2024 October 17
No Invertebrate Alert was issued on October 16.
There were still a few Cabbage Whites flying yesterday. Jeff Gaskin reported at least four in the Burnside/Gorge community; Aziza Cooper saw one at Bear Hill Road; and Jeremy Tatum saw one flying over Poplar Avenue, near Mount Tolmie.
Aziza photographed this dragonfly yesterday along Bear Hill Road.
Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata (Odo.: Aeshnidae) Aziza Cooper
Here is a selection of photographs obtained by Ian Cooper ...
2024 October 15
The attached photographs were taken by Ian Cooper on Monday night, October 14, by the 9 km marker in View Royal.
Forest Spider Pimoa altioculata (Ara: Pimoidae) Ian Cooper
Cybaeus signifer (Ara.: Cybaeidae) Ian Cooper
Flat-backed Millepede –Scytonotus sp. (Diplopoda: Polydesmidae) Ian Cooper
Camel cricket Pristoceuthophilus celatus (Orth.: Rhaphidophoridae) Ian Cooper