2025 May 11 morning
Here are two spiders photographed by Ian Cooper on May 8. The first was obtained along the E&N Trail in Esquimalt; the second near the 9 km marker in View Royal. Thanks to Thomas Barbin and Robb Bennett for help with the identifications.
Metaphidippus manni (Ara.: Salticidae) Ian Cooper
Anyphaena aperta (Ara.: Anyphaenidae) Ian Cooper
The Red Admiral below was photographed by Aziza Cooper on Mount Tolmie on May 10. There have been one or two there in the last few days, often nectaring on the Laburnum at the entrance to the reservoir, as in Aziza’s photograph.
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta (Lep.: Nymphalidae) Aziza Cooper
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