I set up five pitfall traps in my suburban backyard. The trap consisted of five small plastic cups, a leaf as cover, and a near bush. The first two cups was buried by two young ferns. The third was buried by a Juniper, and the fourth was beside a some ivy.
RESULTS:
2023-09-01:
The ones below were collected from the ferns:
The ones below were collected from the Juniper:
Can't get it to species level, but this one was found by ivy.
Funnel Weavers, (Family Agelenidae)
2023-09-02:
Again, was caught by the fern trap.
2023-09-03
Today, I set up four larger cups in some ivy in my front-yard. I set them all within five feet of each other and used pieces of fallen bark for the roof. I baited cup one and two with some veggies and a tomato. Cup three and four were baited with dog kibble. I went inside hoping for the best tomorrow.
The next day I was interested to find that the cups had been ripped out off the ground and were scattered around the ivy. I am still curious who might have done it, but I suspect it was a raccoon.
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Cool! I wish you luck!
Thanks, I'm about to check my first trap of the day!
Don’t forget to remove traps before it rains (unless you want drowned bugs). Alternatively, you can drill holes at the bottom for the water to drain through.
Got it.
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