The American River Natural History Association

Number 164 www.arnha.org Summer 2013 Beautiful Big-eyed Jumpers

by Tim Manolis If you don’t know much about jumping , be warned and are often more-or-less the same size. The vision these eyes – more about them can become an addictive pleasure! provide is often unremarkable to poor. Now, I know that a lot of folks more frequently associate the But two of the eight eyes of jumping spiders are strikingly phrase “creepy crawly” with spiders than the phrase “addictive different. The front row of eyes face forward, and the middle pleasure,” but jumping spiders are not your average spiders. two of this row (called the anterior median eyes) are much larger Among other amazing things, they stalk prey -- insects and than the other six eyes, giving these spiders a rather “cute” other spiders -- like cats, big-eyed gaze. More importantly, they give jumping spiders using vision that rivals that a surprisingly crisp, binocular view of the world in full color of many birds and mam- (they even see in the ultraviolet range). In short, the anterior mals. Male jumpers can median eyes of jumping spiders have much better visual acuity be brilliantly colored with than those of any other insects or spiders. Their other six eyes, courtship displays rivaling the outer two front eyes and the four in the back row (actually those of birds-of-paradise. arranged in two lateral rows behind the front row, facing up), Some are remark- see Spiders on page 3 able mimics of ants, wasps, or beetles. Intrigued? Read on. Art Show, Sale, Salticidae, the family of jumping spiders, is the largest family of spiders Gala Due June 8 worldwide, with around 5000 described species. Here comes “Painting Where the Though most numerous in Wild Things Are!” Tim Manolis Tim the tropics, they are found The American River Natural History just about everywhere, Association and the Sacramento Fine from the highest peaks of Arts Center will present their fourth an- the Himalaya to the arid nual art show, auction, and gala celebrating the American River depths of Death Valley. and surrounding scenes on Saturday, June 8, from 5 to 8 p.m. Some species hop around DWWKH(IÀH

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2 Footer illustrations in this issue are from The Outdoor World of the Sacramento Region, 2013 Color Edition Spiders, continued from page 1 of a meal. vitis are smaller and less acute, used primarily When potential prey is encountered, to detect movement of potential prey or the spider orients its body toward the predators. prey to assess it with its large eyes. If

