![\"IMG_5341\"](\"http:\/\/escsecblog.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/img_5341.jpg\")
<\/a>Samantha Vibert, Gwylim Blackburn, Catherine Scott and Sam Evans in the midst of examining an unidentified jumping spider.<\/p><\/div>\n
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of ferrying four Vancouver-area spider researchers\u00a0out to Iona Beach in Richmond for a bit of a Friday-evening ramble in search of spiders. Gwylim Blackburn and Samantha Vibert<\/a> are old hands at spider observations at this site, Gwilym had studied Habronattus americanus<\/em> and Samantha \u00a0had studied Hobo Spiders. Catherine Scott<\/a> (who studies black widows) and Sam Evans<\/a> (a recent recruit to Wayne Maddison’s lab) came along as well. \u00a0This was a Toyota Tercel loaded down with spider talent!<\/p>\n Daisy did not ask for this in her old age, but performed admirably nonetheless.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n We arrived shortly after 7 pm, and despite the late hour, we found a few jumping spiders, although Habronattus americanus<\/em> was already in bed. I only managed to sneak in a couple photos of large Phidippus<\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\n Sam searches among moss and Scotch Broom.<\/p><\/div>\n A long-jawed orbweaver male (Tetragnathidae) tucked in with a pupating beetle.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>