**
It’s that time of year when one can see larger female spiders carrying egg sacks
with them under their abdomen. In some species the young are born in the sack
and come out to cling on the mother’s back or stay together as a group of
spiderlings. Louise Richard got a photo of a female spider carrying an egg sack
a few weeks ago. The spider in Louise’s photo is suspected to be a WOLF SPIDER
species, however getting identifications of spiders seems to be a challenge.
Any comments would be appreciated.
** Aldo Dorio got a photo of a GREAT
BLUE HERON [Grand Héron] enjoying a large FLOUNDER [Sole] catch on
Wednesday. Aldo also photographed RUDDY
TURNSTONE [Tournepierre à collier] at Hay Island and BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVERS [Pluvier argenté] continued to be present there.
** I don’t tend to see many Sphinx Moth showing up in August,
but a LAUREL SPHINX paid a visit on August 1. It may have been from a second
brood.
Nelson
Poirier
Nature
Moncton
GREAT BLUE HERON WITH FLOUNDER.AUG 3, 2016.ALDO DORIO
LAUREL SPHINX MOTH.AUG 1, 2016.NELSON POIRIER
RUDDY TURNSTONE.AUG 3, 2016.ALDO DORIO
RUDDY TURNSTONES.AUG 3, 2016.ALDO DORIO
SPIDER CARRYING EGG SACK .JULY 17, 2016.LOUISE RICHARD.
SPIDER CARRYING EGG SACK .JULY 17, 2016.LOUISE RICHARD.
