Album of Frog Lake Field Trip

Selected photos from a spider collecting field trip to Frog Lake, southeast of Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington, on 8 October 2009. Although the spider sample at this first site of the day was (through bad luck) suboptimal, it was a beautiful spot that was exceptionally peaceful. Other than a couple of airplanes, there was hardly a sound to be heard during the three hours we were here. Photos by Rod Crawford and Della Scott.
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undated aerial photo of Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington, as seen from Forest Road
Frog Lake from the air       (Snohomish County photo) From our parking spot, the lake didn't look blue        © Rod Crawford
Della Scott prepares to assist the spider collector, Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington Reflections in Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington
Faithful helper Della Scott carries sifter – and purse  © Rod Crawford The lake reflected its lush surroundings      © Della Scott
Jumbo Mountain from Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington Riparian alder grove on far shore of Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington
Jumbo Mountain looms over the lake       © Rod Crawford I would have done better to sift litter among the alders across the lake       © Rod Crawford
Equisetum horsetail marsh exposed by low water level, Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington North end of Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington
Horsetails would have been emergent at high water   © Rod Crawford Varied habitats at north end of lake         © Rod Crawford
Sedge Carex sp. at landward edge of lake-ringing marsh, Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington Vine maple Acer circinatum, Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington
Zone of sedge at landward edge of marsh    © Rod Crawford Vine maple in the sun just starting to turn color          © Rod Crawford
Fall-colored red vine maple Acer circinatum on west side of Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington web of sheet web weaving spider Neriene digna Linyphiidae in tree hollow, Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington
Colors were brighter across the lake        © Rod Crawford Neriene digna web in tree hole         © Rod Crawford
Small black froglet on the mud flat around Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington Cracks in mud flat surrounding Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington
Recently transformed amphibians were numerous     © Rod Crawford Cracks in the mud flats housed frogs, not spiders         © Rod Crawfprd
Mossy trunk of dead maple at Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington foliage of young western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla, Frog Lake, Snohomish County, Washington
Moss on trees was best habitat sampled    © Rod Crawford Hemlock foliage produced a few spiders         © Rod Crawford

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