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Hilton Pond 08/15/03 (Spiny-back Spider)




With the arrival of August, a maze of spiderwebs makes it difficult to walk the trails at Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History.


One of the most common web-spinning species is the spiny-back spider, Micrathena gracilis, whose abdomen bears sharp projections that probably deter predators. For a photo essay about this interesting arachnid, visit "This Week at Hilton Pond" for the period 15-21 August 2003 at http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek030815.html

As always there's a tally of birds banded, plus a list of Ruby-throated Hummingbird returns. This week we include a photo of a Zabulon Skipper sunning on a Pickerweed leaf.


Happy Nature Watching!


BILL
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BILL HILTON JR., Executive Director
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA
hilton@hiltonpond.org, (803) 684-5852, eFax: (503) 218-0845

The mission of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is "to conserve plants, animals, habitats, and other natural components of the Piedmont Region of the eastern United States through observation, scientific study, and education for students of all ages." Please visit our web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net) at http://www.hiltonpond.org and http://www.rubythroat.org ("Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project").

"Never trust a person too lazy to get up for sunrise or too busy to
watch the sunset."					BHjr.