Still on the ground like she had been paralyzed by one of the many spider hunting wasps we have in the preserve. Big fangs.
this spider Was paralyzed by a wasp but no egg had been laid. the spider was put in a container and given water every few days and Has continued to live at least through to day. she is still flexible and beginning to wiggle. she will continue to be give n water and we'll see what happens. 3 picture is on Aug 17. But 10 days alive while being paralyzed amazing. thank you Justin for doing this experiment
The guy/gal flew into the work truck when we pulled up to the jobsite. It tried to fly through the windshield from the driver side window. I released it and it flew away.
She was so cute I just had to photograph her :)
In photo 2, compare the epigynum to that of figure 22 in Brady (1964). Oxyopes salticus (see figure 93) would have an epigynum with a peculiar median projection, and O. scalaris wouldn't have the facial stripes that the other Ohio species have. O. scalaris (based on figure 98) would have a median projection similar to O. salticus, except broader. O. aglossus clearly doesn't have any median projection.
On what I think was Salix interior (220155022).
Can't tell what it's eating.
FINALLY GOT A COOPER'S HAWK LETS GOOOOOOO
Didn't expect to find this beauty on a cold and rainy day in December. On the big boardwalk railing over water.
Flew up into the tree above us
Probably versicolor.
Male (smaller, darker spider underneath) and female (larger spider on top) mating.
These Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) feldged from the Gorman Nature Center picnic shelter and were photographed perching on the walkway lights after taking their first flight.
Despite showing up well past noon this tardy crow still got the worm...
A red winged black bird chasing a red tailed hawk holding a squirrel...
This spider bit an ant on its antenna and sat back and watched as it was slowly paralyzed.
A red winged black bird chasing a red tailed hawk holding a squirrel...
Albino
Found in driftwood logs at the edge of the high tide line.
I probably should have tried to place them close to the light again after they worked so hard to get there before I rudely interrupted them...
Either way it looks like they were using the light as a hunting ground.
His name is Toe Knee, pronounced *To*ny.
Well, his full name is Toe-and-Knee, but he goes by "And-Toe-Knee". He says it has a nice sound to it; I think he's insane.
The final photos are of the fang marks on the mealworm leaking goop.
Wasp sting? Somewhat responding to touch. Holds onto my paintbrush when I offer it.
hundreds of newly emerged individuals flying low
I saw them crossing the road and pulled over to give them a speed boost to safety.
This Goose was shielding 10 Goslings from the rain under it’s outstretched wing. They were on the bike path. They moved on and we counted them all. Surprised to see that so many were under there!
Video of The Incident™: https://imgur.com/a/JKSQLZE
(16 baby geese total!)
Lil' fiddle face over here gave me a quick scare.
1/2" long-ish hitching a ride on my windshield.
This pair was recently released from the @ohiobirdsanctuary after they were old enough. They seem to have decided to stick around.
Busy momma on my neighbor’s patio door. Pointed this out to her so she could observe the life cycle of the ubiquitous fuzzybear rolypoly caterpillars :)
I really need to clean my car...
Joining us for the eclipse
Ah! I am in love with this jumping spider. I've never seen a jumper with tufts like that on its head. Quite cool!
On Elaeagnus umbellata (205603717).
iNat is pretty sure Hypselistes. Idk; the abdomen markings are distinctive and different.
My 1st impression was a beetle, and I wonder whether that is deliberate. "Here's a yummy beetle, come and get - you!" (Although with the red coloring, it may be more like "I'm an icky beetle, don't bother me and I won't bother you ha ha ha.") There is a hesitation in the markings at the tip of the abdomen, as if to suggest elytra. I wondered whether that was just a trick of the light, but it's consistent in all the photos I got of that end.
Tiny thing, anyway.
Images focus-stacked with focusstackingonline.com. Not the best results, but it is still decent and costs nothing. First time trying it. :)
Doesn't match anything on scientific lists for spiders recorded in Ohio.
Locations approximate- Snake Bight Trail
Foraging in a creek where I've seen these before. Quite successfully, by the look of those full cheeks!
Juvenile Bald Eagle
With Northern flicker prey - seems to be holding hyoid tongue structure of flicker in beak