NickIrvine1

High School Science teacher and Grand Canyon guide in Arizona. Love to explore the mountains and canyons of the West!

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Spider web commented on by NickIrvine1 Arizona, USA10 years ago

Ooops, thanks S Frazier. What did I have it as!

Emerald moth commented on by NickIrvine1 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA10 years ago

Sneaky little booger! Great Spot Maria

Unknown spotting commented on by NickIrvine1 Flagstaff, Arizona, USA10 years ago

Isn't P. whitmanii primarily an Eastern species while P. johnsoni is central to western US. Just throwing that out there (by no means a Salticid expert :)

Arizona Monkshood commented on by NickIrvine1 Arizona, USA10 years ago

Thanks Tiz! I did some searching and I believe it is Arizona Monkshood (Aconitum infectum Greene).

Fish skin and skull commented on by NickIrvine1 Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA10 years ago

Creepy and Cool at the same time! What a jaw he has/had on him. Do you think it may have been grabbed by an eagle or osprey and dropped there?

Spider web commented on by NickIrvine1 Arizona, USA10 years ago

Thanks Manuljie, I woke up this morning to a lot of dew and fog and these appeared all over my yard!

Striped Bark Scorpion with babies commented on by NickIrvine1 Texas, USA10 years ago

Cool find! Your bark scorpions look much darker than our Centruroides sculpturatus here in AZ. Actually, I wasn't aware that there were more Centruroides out there. Good luck on your masters and thanks for not squashing this mamma :)

Dogwood Calligrapher Beetle commented on by NickIrvine1 Québec, Québec, Canada10 years ago

Awesome picture Urek! Dont have a clue as to an ID though...

Unknown spotting commented on by NickIrvine1 Barrie, Ontario, Canada10 years ago

Yum!

Red Backed Jumping Spider commented on by NickIrvine1 California, USA10 years ago

Thanks Jack! good call. I'm definitely going with the female Phidippus johnsoni as its coloration is a perfect match and the distribution of the western US fits. The other species you mentioned is East Coast and I spotted this in Cali. Thanks again!