Comments on: spider watching http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/01/31/spider-watching/ a place where nature, photography and writing meet Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:38:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: bev http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/01/31/spider-watching/#comment-173026 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:58:04 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/01/31/spider-watching/#comment-173026 Hadeaq - Yes, that's true. Some spiders do eat other spiders. I frequently find Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) carrying around other spiders which they have captured. Hadeaq - Yes, that’s true. Some spiders do eat other spiders. I frequently find Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) carrying around other spiders which they have captured.

]]> by: Hadeaq http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/01/31/spider-watching/#comment-173021 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:55:45 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/01/31/spider-watching/#comment-173021 We live in a high rise on the lakefront in Chicago. During the summer we are swamped with spiders around our windows. We noticed that they cannibalize each other too. Some seem to be bullies, and others a lot more passive. We live in a high rise on the lakefront in Chicago. During the summer we are swamped with spiders around our windows. We noticed that they cannibalize each other too. Some seem to be bullies, and others a lot more passive.

]]> by: burning silo http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/01/31/spider-watching/#comment-28840 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:55:03 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/01/31/spider-watching/#comment-28840 David - I very much agree with making it simple, quick and even fun to submit observations, especially if some of the contributors are likely to be youths. The Google maps would probably work well for this type of program. I have had some problems getting them to work right with my browser and my slow dial-up connection, but my own situation is probably far from typical of most people using the net these days. I just tried the regular Google mapping a few minutes ago to see how it worked and it seemed to be better than I remembered it to be. I'll have to give the satellite maps a try too. As for what Wayne has mentioned in the spider species with a northern and southern limit to their range (or known range), I was wondering a bit about that too -- whether there's any species that isn't as common on the northern edge of its range, but that mght become more common if there is climate change. Maybe someone is already doing work with that as it is. - Wayne - Sgree about species with northern and southern limits to their range. I do think we should be giving extra thought to noth-south ranges when studying just about any flora and fauna these days. I haven't tried Earth Google, but should check it out. However, in the past, I've found that most of the programs that require downloads to run, won't work with the Safari browser that I use with my Mac. David - I very much agree with making it simple, quick and even fun to submit observations, especially if some of the contributors are likely to be youths. The Google maps would probably work well for this type of program. I have had some problems getting them to work right with my browser and my slow dial-up connection, but my own situation is probably far from typical of most people using the net these days. I just tried the regular Google mapping a few minutes ago to see how it worked and it seemed to be better than I remembered it to be. I’ll have to give the satellite maps a try too.
As for what Wayne has mentioned in the spider species with a northern and southern limit to their range (or known range), I was wondering a bit about that too — whether there’s any species that isn’t as common on the northern edge of its range, but that mght become more common if there is climate change. Maybe someone is already doing work with that as it is.
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Wayne - Sgree about species with northern and southern limits to their range. I do think we should be giving extra thought to noth-south ranges when studying just about any flora and fauna these days.
I haven’t tried Earth Google, but should check it out. However, in the past, I’ve found that most of the programs that require downloads to run, won’t work with the Safari browser that I use with my Mac.

]]> by: David http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/01/31/spider-watching/#comment-28782 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:50:54 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/01/31/spider-watching/#comment-28782 Wayne, GE is great for displaying points and info., but I don't know of any way to tie user input to a database where the observations could be recorded. On the flipside however, it's pretty easy to provide downloads of the GE *.kml files off a website where one can view the points in GE (e.g. http://canadianarachnology.dyndns.org/data/canada_spiders/googlemaps.asp?SpeciesCode=14895). Wayne,

GE is great for displaying points and info., but I don’t know of any way to tie user input to a database where the observations could be recorded. On the flipside however, it’s pretty easy to provide downloads of the GE *.kml files off a website where one can view the points in GE (e.g. http://canadianarachnology.dyndns.org/data/canada_spiders/googlemaps.asp?SpeciesCode=14895).

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