INVERTEBRATE ALERT
This blog provides an informal forum for terrestrial invertebrate watchers to post recent sightings of interesting observations in the southern Vancouver Island region. Please send your sightings by email to Jeremy Tatum (tatumjb352@gmail.com). Be sure to include your name, phone number, the species name (common or scientific) of the invertebrate you saw, location, date, and number of individuals. If you have a photograph you are willing to share, please send it along. Click on the title above for an index of past sightings.The index is updated most days.

March 16

2021 March 16

 

More creatures found by Ian Cooper at night along the Galloping Goose Trail and Colquitz Creek Park.

 

Probably Clubiona sp. (Ara.: Clubionidae) Ian Cooper


Eratigena sp. (Ara: Agelenidae) Ian Cooper

Harvestman (Opiliones) Ian Cooper

   Ian writes:  The harvestman above appeared to be cleaning / preening itself between the blades of grass.

 

Harvestman, probably Protolophus (Opi.: Phalangiidae)  Ian Cooper

Three-banded garden slug – Ambigolimax valentianus (Pul.: Limacidae) Ian Cooper

 

Young Limax maximus (Pul.: Limacidae) Ian Cooper