3:00 snapshot #1626 Sunday, plus bonus suburban arthropods

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Sunday was sunny and warm! We stayed in the yard most of the day, doing yardwork (Alexis) and loafing about (me).



I haven't put the hard work into identifying this inchworm, but I'm gonna go ahead and say it's a winter moth larva. (so far my facebook entofriends agree)


I sorely wish this was in better focus, but I'll take it for now. This beautiful little Phiddipus audax (my favorite spider species) has prey in its jaws. I can't prove it but close examination suggests that the jumper is feeding on a yellow sac spider. That's a victory, no matter how you look at it.


There are only a few butterflies active so far this year, but one of them was this spectacular blue-winged Maggie.

If you liked that inchworm, perhaps you'd like this short music video:

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Jumping spiders are my favorite too.