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Baby Spiders

Posted on Jul 13, 2015

Baby Spiders

I am sorry in advance to those who do not enjoy spiders, but I had to snap a shot of this! Now THAT is a lot of mouths to feed…at least try to remember that all of these spiders will be eating the bugs that actually do bite us. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator

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Eastern Grass-veneer (Crambus laqueatellus)

Posted on Jun 19, 2015

Eastern Grass-veneer (Crambus laqueatellus)

This looks to be an Eastern Grass-veneer (Crambus laqueatellus) moth, one of those diurnal pick-ups that is only really possible thanks to following their flight once you flush them…unless you have a few hours each day to crawl around in the grass and stare at things! That actually sounds like a lot of fun, and what most of us did as children. We should probably do that as adults, too. Give it a go this weekend!

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Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) by Scott Kruitbosch

Posted on Apr 26, 2014

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) by Scott Kruitbosch

The Brown Creeper was one of “those” birds for me as a kid as they were so much fun to track as they spiraled up trees through the yard. They never cared about how close I was…I think they really feel they’re invisible. Close enough!

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