Creepy crawlies (spiders, scorpions, slugs, and snails)

Tarantula

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 15:32:22 -0800

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Tarantula

Orb weaver spider (silver argiope) - San Ygnacio, Texas

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:46:02 -0700

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Orb weaver spider (silver argiope) - San Ygnacio, Texas

blackbird's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:46:21 -0700

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Large male tarantula (Aphonopelma)

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:36:38 -0700

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Large male tarantula (Aphonopelma)

blackbird's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:36:50 -0700

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Large tarantula in backyard.

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:36:27 -0700

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Large tarantula in backyard.

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nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:49:09 -0700

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Unidentified vaejovis scorpion, Comfort Spring (very small -

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:43:01 -0700

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Unidentified vaejovis scorpion, Comfort Spring (very small -

Slug - Oak Creek Canyon, West Fork

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:06:32 -0700

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Slug - Oak Creek Canyon, West Fork

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nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:06:32 -0700

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White-banded crab spider (Misumenoides formosipes) - Cienega Creek

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:46:46 -0700

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White-banded crab spider (Misumenoides formosipes) - Cienega Creek

Female black and yellow argiope (Argiope aurantia) - Cienega Creek

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:47:03 -0700

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Female black and yellow argiope (Argiope aurantia) - Cienega Creek

Female black and yellow argiope (Argiope aurantia) - Cienega Creek

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:47:05 -0700

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Female black and yellow argiope (Argiope aurantia) - Cienega Creek

Stripe-tailed scorpion - Altar Valley, west side of Sierrita Mountains

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:56:15 -0700

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Stripe-tailed scorpion - Altar Valley, west side of Sierrita Mountains

Stripe-tailed scorpion - Altar Valley, west side of Sierrita Mountains

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:56:17 -0700

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Stripe-tailed scorpion - Altar Valley, west side of Sierrita Mountains

Stripe-tailed scorpion - Altar Valley, west side of Sierrita Mountains

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:56:18 -0700

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Stripe-tailed scorpion - Altar Valley, west side of Sierrita Mountains

Long-jawed orb weaver (tetragnatha) - Madera Canyon (Proctor Road)

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:13:21 -0700

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Long-jawed orb weaver (tetragnatha) - Madera Canyon (Proctor Road)

Long-jawed orb weaver (tetragnatha) - Madera Canyon (Proctor Road)

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:13:24 -0700

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Long-jawed orb weaver (tetragnatha) - Madera Canyon (Proctor Road)

Blue Ridge Millipede (Narceus americanus) - Thompson WMA, VA

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:27:46 -0700

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Blue Ridge Millipede (Narceus americanus) - Thompson WMA, VA

Rabid wolf spider (Rabidosa rabida) - California Gulch

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:19:44 -0700

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Rabid wolf spider (Rabidosa rabida) - California Gulch

Stripetail scorpion - Sycamore Creek at Ruby Road

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:20:34 -0700

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Stripetail scorpion - Sycamore Creek at Ruby Road

Cool furry spider with a flattened body for wedging itself into cracks - Sycamore Creek at Ruby Road

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:30:54 -0700

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Cool furry spider with a flattened body for wedging itself into cracks - Sycamore Creek at Ruby Road

Lynx spider - Montosa Canyon

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:21:36 -0700

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Lynx spider - Montosa Canyon

Looks like a patch of bear fur attached to a large boulder at the bottom of Sycamore Canyon. But this explanation seems unlikely?

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:38:50 -0800

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Looks like a patch of bear fur attached to a large boulder at the bottom of Sycamore Canyon. But this explanation seems unlikely?

Here's a hand (Nigel Crook's) for comparison.

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:38:53 -0800

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Here's a hand (Nigel Crook's) for comparison.

A closer view. Still looks like bear fur.

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:07:13 -0800

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A closer view. Still looks like bear fur.

Closer still, things start to look odd. What are those little round things underneath?

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:38:58 -0800

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Closer still, things start to look odd. What are those little round things underneath?

A close look at the edge reveals that the patch of "fur" is actually made up of the legs of thousands of harvestmen (daddy-long-legs). They appear to wedge their bodies against the rock fac ...

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:39:07 -0800

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A close look at the edge reveals that the patch of "fur" is actually made up of the legs of thousands of harvestmen (daddy-long-legs). They appear to wedge their bodies against the rock fac ...

Here's an individual on top of the mass. Nigel was the first to try touching the mass when we didn't realize what it was and he got the fright of his life when several harvestmen materializ ...

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:39:09 -0800

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Here's an individual on top of the mass. Nigel was the first to try touching the mass when we didn't realize what it was and he got the fright of his life when several harvestmen materializ ...

Jumping Spider (Phidippus carneus) - Pusch Peak, Santa Catalina Mountains

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:14:14 -0700

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Jumping Spider (Phidippus carneus) - Pusch Peak, Santa Catalina Mountains

Golden Silk Orbweaver -Waccamaw River, NC. Male and female together in web.

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:57:47 -0700

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Golden Silk Orbweaver -Waccamaw River, NC. Male and female together in web.

Small congregation of Harvestmen - Ramsey Canyon, AZ

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:28:27 -0700

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Small congregation of Harvestmen - Ramsey Canyon, AZ

Desert Centipede - Tucson, AZ. Quite a small individual, I assume a young one.

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:38:20 -0700

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Desert Centipede - Tucson, AZ. Quite a small individual, I assume a young one.

Bark Scorpion - Oracle, AZ

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:37:44 -0700

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Bark Scorpion - Oracle, AZ

Bark Scorpion - Oracle, AZ

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:37:51 -0700

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Bark Scorpion - Oracle, AZ

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nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:51:39 -0700

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Jumping Spider (Phidippus carneus) - Florida Canyon

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:51:30 -0700

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Jumping Spider (Phidippus carneus) - Florida Canyon

Jumping Spider (Phidippus carneus) - Florida Canyon. About to unsuccessfully pounce on a beetle.

nobody@smugmug.com (blackbird) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:51:33 -0700

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Jumping Spider (Phidippus carneus) - Florida Canyon. About to unsuccessfully pounce on a beetle.