Posts tagged ‘subnivean’

Elongated Running Crab Spider

I’d like to say right now that, if you want to get pictures of all the bugs in your house, you really can’t beat having a 2-3 year old child helping you find them. Sam found this spider on the rug just a couple of weeks ago (in January)[*], and brought it to me alive and undamaged. It even has all of its legs for once!

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Snow Fly - Chionea valga

Last Saturday (Jan. 12), we had all just stepped outside the door when S_ said, “Hey, there’s a bug in the snow!” It was this little fellow, who was merrily scampering across the surface of the snow just like he knew what he was doing:

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