If I asked you what wildlife I might find in this small area of the yard, you might say a few ants and a spider or two. In the past this strip of cement walkway, stairs and a narrow planter has revealed numerous species of spiders. Zone 1 in summer 2007.
So far this February the variety of species has been down, probably due to the season. But the winter-blooming berginia is looking lovely, see blooms.
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It is an interesting collection that the cave’s resident has pushed out its door. There are empty brown garden snail shells; some fragmented by strong jaws. Could the owner of the lair be a southern alligator lizard? A foot-long individual was seen in this area last summer.
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Some animal is living in this tiny cave and if you are snail, you might just consider it a dragon.
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