Album of 2013 Arboretum BioBlitz Field Trip

Selected photos by Rod Crawford and Angela Winner from the "spider team" foray on the second Washington Park Arboretum BioBlitz, 11 May 2013. The first of these events was held in the Foster Island wetland areas and produced some interesting records. This time, activity was directed to the more-groomed, central parts of the Arboretum (near the University of Washington campus in Seattle). We did eventually locate some fairly natural habitats, but they weren't unusually productive, and as expected, many of the species taken were non-native. However, there were some new records for the park. Four volunteers, including Scarab Winner and her son Aidan, participated in the first "shift" but only the arachnologist was around for the afternoon session.
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2002 aerial photo, central part of Washington Park Arboretum with spider collecting sites Washington Park Arboretum, Fraxinus area, Seattle, Washington
Aerial view: 3 sampling sites in Arboretum   (USGS, 2002) Attractive grassy field, but not too productive        © Rod Crawford
broad-nosed weevil Angela Winner behind an ash tree, Washington Park Arboretum, Fraxinus area, Seattle, Washington
Broad-nosed weevil, Sciopithes obscurus   © Angela Winner Angela hiding behind an ash trunk           © Rod Crawford
ichneumonoid wasp, Washington Park Arboretum, Fraxinus area, Seattle, Washington volunteer helpers, Washington Park Arboretum, Fraxinus area, Seattle, Washington
Ichneumonoid wasp          © Angela Winner Angela's son Aidan and another volunteer          © Rod Crawford
hover fly Syrphidae, Washington Park Arboretum, Fraxinus area, Seattle, Washington shrubby edge of field, Washington Park Arboretum, Fraxinus area, Seattle, Washington
Unidentified syrphid fly         © Angela Winner Shrubby edge of field                © Rod Crawford
head of ant, Formica podzonica, Washington Park Arboretum, Fraxinus area, Seattle, Washington ant, Formica podzolica, Washington Park Arboretum, Fraxinus area, Seattle, Washington
Ant tentatively ID'd as…        © Angela Winner …Formica podzolica             © Angela Winner
stilt bug, Neoneides muticus, Washington Park Arboretum, Fraxinus area, Seattle, Washington stilt bug, Neoneides muticus, Washington Park Arboretum, Fraxinus area, Seattle, Washington
Head of stilt bug         © Angela Winner Neoneides muticus is the tentative ID          © Angela Winner
tall grass habitat, Washington Park Arboretum, Pinetum area, Seattle, Washington grassy field at footbridge, Washington Park Arboretum, Pinetum area, Seattle, Washington
Tall grass habitat          © Rod Crawford More productive field by Lake Washington Boulevard        © Rod Crawford
reed canary grass, Washington Park Arboretum, Boyer Ave. area, Seattle, Washington Washington Park Arboretum, Pinetum area, Seattle, Washington
Tall, invasive reed canary grass         © Rod Crawford Productive foliage in the "Pinetum"         © Rod Crawford

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