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Red dot marks site on N. Fork Tilton River (Lewis County, 2021) |
The scene is set for a day of spider collecting © Rod Crawford |
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Dicentra formosa © Rod Crawford |
Our site was adjacent to this bridge ©
Rod Crawford |
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Kathy swept the grassy roadside verge © Rod Crawford |
North Fork Tilton downstream of the bridge © Rod Crawford |
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Kathy swept this Crustulina sticta from grass… © Rod Crawford |
…and beat this Pityohyphantes tacoma from conifers © Rod Crawford |
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Kathy sorting a conifer beat sample © Rod Crawford |
Roadside western hemlock foliage, a good habitat © Rod Crawford |
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Someone was too cheap to buy a target © Rod Crawford |
We found no safe route down to this tantalizing gravel bar © Rod Crawford |
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Carapace of Hexura picea, numerous here © Rod Crawford |
Alder-cottonwood leaf litter, rather productive © Rod Crawford |
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More leaf litter © Rod Crawford |
Ozyptila pacifica, sifted from litter © Rod Crawford |
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Tree trunk moss © Rod Crawford |
Spring foliage in the riparian canopy © Rod Crawford |
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Lower red dot marks 2nd site on ridge © Rod Crawford |
We beat 2 more species at a switchback on the ridge © Rod Crawford |
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I found a few more conifers to beat © Rod Crawford |
End of logging road becomes a trail © Rod Crawford |
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Water cascading near our last site © Rod Crawford |
Sun setting as we near home © Rod Crawford |