The extraordinary vision of jumping the target is facing the spider, the Ray Bruun spiders has gone hand-in-hand with the jumper may carefully maneuver evolution of and morphologies around to approach its potential (shape, structure, and coloration) more victim from the rear. It then similar to those of birds, mammals, or typically makes a slow-motion, GUDJRQÁLHVWKDQWRWKRVHRI PRVWRWKHU one-foot-after-the-other ap- spiders. As already noted, the hunting proach, just like a lion on the of jumping spiders is very much savanna or a house cat in your like that of cats. Jumpers are solitary yard. When it is close enough hunters during the daylight hours and WRVWULNHWKHVSLGHUÀUVWSUR- are inactive when it is cold or rainy. Most duces a drag line of silk from species (including those in our area) do the on the rear of its not produce prey-capture webs. They abdomen and attaches it to the may either sit in place waiting for prey substrate. This is especially im- on to wander by or roam about in search portant if the spider and prey are a ver- tical surface like a wall or fence (or Jumping Spiders of the even on a ceiling!), as this drag line keeps the spider from falling to the American River Parkway ground if it fails to secure a foothold after making its leap. The leap is produced by About 30 to 40 species of jumping spiders occur in the Sacramento area, and hydraulic pressure built up in the third and most if not all of these might be found along the American River Parkway. These fourth legs, which are of “normal” size, jumpers range in size from the large, conspicuous species in the not enlarged and heavily muscled like the (total body length about 1 to 2 cm = ½ inch to ¾ inch) to the minute, leaf-litter legs of other jumping critters (kangaroos, dwelling species in the genus Neon (body length of about 3 mm = 1/8 inch). grasshoppers, and frogs, for example). Two of the six species of Phidippus found in our area are so widely distributed Once captured, the prey is bitten and and frequently encountered that they have been given common names: The Bold injected with , then consumed on Jumper () and the Johnson Jumper (). Bold Jumpers the spot. Most jumping spiders will feed are usually found in brush or trees but also occur in and around homes. Adults on a wide variety of sizes and kinds of are large, mostly black spiders with three white spots on the abdomen, a large insects and other spiders. Typically, the central spot and a pair of smaller spots closer to the abdomen tip. On immature insides of a victim are sucked out, and the spiders, these spots are often yellow or red instead. The Johnson Jumper is also hard exoskeleton left behind. Although mostly black, but males have red scales covering the entire abdomen, and females jumpers, like nearly all other spiders, have have red scales on the sides of the abdomen with black on the center of the back. fangs and can inject venom, most of them Johnson Jumpers are often found around rock piles and logs. Both species have have fangs too small to break the skin if iridescent green or blue scales covering their (jaws). they were to try to bite you. A few of the Thiodina hespera is another fairly large jumper often found in vegetation and larger species – e. g., in the genus Phidip- around homes. They have pale tan to yellowish-orange abdomens with a whitish pus – have bites capable of producing central stripe. The male has a dark purplish cephalothorax with patches of white reactions similar to that of a mosquito scales; the female has four dark spots around a patch of white scales on the top of bite or bee sting, but all jumpers are, for the thorax. Among other species found on vegetation are the dark brown Pelegrina the most part, timid and not aggressive aeneola and the amazing ant mimic, Peckhamia (an un-described species). towards humans. A number of species many be found on fences, walls, and tree trunks, including Courtship is another aspect of jump- cryptic, soot-and-ash colored Platycryptus californicus and jewel-like Salticus peckhamae, ing spider behavior that has evolved in a covered in iridescent magenta and emerald green scales. Another species covered dramatic way as a result of their excellent with iridescent scales, the golden-green , frequents low, herbaceous vision. Males are often brightly colored YHJHWDWLRQVXFKDVWDOOJUDVVVHGJHVDQG\HOORZÁDJ and strongly patterned in comparison Among the six to seven species of ground-dwelling Habronattus found along to cryptic females, much like in many the Parkway, one fairly common species is the strikingly-patterned Habronattus songbirds and dragonflies. The most formosus. Look for it in sandy, open areas with sparse vegetation. –Tim Manolis continued next page Salute to Songbirds, 7XHVGD\WKURXJK6XQGD\DPWRSP(IÀH

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4 7KHGLIÀFXlt to see Walkng Stick feeds on grasses and soft shrubs. Gala, continued from page 1 emerita and practicing and exhibiting art- ist. The evening gala will feature delicious food from Spoons Encore, beverages, music, and silent and live auctions of juried artwork and other items with the Extrovert charismatic David Sobon as auctioneer 8VXDOO\\RXKHDUWKHEHOWHGNLQJÀVKHUEHIRUH and master of ceremonies. The auction you see it. The loud, rattling cry is the trade- will also feature works by Terry Pappas, mark of this blue and white, robin-sized bird Gregory Kondos, Laureen Landau, David as it whips low along valley rivers and Peterson, David Lobenberg, Maria Win- streams. kler, Bob Miller, and David Komar. With its bushy unkempt crest, spear-like bill, short tail, and short legs, it looks $QHZIHDWXUHRI WKHHYHQWLVDUDIÁH top-heavy as it perches on a cottonwood root sticking out from the river’s bank. A for a one-week getaway to a beautiful, JUD\ELEUHVWVRQLWVZKLWHEUHDVWZKLOHWKHIHPDOHDOVRVSRUWVDÁDVK\UXVWFRORUHG three-bedroom home three blocks from cummerbund. downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea. For details 6XGGHQO\WKHNLQJÀVKHULVRIIGDUWLQJWKLVZD\DQGWKDWRQVZLIWO\EHDWLQJZLQJV see box this page. suddenly slowing down, seeming to shift gears, now hovering over the water. Then Funds raised by this event will allow ZLWKZLQJVKXQFKHGLWGLYHVLQWRWKHZDWHUDQGHPHUJHVZLWKDVPDOOÀVKLQLWVELOO the Center to continue operating pro- Back to its root perch it heads, shaking water from its catch. Then it disappears grams for adults and children the year into a hole in the clay bank, while its mate watches from a nearby branch. It is the round, seven days a week. The Center NLQJÀVKHU·VEXUURZDVL[WRHLJKWIRRWORQJWXQQHOOHDGLQJWRDFKDPEHUZKHUHWKH and its 80-acre Preserve on the American nestlings reside. They recently emerged from glossy white eggs, typical of those found River provide a front door to nature for LQVDIHO\KLGGHQQHVWLQJVSRWVZKHUHQRFDPRXÁDJHLVQHHGHGWRSURWHFWWKHPIURP many people who would not otherwise predators. experience a beautiful wildlife area so 6XGGHQO\WKHNLQJÀVKHUH[SORGHVIURPWKHKROHFKDWWHULQJDOOWKHWLPHWRUHVXPHLWV close to their home. Their guiding phi- SHOOPHOOSDFHGRZQWKHULYHUVLJQDOLQJ´NHHSRXWµWRZRXOGEHNLQJÀVKHULQWUXGHUV losophy is that exploring nature gives To some, this ace angler may seem a strange bird. But we salute it for its raucous people of all ages incentive to learn sci- joie de vivre, offering a colorful counterpoint to the greening woodland and the silently ence concepts through a direct outdoor passing river. H[SHULHQFHEHFRPHÀWDQGKHDOWK\DQG From an “American River Journal,” published by ARNHA. It features drawings by ARNHA appreciate the wonders of their world. co-founder Jo Glasson Smith and nature essays by Peter Hayes, retired newspaper editor and ARNHA Tickets for the art gala are $50 per per- DVVRFLDWHERDUGPHPEHU7KHERRNLVDYDLODEOHIRUDWWKH(IÀH

