{"id":1033,"date":"2013-09-13T11:20:21","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T15:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/?p=1033"},"modified":"2014-04-07T01:15:47","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T05:15:47","slug":"arboretum-nursery-web-spider-and-easter-egg-berries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/arboretum-nursery-web-spider-and-easter-egg-berries\/","title":{"rendered":"Arboretum: Nursery Web Spider and Easter Egg Berries"},"content":{"rendered":"

I didn’t let summer’s final gasp of heat and humidity deter me from a walk in the Arboretum on Wednesday, although, after a month-long break in 90-degree heat, I felt like I was experiencing the first hot day of the season. I spotted a nursery web spider<\/a> (Pisaurina mira<\/i>) biding its time under a leaf. Note how it rests with its two front legs touching each other.<\/p>\n

\"Nursery
Nursery web spider<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This spider has a dark stripe running down the middle that is bordered by a white margin, which undulates along its abdomen. Also note the white hairs along its body and the black spines on its legs.<\/p>\n

\"Nursery
Nursery web spider<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\n<\/p>\n

I found what I think is an amber snail, although the shell had black markings that I have not previously seen on amber snails.<\/p>\n

\"Amber
Possible amber snail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I uncovered a few earthworms under leaf litter.<\/p>\n

\"Earthworm\"
Earthworm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A long-legged harvestman, possibly in the genus Leiobunum<\/i>, sits still. Unlike spiders, most harvestmen have two eyes. You can see them at the front end of the long dark stripe running down its body.<\/p>\n

\"Harvestman\"
Harvestman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the more common wildflowers this time of year is the white wood-aster (Eurybia divaricata<\/i>). They do well under the shade of large trees, so the Arboretum is the perfect environment for them.<\/p>\n

\"Flowers
Flowers of white wood-aster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Porcelain berries (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata<\/i>) have begun to ripen. The vine is invasive, but I can see why it was originally planted. The plant has highly dissected leaves, often more so than young mulberry shoots.<\/p>\n

\"Porcelain
Porcelain berry leaves and fruit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The berries start off green but ripen to resemble spotted Easter eggs, in hues of blue, pink, and purple.<\/p>\n

\"Porcelain
Porcelain berries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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