pin beads. It idled at the rim of a rain lens when a quick, darting neighbor dropped in beside it and bumped the shell, sending ripples across the mirror. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At the jostle the beetle ancho