Racoon Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Theres lots of bugs and spiders; not the computer kind, the creepy crawly kind. :blink: :) I saw a few of these spiders quietly colonizing the bottom of some flat wood that was dark and damp underneath.Extra rep for anyone who can help identify them, taxinomically or otherwise. Region: Western Washington, United States How many types of critters make a refuge in your yard or nearby area?B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chendoh Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Well Rac, its a little hard to tell, being 2800 miles away or so....But your close to either; A False Black Widow steatoda grossa or A Western Black Widow latrodectus hersperus. I'm leaning more towards steatoda grossa, cause I don't think you'd wanna check the underbelly of latrodectus hersperus. Unless ya really wanna piss it off. Besides yours isn't as dark as latrodectus. As far as 'critters' go, We've gotta bunch. The lower 1/3 of our yard is wetlands, so everything from, peepers, turtles, garter snakes, spiders, fox, deer, turkey, bees, wasps, worms, crickets, ants, squirres, birds, hawkes, owls, chipmunks, mice, voles, skunks, groundhog, ducks, geese, cicadia, An those are just the one's I can see! :) don't have eagles yet, but they are in the next county. And most important of all, Candy our Cat, who is mistress of all she surveys. Ya 'otta see what she brings home sometimes! B) I've had to warn Candy at times because I've spotted the red tails eyein' her up! Racoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racoon Posted April 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 I think you are right Chendoh.You made short work of that one. Nicely played. :) At first glance my imagination leapt to Black Widow; how "false" I was. :D SDNHM: Steatoda grossa spider (False Black Widow) Be on the alert for suspicious and unknown creatures that may be lurking about. :hihi: B) :Guns: :) :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chendoh Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Thank You for the rep.B) Here's one that always gives me the creeps :) the woodlouse hunter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay-qu Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 I find lots of different spiders and creatures - I cleared out a stack of wood last week and found lizards, rats, spiders, milipedes and centipedes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chendoh Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Extra rep for anyone who can help identify them, taxinomically or otherwise. Region: Central Pennsylvania, United States From insects to flora, I don't think I can give 'extra rep', but rep all the same, following Racoon's guidelines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 It's definitely a butercup. I would say creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens).Creeping buttercup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chendoh Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 freeztar, I will go with your (Ranunculus repens); I had thought more of a http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category (Ranunculus_acris) Which I believe is one of the two main families of Ranunculus, Which Repens belongs to, the other http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category (Ranunculus_ficaria) The blossoms are more star like, and the petals are pointier. Anyhow.....I tried to add to your rep..ens, but the server tells me I have to spread it around some more before I get back to you.:eek_big: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganoderma Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 most Latros have much longer legs than steatoda, which is the easiest give away after colour. In your area you also have a lot of Latrodectus hesperus, a very pretty widow, but a very toxic one. i used to breed some solid black forms of hesperus. but they are never that red/purple colour of your steatodas. they also seem to have far fewer babies around, or are less frequent to lay/breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chendoh Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Well Rac, it seems I have a relative of yours staying over......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedars Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 Anyone know what kind of dragonfly this is? I looked thru the pics at this site:Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of the United States for minnesota and wisconsin, but they dont have this bad boy posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 What about a Four-Spotted Chaser?Four-spotted Chaser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cedars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedars Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 What about a Four-Spotted Chaser?Four-spotted Chaser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Outstanding! That wiki post described the behavior of this guy very well. Thanks again Freeztar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 Glad to help! :artgallery:I love this game. next... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 Here one for you birders out there (Cedars?):Unknown bird call 2MB download, AVI This was captured back on April 9. I heard the same call for several days, but I have not heard it recently, so perhaps it/they moved on. The only birds I've seen in my yard that I can verify are robins (nesting in the front yard), bluejays, hawks (do not know which type as I can never get a clean view of them), woodpecker of some sort, and barn owl (did not see this, but I know the call). Any help with this one? EDIT: Sorry for the crappy quality, it was from my digital camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedars Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 Here one for you birders out there (Cedars?):Unknown bird call 2MB download, AVI This was captured back on April 9. I heard the same call for several days, but I have not heard it recently, so perhaps it/they moved on. The only birds I've seen in my yard that I can verify are robins (nesting in the front yard), bluejays, hawks (do not know which type as I can never get a clean view of them), woodpecker of some sort, and barn owl (did not see this, but I know the call). Any help with this one? EDIT: Sorry for the crappy quality, it was from my digital camera. Is this close to what you were hearing? For these guys, there are variables on which tone they use. It can be all calls with the same tone, or two high two lower, one high two/three lower, etc... http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/wbba/species/audios/WOODPECKER__RED_BELLIED.MP3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 That's it! The tone is definitely lower here, but woodpecker makes sense having seen them around my yard.In fact, I heard the call today, just a few minutes ago, while BBQ'ing. I'm back out to the BBQ, but I'll keep my eye out for a woodpecker and try to snap a shot for extra confirmation. :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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