Spots on Blueberry Leaves

Spots on Blueberry Leaves is very common this year (2019) in the Juneau area. I have noticed a lot of plants with these spots on the Spaulding Meadow Trail, in the vicinity of Amalga Harbor, along the Outer Point Trail on Douglas Island and along the trails in the...

March Flies on Frog Orchids

Marlin Bowles and I observed these flies on Frog Orchids in Juneau on June 6, 2019. The orchids were present along the Mt. Roberts Trail above the upper tram building.   Of special interest is the male march fly with pollinia on its head.  Female march flies were...

Crab Spider feeds on a Bumblebee

Crab Spider feeds on a Bumblebee shows a female Goldenrod Spider feeding on a bumblebee in Juneau on May 20, 2019. For good information about crab spiders look...

Female Crab Spider eats a male and another male mates with her

This video shows a female crab spider eating a male crab spider. While she is eating another male crab spider arrives and mates with her. Special thanks to Joey Slowik for this information:  The spider is Misumena vatia. And those are the males, just sexual...

A Crab Spider interacts with

A Crab Spider interacts with shows it interacting with a flower fly, bumblebee, and another crab spider. In addition I saw it interacting with a ant.  The spider appears to be a female Misumena vatia the Goldenrod Crab Spider. This video was taken in Juneau, Alaska on...