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Sylvicola punctatus from Alberta - Sylvicola punctatus - female
Copyright © 2023 Bennett Grappone

Sylvicola punctatus from Alberta - Sylvicola punctatus - Female
53.6047, -113.147 grass field near farmland, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada
May 11, 2023
Size: ~1.2 cm
Caught in a pitfall trap that was baited with a dead frog. I assume they were mating or else they wouldn't have fallen in!

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Sylvicola punctatus from Alberta - Sylvicola punctatus - male - female Sylvicola punctatus from Alberta - Sylvicola punctatus - male Sylvicola punctatus from Alberta - Sylvicola punctatus - female
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Contributed by Bennett Grappone on 12 May, 2023 - 1:06pm

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