Selected photos by Rod
Crawford and Laurel Ramseyer from our 1 August 2022 spider collecting trip to the Big Quilcene River (at closed Falls View Campground, 19 species) and the upper slopes of Buck Mountain (our stopping-place decided by a "slippery" road), eastern Jefferson County, Washington. Celebrating the day after a world-class heat wave, it was still warm but tolerable, and the mix of lowland and upland spiders brought us 34 species.
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Two sites in camp, one on the river (Jeferson County) | Sisicottus nesides, only mature spider from maple litter © Rod Crawford |
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Cormorants are habitués of ferry docks © Rod Crawford | Our ferry pulls in to Kingston dock © Rod Crawford |
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Dilapidated sign of decommissioned campground © Laurel Ramseyer | Bigleaf maple in unaccustomed dry upland habitat © Laurel Ramseyer |
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Maples by Big Quilcene River below campground © Rod Crawford | Low cascade on the Big Quilcene © Rod Crawford |
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Trogloneta male from river moss © Rod Crawford | Crossing this log would be a bit hairy © Laurel Ramseyer |
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Carapace of male Pelecopsis © Rod Crawford | Moss "clods" high in maple, when fallen, can be sifted © Rod Crawford |
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The falls of Falls View Camp aren't much in August © Laurel Ramseyer | There was plenty of riparian understory to beat © Rod Crawford |
For the second half of the day, we drove as high as we could on Buck Mountain, seeking upland spiders and cooler weather.
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Our site-by-default on Buck Mountain (Jefferson County) | The road where we had to turn around © Laurel Ramseyer |
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Small semi-round gravel gave little traction © Rod Crawford | Salal was common on the shady side of the road © Rod Crawford |
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Roadside Douglas-fir… © Rod Crawford | …and western hemlock, both ready for beating © Rod Crawford | ![]() |
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Female Araniella displicata in mini-orbweb © Laurel Ramseyer | More twinflowers than you can shake a stick at © Laurel Ramseyer |
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Xysticus montanensis with her egg sac © Laurel Ramseyer | Coyote has been busy among the small mammals © Laurel Ramseyer |
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Roadside verge available for sweeping © Rod Crawford | Juvenile Clubiona made his retreat on a daisy © Laurel Ramseyer |
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Ribes bush produced the site's one Tibellus © Rod Crawford | Rod sweeps a roadside field on the way out © Laurel Ramseyer |
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Creekside flora gave us Tetragnatha © Rod Crawford | Mile-and-a-Half Creek crosses Road 2620 © Rod Crawford |
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Black bee visits Columbia tiger lily © Laurel Ramseyer | Thanks to speedy loading, we finish post-field meal on ferry © Laurel Ramseyer |
This page last updated 11 August, 2022