the pictured spider has me somewhat excited. i am trying to put together a list of the mygalomorph spiders (tarantulas, trapdoors, and their kin) found in all the states in the USA. that spider looks like it could be a mature male of some kind of trapdoor species. if you found it in idaho that would probably be an Antrodiaetus species.

ah nuts, i just checked my records and i need mygs from Iowa, not Idaho. bummer. anyhow, the spider in that pic looks much more like Antrodiaetus species and not really anything like a hobo spider (a Tegenaria species)

Nice pictures :-)

http://www.hobospider.org/

They are venomous and can cause painful bites, often confused for brown recluse bites, but they aren’t considered deadly at least. :)

They’re rugged old buggers that’s for sure.

Have a great CO day.

Heather, thank you for stopping by! You’re a great encourager. :-)

Sandier Pastures, oh, so jealous about the beach!

Did you know that Indians make juniper berry beads? At least, that’s what my mom told me the necklaces she gave me were made of. The beads do appear to be dried seeds of some kind. They are crinkly, two-toned brown tear drops. Beautiful, to a used-to-be-hippie wannabe. ;)

Kathleen, there are many varieties of juniper, and I love ours. They’ve grown on me, to be honest. At first, being used to the really green leafy trees on the other side of the mountain (oaks, maples, etc.), these junipers were foreign to me - sort of scraggly and lonesome looking. But now I see them as having character and resolve. :-)