mecynogea_palustris 的最愛
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大白鷺 (Ardea alba)觀察者
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At least a half dozen Egrets appeared to be on eggs. They sat low in their nest. And as many more Egrets flew back and forth delivering nesting materials to their mates who were waiting at the nest.
In April 2021, we counted at least 22 trees with more than 100 nests across two blocks. https://ebird.org/checklist/S88211273. Since then, at least a half dozen trees were cut down to build new houses. More info quantifying nests here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S138243635.
My all time high count of Egrets here was 310 in Jun 2021: https://ebird.org/checklist/S90662715
Today I counted at least 18 nests in just one tree - the tallest tree on Pretty Lake Ave south of the apartments. There are less trees; so it looks like the remaining trees have more nests than prior years.
I first discovered Great Egrets nesting here in 2017 (7 years ago).
There is an even larger rookery on a small island south of Knotts Island: https://ebird.org/atlasnc/checklist/S106202914
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I like the way the sunlight reflects on the webs
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mmmmbugs描述
Locations approximate- 3-in-1 trail and a short portion of Long Pine Key trail
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matthew_wills描述
See also the observation of another nearby nest: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202963211
On March 27, I returned to observe this nest and take a permitted soil sample. See for detail: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204203378
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wildbreeze描述
I found what I think/thought was a little dirt dobber or wasp "dwelling". Inside there were, what seemed to be many, maybe 20-ish (I don't think that would be an exaggeration) little bodies that I did not believe to be any form of flying insect, it looked like spiders to me, with their many legs. I used a pair of tweezers to pull one out and confirmed them to be spiders. I've never known spiders to be communal, but with as many are in this abode, that's what it made me think they were/are. When I took the one out to take photos, there was a web silk that came from it. It makes me think they are alive, though there wasn't movement. The only movement I KNOW of would be their legs at the opening at some point.
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Dorsal humps. Darkened mid-prosoma that widens at the eyes. Three pairs of spots lined down the posterior opisthosoma
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肖蛸屬 (屬 Tetragnatha)描述
Came back this morning to get better shots.
Lined femurs. Distinct abdominal pattern on venter.
The orbweb is throwing me off. Maybe because it is so young.
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溫室擬肥腹蛛 (大姬蛛) (Parasteatoda tepidariorum)觀察者
amanda_gorman描述
The prey (harder to see, I know)
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thetroi描述
Trying to identify the spider being eaten! (Images posted again for the identification of the jumping spider). Duke Forest
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cool. dancing duo. <3.
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webwatcher描述
I didn’t know what this spider was when I photographed it. When I got home and identified it as Hyptiotes cavatus, I got excited because I’ve read about these Triangle Weavers, with their partial orb-web and unique prey-capture technique, but had never seen one. This was a lifer! And, it is the first species I’ve found from the Uloboridae spider family! Now I want to go find more and get some really good pictures, including the triangle part of their web.
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蟱蛛屬 (屬 Uloborus)觀察者
pangolinzen描述
The tiniest spider inside a branch - smaller than the average ant.
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This one caught somthing huge.
