Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Spiders

These small wolf spiders have been in every layer of leaves I’ve looked at closely in Green-Wood for a couple of weeks now. Not grass, leaves, which give them so much cover.
So many in the Dell Water I was afraid I’d step on them. They are runners and jumpers.
A different species, and found in different habitat. This time a leaf pile. There was a small beetle as well, but it was too quick for me.

On Thursday, they’ll be some more here about leaves and the critters they hide. (Thursday! Two whole days away, and people say I’m a pessimist!)

mthew

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2 responses to “Spiders”

  1. alaspooryorick

    You bring optimism and knowledge with every column.

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  2. Peggy Herron

    On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 7:01 AM Backyard and Beyond wrote:

    > mthew posted: “These small wolf spiders have been in every layer of leaves > I’ve looked at closely in Green-Wood for a couple of weeks now. Not grass, > leaves, which give them so much cover. So many in the Dell Water I was > afraid I’d step on them. They are runners and j” >

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