On the 4th spider collecting trip (11 April 2008) of the Elwha River Biological Survey, Laurel Ramseyer and I collected on the east banks of the river's lowest reaches, with much thanks to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe for permission and helpful cooperation. Our first, and main site of the day was along a levee-top road upriver from Lower Elwha Road, leading to a large grassy field, riparian maple-cottonwood forest, and stony river bank, all productive, and producing 41 spider species in all, especially from litter and log bark. Weather was great, sunny and pleasant. Photos by Laurel Ramseyer and Rod Crawford.

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The 3 habitats; levee road on right (USGS, 1990)	Clouds start to thin over the big field    © Laurel Ramseyer
Coyote scat        © Laurel Ramseyer	Old apple trees give a clue to field's origin        © Laurel Ramseyer
Rare Coccinella johnsoni on log   © Laurel Ramseyer	Old logs had productive bark       © Laurel Ramseyer
Phidippus in retreat    © Laurel Ramseyer	Hibernation retreat of Phidippus     © Laurel Ramseyer
Under 1 bark fragment: gnaphosid egg sac, sowbugs, hibernating Polistes   © Laurel Ramseyer	24 litter spider species were sifted here    © Rod Crawford
Sowbugs, Pyrrharctia larva   © Laurel Ramseyer	Highly productive maple leaf litter    © Rod Crawford
Metellina curtisi on alder    © Laurel Ramseyer	Dicentra carpet on forest floor         © Laurel Ramseyer
Alder stump: beaver activity    © Laurel Ramseyer	Bank of adjacent river channel         © Laurel Ramseyer

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