Brown Lipped Snail, Cepaea nemoralis
a.k.a Grove Snail, Banded Wood Snail, Striped Garden Snail
Floyd Bennett Field, 2007-09-23
This European invasive species comes in a variety of colors and styles. This is one of the plainer ones. These snails are edible, and are often used as escargot.
Common House Spider, Achaearanea tepidariorum
Fort Tilden, Queens, 2007-09-23
Roughly the size of a nickel
Chase and Ben, ask your Dad what these two are doing.
Autumn Meadowhawk, Sympetrum vicinum, a.k.a. Yellow-Legged Meadowhawk
Ridgewood Reservoir, 2007-09-29
Striped Lynx Spider, Oxyopes salticus
Fort Tilden, 2007-09-23
I used a macro lens to take the photo. This is much larger than life size. The actual spider could stand on a dime. I found this one in the men’s room. Bathrooms in public parks are often a good place to find interesting spiders. You just have to be ready to explain to the park ranger what you’re doing setting up tripods and video equipment in the toilet. :-)
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Sachem Skipper, Atalopedes campestris
Floyd Bennett Field, 2007-09-23
Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus
Floyd Bennett Field, 2007-09-23
As many monarchs as we see around here, we don’t see too many monarch caterpillars because there isn’t that much (or any) milkweed in most of the parks. I spotted this caterpillar grazing on milkweed on a Brooklyn Bird Club field trip this morning. It’s getting a little late in the season for caterpillars. I hope this fella can metamorphosize and head south before winter hits.
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