Album of Rapjohn Lake Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 4 April 2017 spider collecting trip to Rapjohn Lake (name origin unknown), south central Pierce County, Washington. Intended to fill in a sampling lacuna on the state map at the only available public access, the site turned out to be a rich source of good records that included an unfamiliar Scotinella ant-mimic spider and an exceedingly rare Glyphesis microspider, for a total 39-43 species. The neighbors on each side were friendly, too! See Laurel's account of the day here.
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2014 aerial photo of Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Lakeside & upland sites in red    (Pierce County, 2014) On a clear day you can see Mt. Rainier, so they say        © Rod Crawford
Douglas-fir cones at Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington Douglas-fir trees by parking lot at Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Nice open fir cones for tapping      © Laurel Ramseyer Douglas-fir trees, source of the cones              © Rod Crawford
Douglas-fir foliage habitat at Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington triangle spider Hyptiotes gertschi at Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Productive Douglas-fir foliage        © Rod Crawford Hyptiotes gertschi, the "triangle spider"      © Rod Crawford
sword fern Polystichum munitum at Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington salal Gaultheria shallon understory at Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Sword fern understory            © Rod Crawford Salal & Oregon-grape understory              © Rod Crawford
poplar trees at Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington poplar litter guarded by thorns at Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Leafless poplar trees              © Rod Crawford Poplar litter, productive but well-guarded by thorns!        © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford sifting litter on car, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington public outhouse at Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Rod sifts litter on back of car              © Laurel Ramseyer Outhouse and other buildings produced good spiders        © Laurel Ramseyer
Pimoa altioculata, pimoid spider, with egg sac, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington Pimoa altioculata, pimoid spider, at Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Pimoa altioculata works on her egg sac  © Laurel Ramseyer Closeup of female Pimoa altioculata           © Laurel Ramseyer
jumping spider Salticidae Platycryptus californicus, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington theridiid spider Achaearanea (Parasteatoda) tepidariorum juvenile with prey, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Jumping spider Platycryptus californicus   © Laurel Ramseyer American house spider juvenile with prey         © Laurel Ramseyer
ducks, 4 April 2017, on Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington bigleaf maple leaf litter, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Honk, honk          © Rod Crawford Maple litter, also fairly productive          © Rod Crawford
bigleaf maple trunk with moss and Polypodium ferns, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington sifter full of maple leaf litter, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Maple trunk with moss & Polypodium       © Rod Crawford Sifter full of maple litter                 © Rod Crawford
Harpaphe haydeniana millipede from maple litter, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington agelenid spider Cicurina pusilla female from leaf litter, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Harpaphe haydeniana             © Rod Crawford Cicurina pusilla, common litter fauna                   © Rod Crawford
bare spring bigleaf maple tree, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington horrible Himalayan blackberry thicket, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Early spring leafless maple        © Rod Crawford Blackberry thicket: O horror, horror!         © Rod Crawford
cluster of daffodils in marshy field, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington riparian meadow, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Isolated cluster of daffodils          © Rod Crawford Riparian meadow               © Rod Crawford
Laurel Ramseyer sweeping meadow for spiders at Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington tall grass habitat at Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Laurel sweeping the meadow           © Rod Crawford During sun breaks, juvenile wolf spiders ran about here       © Rod Crawford
Rod Crawford examines meadow sweep sample, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington jumping spider Salticidiae Salticus scenicus at Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Rod examines a sweep sample     © Laurel Ramseyer Salticus scenicus             © Laurel Ramseyer
marshy lake shore, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington marshy lake shore, Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Marshy shore meadow          © Laurel Ramseyer Full-fledged marsh               © Rod Crawford
apple blossoms at Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington Rapjohn Lake, Pierce County, Washington
Apple blossoms              © Laurel Ramseyer And so we say farewell to Rapjohn Lake               © Laurel Ramseyer

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