How to Recognize Spiders By their Webs - Bay Nature Magazine
WEBSep 29, 2015 · Illustration by Rachel Diaz-Bastin. Orb webs are the classic, wheel-shaped webs that have inspired everyone from engineers to poets to, well, designers of computer networks. They are primarily associated with their namesake, the family Araneidae, commonly known as the orb-weaver spiders, and have …
Listen Closely, the Trees are Talking - Bay Nature
WEBMar 30, 2021 · The fungi help take up important nutrients and water from the soil, passing them to plants in exchange for the sugars and fats plants make, thanks to photosynthesis. Weaving its way through soil and between root systems, an individual fungus can connect to many different plants and sometimes other fungi. In turn, each plant can connect with a ...
The Enduring Mystery of Oak Tree "Mast" Years - Bay Nature
WEBJul 5, 2022 · Figure 1. The mean acorn crop of valley oak at Hastings Reservation (mean number of acorns counted per 30 second visual survey), 1980-2021; dashed lines divide years into those where the crop was <25% and >75% of the maximum acorn crop. Divided like this, only 3 of 42 years were “mast” years, while 16 were “medium” and 23 were “poor ...
Argentine Ants Rule, But They're Not Invincible - Bay Nature
WEBApr 3, 2022 · Argentine ants have been documented aggressively going after other, bigger species of ants. “Several Argentine ants will grab different legs of the ant and hold it in place, and then they’ll grab the antennae. And then that larger ant is pinned down,” Ward says. “Argentine ants are very good at dispatching native ants that have large ...
ENature.com Website Launch
WEBApr 1, 2002 · Share This: If you haven’t checked out eNature.com, now’s the time. The website has been acquired by the National Wildlife Federation and offers a tremendous resource and tools for exploring Bay Area nature. Local-Guides on the site provide you with a zip-code-based photographic primer on the wildlife common in any area, including birds ...
Are Black Squirrels Common in the Bay Area? - Bay Nature
WEBFeb 20, 2014 · Three color morphs in one litter of the Eastern Gray Squirrel; black (melanistic), gray and blonde. Photo: Melanie Piazza. Wildcare’s wildlife rehabilitation hospital has seen a few dark brown or black squirrels, around four blondes and recently, several mottled gray, white and red squirrels most of which have come from San Anselmo. They have also encountered blonde and silver-coated racoons.
The Celebrated Joaquín Murieta - Bay Nature
WEBSep 22, 2021 · Joaquín Murieta, an 1868 painting by California painter Charles Christian Nahl.(Photo public domain / Wikimedia Commons) As a boy, ecological consultant Heath Bartosh’s grandmother would tell him stories of Joaquín El Famoso, the “Mexican Robin Hood,” whose buried gold might still be found in the spurs of the inner coast range framing the rural Ventura County towns where Bartosh grew up.
Fall is the Season When Garden Spiders Live Large - Bay Nature
WEBAug 29, 2008 · After feeding on insects all spring and summer, banded garden spiders and yellow garden spiders get big and very noticeable in fall, just before they lay their eggs and die. These common arachnids, both from a large group called orbweavers, are best known for their spiraling webs found in many gardens.The banded garden spider (Argiope ...
The Living Drill Bits That Grind Holes in Beach Rocks
WEBOct 10, 2022 · The siphons suck oxygen- rich water into the clam’s body, where it sloshes over its gills and into the stomach. There, the tastiest morsels of plankton filter in and the siphons spit out the extra water. Burrowing through even the softest rocks takes time. The clams toil away, deepening and expanding the hole by roughly a millimeter each month.
Sand Dollars on the Beach and in the Water - Bay Nature
WEBOct 11, 2021 · When the water gets too rough, the sand dollar lies flat or shelters beneath the surface of the sand. Though it digs in, it can’t burrow deeply enough to escape predators, including birds, fish, and short-spined sea stars. The purple and red sea urchins of our coast prey on kelp and other algae. Sand dollars, on the other hand, eat tiny food.
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