The wingspan of the 0RQDUFK%XWWHUÁ\ is 3 1/2 to 4 inches 5 Volunteers Honored Thirty-one ARNHA and Nature Center volunteers who had 100+ hours — Joe Borkovich, Animal Care; Kendall reached “Benchmark” levels of hours worked were saluted at a Burke, Animal Care; Carol Capper, Trail Walker; Jim Lanier, IHVWLYH:LQWHUWLPH9ROXQWHHU$SSUHFLDWLRQ3DUW\DWWKH(<1& Docent; Margaret Leavitt, Receptionist; Linda Melching, Assembly Building February 27. Docent; Andrew Popp, Animal Care; Ilana Weisberg, Animal Care; Brandon Wise, Animal Care. Topping the list with 1,000-plus hours were: Suzanne Krale(<1&UHFHSWLRQLVW Volunteer Coordinator Jamie Washington also gave credit Don Mongeau, ARNHA treasurer; “to our long-time, way over 1,000 hours volunteers.” Those in Linda Thomas(<1&'RFHQWDQG$51+$%RDUG attendance were Walter Dong, .DUHQ(JJHQ, 3HWHU+D\HV, member; and (ODLQH+XMDPERMRLH, 1DQF\2SUVDO, Liz Williamson, Lee %HWV\:HLODQG, ARNHA Associate Board member and Wilner, and Roberta Wilner. Others who could not attend Special Events coordinator. were Paula Baldi, 0DUMRULH'HQKDUW, Jack Hiehle, 3HJJ\ .HQQHG\, and 'LDQH5DPVH\. Other “Benchmark” volunteers include the following: “It was great to have such a strong turnout -- more than 75 people,” said Jamie, who handed out t-shirts, bandannas, and 500+ hours—0DULO\Q(VFREDU, Receptionist, ARNHA light-hearted kudos to the honored volunteers, such as Trudy Publications Committee; (WKDQ*ODVV, Receptionist; Gregg Ziebell who “cleaned out the blackberries behind the nature Hutchison, Maintenance, Special Events; -RH\-RKQVRQ, Fund- center.” Those on hand were treated to a bountiful feast in- raising, Administration; Bev Lewis, Receptionist and Special cluding bratwurst, chicken and mushrooms, chili, and desserts Events; 1DQF\:HVWOXQG, Receptionist. prepared and served by staff and volunteers, door prizes, and 250+ hours—Sue Bristow, Fund Raising; Rachel Freund, a sing-a-long led by ARNHA Board member Hunter Merritt Animal Care; 6\OYLD*XGH, Docent; Connie Wade, ARNHA with his guitar. Associate Board; 7UXG\=LHEHOO, Habitat Restoration. In welcoming remarks, ARNHA 1st Vice President Liz Wil- 160+ hours— Bud Banker, ARNHA Board; 5LFK'UDIÀQ, liamson, effectively pinch-hitting for President Diana Parker, Exhibits, Special Events, etc.; -R/\QQ-DUUHWW, Animal Care; noted the Nature Center’s “wonderful momentum,” marked by 3K\OOLV0F*UDWK, Docent and Animal Care; Lisa Burke, 500 visitors on President’s Day. She thanked volunteers “for all ARNHA Board; /LQGVOH\&URVV, Receptionist; .HYLQ+DUG\, the work you do now and in the future.” Animal Care. Nature Center Executive Director Paul Tebbel also expressed deep appreciation to the volunteers and observed that before KHFDPHWR(<1&KHZRUNHGDWWZRQDWXUHFHQWHUVDQGDQ advocacy organization. “None of the volunteers there were QHDUO\DVYLEUDQWDQGDVH[FLWLQJDV\RXDUH

