Spring Flooding (part 2) – Brennah's Backyard

Some ants, a jumping spider, and a snail on a blade of grass

wet caterpillar

Garter snake up on our wood pile, out of the water

In this clump of grass sticking out of the water, there were hundreds of pillbugs and sowbugs clustered there to escape the flood. Pillbugs and sowbugs are crustaceans (like crayfish and lobsters). They are the only crustacean families that have adapted to live on land… making it a bit ironic to see them all fleeing the flood.

Jumping spider clinging to some grass

A couple of pillbugs on a blade of grass

A rove beetle and another insect (I’m not sure what at this angle)

caterpillar

When I took this picture, I thought I was just photographing some pillbugs on a floating stick, but looking at my pictures, I realized there is an insect hiding in this photo. Can you spot it?

A variety of small creatures on a dried stalk of grass

A couple of rove beetles and a pillbug

This is another case of my noticing something after the fact… I did not see the millipede when I was taking this photo!

Spiders are the show offs, as they can run around on the surface of the water. They look like they are running on a super slippery surface, and they probably prefer having something solid to stand on.