Arachnids

Eastern Harvestman On Blooming Sedum Photos

By Mia McPherson|September 22nd, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Eastern Harvestmen, Sebastian County|Tags: Arachnids, blooming, blooms, Daddy Long Legs, Eastern Harvestman, Eastern Harvestmen, flowering, flowering plants, flowers, garden, Leiobunum vittatum, Sedum, summer, urban, yard|

Believe it or not, I'd never photographed any Daddy Long Legs before. I was happy to take photos of an Eastern Harvestman on a blooming sedum two evenings ago.

Antelope Island Spiders – An Important Part of the Food Web

By Mia McPherson|August 2nd, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Brine Flies, Davis County, Prairie Falcons, Utah, Western Spotted Orbweaver|Tags: Arachnids, Arachnophilia, biodiversity, birds of prey, brine fly, Ephydra cinerea, Ephydra hians, Falco mexicanus, falcon, falcons, food web, Prairie Falcon, spider, spiders, Western Spotted Orbweaver|

This coming Saturday, August 8, 2015, is the date 0f the annual Spider Festival on Antelope Island State Park and there should be plenty of spiders to be seen, almost a bumper crop of them!