Selected photos by Rod
Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 12 July 2019 spider collecting trip to the north slope of Mosquito Ridge, Entiat Mountains, Chelan County, Washington. Reached by an easy road, the site (at 4100' elevation) was lush, cool, and rich in habitats — though not all productive. The collection (34 species) included several interesting rarities.
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| Our site in red (Chelan County, 2015) | Pine-dominated roadside forest © Rod Crawford |
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| Adjacent fir-dominated forest © Laurel Ramseyer | The pine stands were more open © Laurel Ramseyer |
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| 50 pine cones gave Laurel just 1 spider! © Rod Crawford | Lush roadside made for good sweeping © Rod Crawford |
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| Philodromus oneida © Rod Crawford | Grassless meadow © Rod Crawford |
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| Dead wood habitat © Rod Crawford | Mostly-cloudy sky © Rod Crawford |
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| Callobius in web under wood © Laurel Ramseyer | Leaf litter sifting on car © Rod Crawford |
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| One big willow tree… © Rod Crawford | …produced lots of productive litter! © Rod Crawford |
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| Nearby cottonwoods & alders… © Rod Crawford | …produced their own flavor of leaf litter © Rod Crawford |
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| True fir trees had… © Rod Crawford | …much net-accessible foliage! © Rod Crawford |
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| Yellow monkeyflowers © Laurel Ramseyer | Lichen-covered rocks © Rod Crawford |
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| Tent caterpillar — solitary © Laurel Ramseyer | Nice moss growth around wet seep © Laurel Ramseyer |
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| Dusk falls on the Cascades © Rod Crawford | Tumwater Mountain at dusk, from Leavenworth © Rod Crawford |
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| Sunset near Index © Rod Crawford | Sunset ebbing away © Rod Crawford |
This page last updated 10 November, 2019