Id help and trip

[P. Novak]

I found this little guy while hiking up some mountains with my friends, can someone ID it?

its about .5" all the way across.
heres some pics from the trip, didnt find much, just some big millipedes and some centis whcih ill be posting in the right area in a bit, we also caught some lizards, blue tailed skink and stuff like that. Oh we also found the remains of what appears an eaten deer.

 

[padkison]

Nice looking country

 

[spiDERanged]

hehe, this may be a dumb question but where are these pics taken?

btw, awsome dead deer picture!

 

[P. Novak]

Ya i think its beautiful too!

The pics were taken on a moutain/hill top, Morgan Hills. We hiked up(no trail) all the way to the top. It was pretty difficult but me and my friends pulled through. We are going again this weekend.

Still no one knows the ID of that jumping spider?

 

[LHP]

Maybe...

http://bugpeople.org/taxa/Arachnida/Phidippus_johnsoni/Phidippus_johnsoniPage.htm

If so, a male. The female's abdomen has a black section bisecting the red.

But what really jumped out to me...is that the tree from "The Ring"? *shudder*


Lindsey

 

[P. Novak]

thanks LHP!!

ah yes that freaked us out too! that was the only Tree on that particular hill.

 

[LHP]

I think I would have lost it if I stumbled across that tree. I wish you could unsee a movie.

Nice pics by the way!

Dead stuff pics always seem to make their way into my field trip pics... I've got alot of files with the words "gross dead possum" in the title

Lindsey

 

[P. Novak]

haha exactly, we were kinda glad to get out of there by night fall after we saw that tree!

Well its part of life, so well always wonder upon a dead animal, i just hope i dont run into whatever ate it.

 

[Scolopendra55]

Did you find any other interesting inverts there? That deer corpse adds a very nice touch to the photo's

 

[P. Novak]

ha thanks! well i only found some other Millis and Centis, Were going back up this weekend, maybe ill have more luck

 

[Mr. Skakun]

Just like in Bieszczady hills

 

[P. Novak]

Alrighty everyone im going back today, what are some signs or where should i look for Ts and/or scorps, assuming there are some. Thanks

 

[P. Novak]

Anyone please, Quick Replies are very much appreciated!

 

[ShadowBlade]

You got to tell me where you are, to tell you what to look for! (Western U.S. Idaho, whatever). Country like that is great for Inverts!

 

[Stylopidae]

Nice crane fly pic;P

 

[P. Novak]

oh im in western us. milpitas. CA

 

[ShadowBlade]

Alrighty everyone im going back today, what are some signs or where should i look for Ts and/or scorps, assuming there are some. Thanks

(don't know where milpitas is)
Pretty much the only place u will find T's, or scorps is in desert areas. Are you in Southern California? You can look for stuff in moist caves, cause u might even find a Vinegaroon. but won't find T's, or scorps unless u go to desert areas. If you are in northern california, look on slopes for the little mounds of Turrets Spiders, in forests. If in Southern Calfornia, you can TRY and look for Trapdoor spiders!

 

[P. Novak]

Well Im more along Central Cali. by the Bay area and what not. Are their Any Tarantulas or scorpions around there?

 

[ShadowBlade]

(Not good with Geography)
If there are desert areas around there, yes, you can find some. Really only Aphonopelma spp. There are scorpions though I know, in desert areas.