Album of Buckley-Bonney Lake Park Field Trip

Selected photos by Sarah Hollingsworth and Rod Crawford from a 17 May 2014 spider collecting trip to an undeveloped (proposed) county park south of the community of Bonney Lake, Pierce County, Washington. Following the official Scarabs field meeting at Puyallup Riverwalk Trail, somewhat abbreviated since only 6 people showed up, we proceeded to this site in the next gridspace to the east. Most of the habitats tried were productive, with Sarah nabbing the best species Callilepis pluto, and in a short time we had 29 spider species to augment the previous 2. Sarah took all the field photos (Rod forgot his camera).

First four photos are from the Scarabs outing on Puyallup Riverwalk Trail that morning.

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Rod Crawford holding jumping spider Metaphidippus mannii at Puyallup Riverwalk Trail, Pierce County, Washington Rod Crawford sweeping the big meadow at Puyallup Riverwalk Trail, Pierce County, Washington
Rod shows off a male Metaphidippus to the new recruits
© Sarah Hollingsworth		 Rod sweeping the big meadow        © Sarah Hollingsworth
mayfly swept at  Puyallup Riverwalk Trail, Pierce County, Washington Rod Crawford shows off male Pardosa vancouveri at Puyallup Riverwalk Trail, Pierce County, Washington
Mayfly hatched from adjacent river   © Sarah Hollingsworth Rod shows off a male spider          © Sarah Hollingsworth

Photos below are from our prime destination (research-wise), Buckley-Bonney Lake Park.

2009 aerial view of proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington trail / road into proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington
Our sampling area from the air        (Pierce County, 2009) Road/trail into the park          © Sarah Hollingsworth
Rod Crawford beating coniferous trees, proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington clearing at road junction, proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington
Rod beats the amazingly varied conifers      © Sarah Hollingsworth Small grassy clearing made a good headquarters         © Sarah Hollingsworth
Microlinyphia dana, Linyphiidae, sheetweb weaver from conifer foliage, proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington Mixed coniferous tree species, proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington
Microlinyphia dana       © Rod Crawford Varied conifers surrounded the clearing         © Sarah Hollingsworth
carapace of jumping spider Salticidae Pelegrina aeneola from proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington coniferous forest, proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington
Carapace of Pelegrina aeneola        © Rod Crawford Nearly-mature forest stand            © Sarah Hollingsworth
grass in clearing, proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington Rod Crawford sweeps grass in clearing, proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington
Grass in clearing           © Sarah Hollingsworth Rod, with sweep net, truckin' through the grass         © Sarah Hollingsworth
Rod Crawford looks into beating net, proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington flower crab spider Thomisidae Misumena vatia from proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington
Rod scans net for every last spider   © Sarah Hollingsworth Bright yellow Misumena vatia         © Rod Crawford
abdomen with epigynum of Callilepis pluto from proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington side of dirt road with shrubs, proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington
Sarah's prize Callilepis pluto: abdomen & epigynum
© Rod Crawford		 Side of the dirt road had abundant shrubs               © Sarah Hollingsworth
log with splinters, proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington cobweb weaver Theridion californicum beaten from salal, proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington
Artistically splintered log end         © Sarah Hollingsworth Colorful Theridion californicum from salal               © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford sifting maple litter, proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington Dried mud cracks, proposed Buckley-Bonney Lake Park, Pierce County, Washington
Rod sifting leaf litter          © Sarah Hollingsworth Dried mud cracks can be a spider habitat               © Sarah Hollingsworth
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