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Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)Observer
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MGRA, Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area
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Observer
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Under peeling bark from dying tree. Active and defensive when moved. Very flat body.
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Long-tailed Shrews (Genus Sorex)Observer
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Running like crazy in the snow will add shot of clip taken from video
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Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus)Observer
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"Patches" frequently seen near Photo Point this spring by Arctic Tern observers.
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Cutworms and Dart Moths (Subfamily Noctuinae)Observer
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Found in rotten wood
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Genus ChrysomelaObserver
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MGRA Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area
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Pimoa altioculataObserver
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Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area. Temperature estimated at 35 F. Light snow and rain mix today. Spider was out prowling during a brief overcast period. Moving slowly but purposefully though snow. Snow texture was half way between powder and slush.
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Sheetweb and Dwarf Weavers (Family Linyphiidae)Observer
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Seen on one of the Mt Troy Ski routes. Mobile and appeared energetic despite cool temperatures around 20 F (but local warming due to the sun being out). Rappelled down a thread from Mountain Hemlock branch to snow and walked on the snow to the tree trunk and out of sight. It is not uncommon to see similar looking spiders cruising around the snow near forest edges, although its not clear how they function in the cold and what they are hunting.
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Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)Observer
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MGRA. Tracks. Location input from coordinates taken with GPS. Coordinates embedded in photo were wrong because the phone didn't know correct location.
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Mosaic Darners (Genus Aeshna)Observer
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MGRA. Crystal Lake. ID is a guess.
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Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae)Observer
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MGRA. Cool spider in tundra-like recently de-glaciated habitat near Arctic Tern Colony.
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Yellow-legged Marsh Fly (Helophilus intentus)Observer
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MGRA.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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MGRA. Caterpillar feeding on willow. Very well camouflaged to stem.
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Nordmann's Orbweaver (Araneus nordmanni)Observer
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ID is guess. Input requested.
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Pacific Banana Slug (Ariolimax columbianus)Observer
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The new northernmost slug observations I've had in Juneau is Camping Cove Trail . Noticed somebody else also had them on this trail..but then Ned Rozzle reported population near Valdez, AK (isolated? introduced?)https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/science/2020/08/01/a-look-at-the-banana-slugs-that-ooze-over-coastal-alaska/
