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Pickerel Frog
A pond will attract some fun creatures. Even a small man-made pond. Immediately after the pond at my cabin was put in, frogs began arriving. One species of frog that visits is a Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris). A word of caution. The pickerel frog is the only poisonous frog native to the United States. You may…
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Orchard Orb-weaver Spider
A jewel toned beauty in a spider. Tiny too. Orchard Orb-weaver Spider (Leucauge). Most males are smaller than females. The males are about an eighth of an inch long. The female about a quarter inch long. Tiny. I’ve happened upon these spiders on several visits to central Florida. I believe these are females because their…