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Neriene digna

September 18, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

During my first spider hunting excursion 10 days ago I found a little spider that I thought was one of…

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Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Linyphiidae, Neriene, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Neriene digna

Trichodezia californiata

September 17, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I’ve only seen one of these, which I found on the ‘7th Night of Moth Week’, and I have only…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles, Trichodesia Filed under: Trichodezia californiata

Oxalis trilliifolia

September 16, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I was quite surprised to see a patch of blooming Oxalis trilliifolia (a member of the family Oxalidaceae which goes by the…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Oxalidaceae, Oxalidales, Oxalis, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Oxalis trilliifolia

Agrotis ipsilon (Ipsilon Dart Moths)

September 15, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

It is not entirely clear whether these handsome members of the family Noctuidae are native to North America, or were…

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Posted in: Agrotis, Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Agrotis ipsilon, Ipsilon Dart Moths

Larinioides patagiatus 

September 14, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

One of the cooler finds of my day spent spider hunting at Round Lake/Lacamas Creek was discovering this orbweaver in…

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Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Araneidae, Arthropoda, Larinioides, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Larinioides patagiatus

Phanias harfordi 

September 12, 2023 Dan Nelson 11 Comments

 This is the jumping spider (family Salticidae) that I mentioned in the blog ‘In Search of Spiders ‘. Late that night,…

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Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Phanias, Plants, Salticidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Phanias harfordi

Pholcus phalangioides

September 11, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

This is the Pholcus spider I talked about in the blog ‘In Search of Spiders’. They are probably familiar to most people,…

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Posted in: Animals, Arachnida, Araneae (Spiders), Arthropoda, Pholcidae, Pholcus, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Pholcus phalangioides

Medicago lupulina (Black Medic)

September 10, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

Medicago lupulina is yet another example of a plant that I thought was too similar to other plants to be identified,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Fabaceae (Legumes), Fabales, Medicago, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Medicago lupulina

Caripeta aequaliaria (Red Girdle Moth)

September 9, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

 I am quite fond of these pretty Geometrid moths, but I don’t see them nearly as often as I’d like…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Caripeta, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Caripeta aequaliaria, Red Girdle Moth

Amaranthus powellii 

September 8, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

The other day, whilst taking a detour through the local cemetery to avoid a person who seemed to be arguing…

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Posted in: Amaranthaceae, Amaranthus, Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Caryophyllales, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Amaranthus powellii

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