I was working away at the computer one day, noticing a tiny movement on the lampshade beside me. A critter less than an eighth of an inch across was attempting to scramble up the shiny surface.
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Thomasburg is a small hamlet in the Municipality of Tweed in eastern Ontario. Behind my home here is a fallow field, swamp, cedar bush, old apple orchard and woods. Almost every day I take the same walk through this territory to see who's been by, and try to figure out what they've been up to.
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I had to chuckle at the 'lack of invertebrates' comment- we've had a week of temps that barely reached the twenties, with windchills that cut to the bone. Any invertebrate caught out in this weather is a goner.
Love the spider shot :)
Thanks Cindy. It was a great eye-opener for me--without the macro feature of my little camera I'd never have known what a cute spider it was.
Wise Crow, I admire your honesty--but all invertebrates? That's a lot to deal with!
Pamela -- I just followed your link over to the spider photo. Yes, that is most certainly some species of Jumping Spider (Salticidae), and although I cant see too much of it, it may well be a Zebra Jumper (Salticus scenicus). In summer, these are the spiders that are often seen on exterior house walls. In winter, they are sometimes found indoors wandering around. They seem to be very aware of humans -- unlike most spiders which behave as though we're invisible. Jumping Spiders are supposed to have very good eyesight as spiders go.
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