Acadia Arthropods
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common_natureI went to Acadia National Park this week! You'd think living in Maine, I'd have been there more often, but this was the first time I'd gotten to do more there than drive up Cadillac, freeze while staring at the view, and drive back down.
It is so amazing there, holy crap.
So anyway! Here are some pictures, mostly of bugs because I took about a thousand photos and if I posted everything I would be spamming this place up so bad.
While I was taking a picture of this web, I discovered I'd sat down and stuck my arm in another one. So glad it wasn't occupied.
Especially glad it wasn't occupied by one of these. I do not know what species it is, just that it's obviously an orb weaver (and I'm not sure how to go about identifying it more specifically). I spent a long time trying to get a nonblurry picture of the spider while still not getting close enough to freak myself out. Walked away to talk to someone I was with, came back to keep trying, and had a moment of panic because the spider was gone. I am afraid enough of spiders to think they might be capable of say, teleporting onto my back. Turned out it was just hanging out under a branch of the tiny tree its web was attached to, though.
This Painted Lady is the only butterfly I've ever encountered that was totally cool with me repeatedly holding a camera a couple of inches away from it. There were several others nearby, but almost all the photos I got were of the same one.
This is probably the prettiest picture I have ever taken. I love you, cooperative butterfly.
I am pretty certain this is a true bug/hemipteran, but like the spider, no idea about anything specific. It was hanging out on my car door and I moved it to the fence with the help of a leaf. [edit] Western Conifer Seed Bug?
Not an arthropod. I just thought it looked cool.
Also not an arthropod. Because I have to post at least one photo from somewhere on Cadillac Mountain!
It is so amazing there, holy crap.
So anyway! Here are some pictures, mostly of bugs because I took about a thousand photos and if I posted everything I would be spamming this place up so bad.
While I was taking a picture of this web, I discovered I'd sat down and stuck my arm in another one. So glad it wasn't occupied.
Especially glad it wasn't occupied by one of these. I do not know what species it is, just that it's obviously an orb weaver (and I'm not sure how to go about identifying it more specifically). I spent a long time trying to get a nonblurry picture of the spider while still not getting close enough to freak myself out. Walked away to talk to someone I was with, came back to keep trying, and had a moment of panic because the spider was gone. I am afraid enough of spiders to think they might be capable of say, teleporting onto my back. Turned out it was just hanging out under a branch of the tiny tree its web was attached to, though.
This Painted Lady is the only butterfly I've ever encountered that was totally cool with me repeatedly holding a camera a couple of inches away from it. There were several others nearby, but almost all the photos I got were of the same one.
This is probably the prettiest picture I have ever taken. I love you, cooperative butterfly.
I am pretty certain this is a true bug/hemipteran, but like the spider, no idea about anything specific. It was hanging out on my car door and I moved it to the fence with the help of a leaf. [edit] Western Conifer Seed Bug?
Not an arthropod. I just thought it looked cool.
Also not an arthropod. Because I have to post at least one photo from somewhere on Cadillac Mountain!
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Date: 2010-10-16 11:04 pm (UTC)EEEEE, butterfly. :-)
The last picture is a lovely one, too.
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