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Aptilotus politusObserver
harsiparkerDescription
Crawling on a pile of cut Yellow Iris leaves at the edge of a small, freshwater pond. I have no idea what type of fungus is growing extensively on the rotting leaves, but it can be seen sticking to the hairs of this apterous fly in several of my photos (see third image for best illustration).
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Blastobasid Moths (Family Blastobasidae)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
On the underside of a cultivated Rhododendron leaf.
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Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
Beautiful shade of blue on this one stem...
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Common Striped Woodlouse (Philoscia muscorum)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
Inside one of the wells drilled by a Red-breasted Sapsucker on the trunk of a cherry tree.
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Observer
harsiparkerDescription
On the underside of a fallen chunk of Bigleaf Maple.
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Flat-leaved Scalewort (Radula complanata)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
Growing on the trunk of a California Beaked Hazelnut (Betulaceae: Corylus cornuta var. californica).
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Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
On the underside of a cultivated Rhododendron leaf.
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Observer
harsiparkerDescription
The presence of the theridiid on this egg sac is either entirely coincidental or perhaps it was interested/investigating the egg sac which actually belongs to a Gertsch's Triangleweaver
(Hyptiotes gertschi). There is a separate observation for the egg sac here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195128742
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Gertsch's Triangleweaver (Hyptiotes gertschi)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
Egg sac on the underside of a Fatsia japonica leaf tip.
I first discovered this egg sac in January. I made the decision then to check back on it intermittently to see if I could figure out roughly when the spiderlings might hatch. Here's the second observation from March. And, here's the third observation from May.
The presence of the prominent exit hole in this observation means that some time between May 23 and June 23 the spiderlings emerged. I know it's only one small bit of data, but it's a little more than a knew before! :)
What
Gertsch's Triangleweaver (Hyptiotes gertschi)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
Egg sac on the underside of a Fatsia japonica leaf tip. The presence of the theridiid is either entirely coincidental or perhaps it was interested/investigating the uloborid's egg sac. There is a separate observation for the adult spider here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195128830
I first discovered this egg sac a few months earlier in January. I made the decision then to check back on it intermittently to see if I could figure out roughly when the spiderlings might hatch.
Related following observations from May and from June.
What
Gertsch's Triangleweaver (Hyptiotes gertschi)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
Egg sac on the underside of a Fatsia japonica leaf tip.
I first discovered this egg sac in January. I made the decision then to check back on it intermittently to see if I could figure out roughly when the spiderlings might hatch. Here's the previous observation from March and related following observation from June.
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Gertsch's Triangleweaver (Hyptiotes gertschi)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
Egg sac on Sword Fern frond.
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Earpick Fungus (Auriscalpium vulgare)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
Growing on a fallen Doug Fir cone.
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Common Crab Spider (Xysticus cristatus)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
On a dried (but freshly sprouting) grass seedhead in meadow/field habitat.
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Eurasian Running Crab Spider (Philodromus dispar)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
On a branch of hazel.
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Eurasian Running Crab Spider (Philodromus dispar)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
On the side of an outbuilding.
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Ragwort Flea Beetle (Longitarsus jacobaeae)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
On Ragwort (Asteraceae: Jacobaea vulgaris).
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Meadow Spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
On a Common Lilac growing in meadow/field habitat.
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Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
On the underside of a fallen Bigleaf Maple branch.
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Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
On the underside of a fallen Douglas Fir branch.