2024 October 19 morning

Ian Cooper sends photographs of creatures spotted in Colquitz River Park before dawn on Oct 17 2024.
We thank Dr Robb Bennett for help with the spider identification.

Cybaeus sp. (probably signifer, possibly reticulatus)  (Ara.: Cybaeidae)     Ian Cooper

Probably Long-jawed Orb Weaver spider, Metellina sp. (Ara.: Tetragnathidae)   Ian Cooper
Ian writes:  saw several of these, some actively building their webs in the vegetation by the trail.

Slug, Deroceras invadens (Pul.: Agriolimacidae)   Ian Cooper

Ian provides the following notes abstracted from from iNaturalist concerning the name and identification of this slug.

Deroceras invadens – Until 2011, this widely distributed species was known as Deroceras panormitanum, and earlier as Deroceras caruanae or Agriolimax caruanae, but Reise et al. (2011)[2] showed that these names refer to a distinct species of similar external appearance known at that time only from Sicily and Malta. Consequently, although the more widespread species was already well known, it then had to be redescribed under the new name of D. invadens. Genetic evidence has indicated that D. invadens is native in southern Italy.

Springtail, Orchesella villosa (Coll.: Orchesellidae)   Ian Cooper

Common Pill Bug  Armadillidium vulgare – (Isopoda:  Armidillidiidae)   Ian Cooper

Large Yellow Underwing  Noctua pronuba  (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Ian Cooper