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How Many Spiders Have You Saved Today?

Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet Eating her curds eating and whey Along came a spider who sat down beside herAnd frightened Miss...

A jumping spider on a yellow rose peers at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A jumping spider on a yellow rose peers at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A jumping spider on a yellow rose peers at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A banded garden spider (Argiope trifasciata) straddling lavender stems. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A banded garden spider (Argiope trifasciata) straddling lavender stems. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A banded garden spider (Argiope trifasciata) straddling lavender stems. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A redfemured spotted orbweaver, Neoscona domiciliorum, is hungry. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A redfemured spotted orbweaver, Neoscona domiciliorum, is hungry. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A redfemured spotted orbweaver, Neoscona domiciliorum, is hungry. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A black widow spider balances her egg sacs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A black widow spider balances her egg sacs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A black widow spider balances her egg sacs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Lunch time! A crab spider feasts on a pest, a lygus bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lunch time! A crab spider feasts on a pest, a lygus bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Lunch time! A crab spider feasts on a pest, a lygus bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A bold jumping spider trying to grab a honey bee. The honey bee did not need saving. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A bold jumping spider trying to grab a honey bee. The honey bee did not need saving. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A bold jumping spider trying to grab a honey bee. The honey bee did not need saving. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, March 14, 2022 at 4:50 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Spider Alert! Guess Who's Coming to UC Davis?

Spider alert! If you dislike spiders, you might want to check out the political scene (probably not!), the almond pollination season (yes, it's...

A jumping spider eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A jumping spider eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A jumping spider eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A black widow spider protecting her egg sacs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A black widow spider protecting her egg sacs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A black widow spider protecting her egg sacs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A banded garden spider checking out its surroundings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A banded garden spider checking out its surroundings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A banded garden spider checking out its surroundings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A garden spider lying in wait for prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A garden spider lying in wait for prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A garden spider lying in wait for prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A crab spider nails a lygus bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A crab spider nails a lygus bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A crab spider nails a lygus bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, February 7, 2022 at 3:40 PM
Focus Area Tags: Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

How Jumping Spiders Communicate

Those jumping spiders certainly can jump.Last summer we spotted what appeared to be the red-backed jumping spider, Phidippus johnsoni (famiiy...

A jumping spider, probably Phidippus johnsoni, eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A jumping spider, probably Phidippus johnsoni, eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A jumping spider, probably Phidippus johnsoni, eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 9:51 PM

Itsy Bitsy--Not!

It wasn't an itsy bitsy spider.And it didn't climb up the water spout.It was climbing all over the tower of jewels, ready to stalk and pounce on...

Jumping Spider
Jumping Spider

MALE JUMPING SPIDER of the genus Phidippus in the tower of jewels (Echium wildpretii). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-Up
Close-Up

JUMPING SPIDER caught in the act of crawling. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Green Mouthparts
Green Mouthparts

JUMPING SPIDER is characterized by its iridescent green chelicerae or mouthparts. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 7:50 PM

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