Volunteers Clean Up Parkway “I come here all the time, and I like to help keep it clean,” said Anne Richmond as she joined about sixty other volunteers at Ancil Hoffman to participate in this spring’s American River Clean-Up on April 20. Volunteers from ARNHA, the Harvard Club of Sacramento, Fleet Feet, and other community members collected an assortment of broken glass, cigarette butts, diapers, sunglasses, and other trash. Carmichael resident Nancy Landers explained why she donned work gloves on a sunny Saturday morning to pick up litter, “I came to give back a little for all the pleasure that I receive from using the park.” Clean-Ups sponsored by the American Parkway Foundation are scheduled in the spring and fall to help keep the American River safe and pristine for parkway users. To join the next American River Clean-Up, mark your calendars for Saturday, September 21, 2013. N 6 Under the Oaks Student Interns Help Save Preserve’s Oaks Kids’ Camps Tushaun Vang and Brett Warzecka, growing into magnificent mature oak Summer 2013 two California State University, Sacra- trees. mento, student interns have taken up Jack and Walter continued their de- the task of installing cages around young voted service to the Preserve oak trees 6XPPHUDW(IÀH

From left to right: Preserve Management Committee Advisors Smokey Murphy and Jim Hill; CSUS Student Interns Brett Warzecka and Tushaun Vang. Photo by Kari Bauer.

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Q – :KDWLVWKHOLIHF\FOHRIWKH3LSHYLQH6ZDOORZWDLO%XWWHUÁ\DQGZKHQGRHVLWHPHUJHLQWKLVDUHD" A – EYNC Senior Naturalist Hannah Barnes: “The Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) is typically seen from 0DUFKWKURXJK2FWREHULQWKLVDUHD(DFKDGXOWEXWWHUÁ\KDVDOLIHVSDQRIDERXWRQHPRQWK'XULQJWKLVPRQWKLW LVEXV\IHHGLQJRQQHFWDUSROOLQDWLQJÁRZHUVDQGPDWLQJ2QFHPDWHGWKHIHPDOHOD\VKHUGHHSUHGRUDQJHHJJV on the growing leaf tips of the host plant, Dutchman Pipevine (Aristolochia californica). Tiny dark larva (caterpillars), hatch from theses eggs and immediately begin eating the pipevine leaves. The Pipevine plant is poisonous to most other animals but not to the Pipevine larva; and by consuming the toxins in the plant, the caterpillar becomes poisonous too. The caterpillars become black with red-orange spikes along their bodies, warning potential predators not to eat them. Eventually, the caterpillars form a chrysalis that is considerably less conspicuous than the bright warning colors of the caterpillar. The chrysalis looks like dried leaves and is made on the branches of trees. Caterpil- ODUVWKDWPDNHDFKU\VDOLVLQHDUO\WRPLGVXPPHUZLOOHPHUJHDVEXWWHUÁLHVZLWKLQ a few weeks. Caterpillars that make a chrysalis in late summer or early autumn will not emerge until the following spring… and so the cycle continues.” N

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Honors for Bill Dillinger The Sacramento Audubon Society has honored Bill Dillinger, ARNHA Associ- ate Board Member and frequent Acorn Newsletter contributor, with its Lifetime Achievement Award. ,QDGGLWLRQWRSUHVHQWLQJDIUDPHGFHUWLÀFDWHWR%LOODWD6DFUDPHQWR$XGXERQ meeting April 18, President Don Schmoldt handed a check for $1,000 in his honor WR(IÀH