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	<title>The Firefly Forest &#187; Arizona Spiders and Arachnids</title>
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	<description>Discovering and enjoying nature - The Firefly Forest is a combination nature journal and plant and animal species identification guide</description>
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		<title>Wolf Spider</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/10/31/wolf-spider/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wolf Spiders are hairy hunting spiders in the worldwide family Lycosidae (Lykos is Greek for &#034;wolf&#034;), and these common spiders can be found in a wide variety of habitats. Although Wolf Spiders can be of any size, many of them are quite large, up to 1 1/3 inches (3.4 cm) long or more. Large Wolf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funnel-Web Wolf Spider</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/09/21/funnel-web-wolf-spider/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae) are generally roving hunters, members of one unusual Wolf Spider subfamily are actually sedentary web builders. Funnel-Web Wolf Spiders (Subfamily Hippasinae) build horizontal, funnel-shaped sheet webs that are used for both hunting and shelter. Funnel-Web Wolf Spiders (Sosippus spp.) are common here in Arizona, and I observed this one perched [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funnel-Web Spider</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/05/12/funnel-web-spider/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 22:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several species of Funnel-Web Spiders (Family Agelenidae) are found here in the Sonoran Desert, and their distinctive, funnel-shaped webs are a common sight in areas with grass, leaf litter, and other plant debris. In early May of 2008, I observed this Funnel-Web Spider web in a patch of dry grass in Happy Valley, Arizona on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fluorescent Scorpion in UV Light</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/11/13/fluorescent-scorpion-in-uv-light/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The chilly November nights here in Tucson drive our desert arachnids to seek shelter in nice warm houses, and I have recently been finding all sorts of eight-legged creepy-crawlers inside my house here, including two scorpions (shudder). I have been hoping to find a scorpion to photograph in UV light, so I decided to use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orb-weaver Spider</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/09/08/orb-weaver-spider/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I observed this large, female Orb-weaver Spider (Family Araneidae) with a captured June Beetle in the desert during a nighttime wildflower hunt near Colossal Cave.

There are quite a few species of Orb-weaver Spider (Araneidae) in Arizona, but I don&#039;t often see them here in the desert. Orb-weaver Spiders are known for the classic, radiating spiral [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giant Crab Spider</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/01/26/giant-crab-spider/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Giant Crab Spiders (Olios species) are large, nocturnal spiders. They are fairly common in desert areas around Tucson. These spiders don&#039;t spin webs, instead these wandering hunters will stalk and chase their insect prey. Giant Crab Spiders have a leg span of 2.25 inches (5.7 cm) or more, but despite their large size, they are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tailless Whipscorpion</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/01/03/tailless-whipscorpion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2006 16:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tailless Whipscorpions (Paraphrynus mexicanus) are nocturnal arachnids found here in southern Arizona. They use their long, delicate, whip-like, antenniform front legs as sensory organs to search for prey in the dark.

These arachnids look horrifying, but they are really quite harmless unless you happen to be a cockroach. They have a peculiar affinity for my garage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death of a Tiny Checkerspot Butterfly</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/12/19/death-of-a-tiny-checkerspot-butterfly/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/12/19/death-of-a-tiny-checkerspot-butterfly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 15:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In August of 2005, I saw this Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas) butterfly fluttering in a flowering Velvetpod Mimosa (Mimosa dysocarpa), and so I took a quick photo of it and moved on to get more photos of the beautiful Velvetpod Mimosa flowers.

When I later looked at the photo to try to identify the butterfly, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Lynx Spider</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/10/05/green-lynx-spider/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2005 15:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lynx Spiders, members of the family Oxyopidae, are quick, very capable predators that are often found near flowers. Lynx Spiders do not build webs, instead they lurk among the flowers, and just like a cat, they will pounce on their unwary prey. This very large Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans) has managed to capture a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flower Spider</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/10/04/flower-spider/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I discovered this yellow and reddish Flower Spider patiently waiting to &#034;embrace&#034; it&#039;s next unsuspecting victim, either a bee, butterfly, or some other flower-visiting insect.

Flower Spiders are members of the Crab Spider Family (Thomisidae), and these ambush predators will lie in wait on flowers and capture visiting insects with their two pairs of powerful front [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tarantula in the Daylight</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/09/15/tarantula-in-the-daylight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2005 02:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In early September of 2005, my dad and I were roadside wildflower hunting (he drives while I keep a lookout for wildflowers) when we spotted a normally nocturnal Tarantula (Family Theraphosidae) inexplicably wandering out into the road during daylight. Luckily for the confused spider, this was near where we were planing to stop anyway, so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tarantula in the Pool</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/09/08/tarantula-in-the-pool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the summer here in Tucson, male Tarantulas (spiders in the family Theraphosidae) begin roaming around at night hoping to find female tarantulas, which tend to remain near their burrows. In their quests to find a mate, male tarantulas can often find themselves in unusual or even life-threatening spots, like this male tarantula found floating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Widow Spider in the Mailbox</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/08/16/black-widow-spider-in-the-mailbox/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/08/16/black-widow-spider-in-the-mailbox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One day when I reached into the mailbox to get the mail, I felt tiny legs tickling the back of my hand and sticky spider webs on my fingers. Clutching the mail, I jerked my hand back and looked into the mailbox to see what kind of spider I had touched.

The spider had the overall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Tarantulas Emerge</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/08/15/the-tarantulas-emerge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tarantulas (spiders in the family Theraphosidae) will emerge during the summer here in Tucson, Arizona. The tarantulas here spend most of their time in underground burrows, but during the summer, the males emerge after dark to look for females.

Even though I have arachnophobia, I don&#039;t really mind Tarantulas too much. They are large, furry like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#039;s Lurking in My Garage Tonight?</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/07/10/whats-lurking-in-my-garage-tonight/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/07/10/whats-lurking-in-my-garage-tonight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2005 18:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#039;s the question I always ask myself when I first set foot in my garage on warm, bug-filled summer evenings here in Tucson. My garage, or more accurately the bug and spider zoo where I keep my car, always has something of the six or eight-legged variety lurking about, like this Tailless Whipscorpion (Paraphrynus mexicanus) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scorpion</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/06/12/scorpion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2005 20:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When summer arrives here in Tucson, Arizona Scorpions (Order Scorpiones) emerge to hunt insects and spiders after dark. During the day, Scorpions hide in dark places, and woodpiles are one of their favorite hiding places. Given that Black Widow Spiders and rattlesnakes also like to hide in woodpiles, it&#039;s best to be extremely cautious around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona Brown Spider</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/04/30/arizona-brown-spider/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/04/30/arizona-brown-spider/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 07:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona does not have the infamous Brown Recluse (Loxosceles reclusa) spider but it does have other closely related Loxosceles species collectively known as Arizona Brown Spiders which are also venomous. These spiders are often found in homes, and some of their favorite hiding places are in clothes or bedding.
I once found an Arizona Brown Spider [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Widow Spider</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/04/22/black-widow-spider/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 16:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In April of 2005, I was thrilled to discover a lovely, blooming Palmer&#039;s Penstemon (Penstemon palmeri) in Molino Basin near Tucson. I excitedly stepped forward without looking at the ground (not a wise move here in rattlesnake country) in order to get a better close-up photograph of the flowers. Luckily, my more observant and less [...]]]></description>
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