it was in the 20s last night
Jan 24, 2019 12:17:51 #
so i went hunting this morning when it warmed up to 40
these were on different fences
these were on different fences
Jan 24, 2019 12:55:31 #
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Jan 24, 2019 21:42:10 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Very good! Is the spider the pillbug hunter?
i thought Woodlouse Hunters had a red front end
Jan 25, 2019 02:23:08 #
tinusbum wrote:
i thought Woodlouse Hunters had a red front end
Eye pattern hints at Clubionidae. Aysha sp.?
Bill
Jan 25, 2019 04:20:52 #
The super shot of the Springtail has a mark/protuberance either side of the centre of body. I wondered if these were breathing ports but on reading up about it they probably aren't - here is a quote from Wikipedia
" Collembola lack a tracheal respiration system, which forces them to respire through a porous cuticle, with the notable exception of Sminthuridae which exhibit a rudimentary, although fully functional, tracheal system..."
Any ideas? Perhaps a sensory organ of some sort or just marks.
" Collembola lack a tracheal respiration system, which forces them to respire through a porous cuticle, with the notable exception of Sminthuridae which exhibit a rudimentary, although fully functional, tracheal system..."
Any ideas? Perhaps a sensory organ of some sort or just marks.
Jan 25, 2019 08:19:16 #
EnglishBrenda wrote:
The super shot of the Springtail has a mark/protuberance either side of the centre of body.
Any ideas? Perhaps a sensory organ of some sort or just marks.
Any ideas? Perhaps a sensory organ of some sort or just marks.
i havent noticed these on any of my other shots,no idea
Jan 25, 2019 08:26:52 #
newtoyou wrote:
Eye pattern hints at Clubionidae. Aysha sp.?
Bill
Bill
sac spider,Clubionidae i have lots of them in the warm weather so that looks right.thank you
Jan 25, 2019 10:20:21 #
Very, very nice shots. Job well done. Also, very nice weather too...I dream of temperatures in the 40's.
Jan 25, 2019 21:54:21 #
Agreed, a Clubionid; jaws not long enough. #2 looks like one of the oak gall wasps, Cynipidae? Really good, clear shots -- I'm green!
Jan 25, 2019 23:07:05 #
EnglishBrenda wrote:
The super shot of the Springtail has a mark/protub... (show quote)
This may be far fetched, but could it simply be a droplet of water? Note how the pattern looks distorted, or is that a dof illusion?
Bill
Jan 26, 2019 03:58:53 #
newtoyou wrote:
This may be far fetched, but could it simply be a droplet of water? Note how the pattern looks distorted, or is that a dof illusion?
Bill
Bill
I wondered that Bill, but they seem to be positioned in exactly the same positions on opposite sides of the body but you may be right, I can't find any other images with similar marks.
EDIT. Just found these pics with the marking on Buguide, interesting. https://bugguide.net/node/view/153739
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