We know we talk about these a lot but what else is there to see when walking the dog 3 or 4 times a day? Here in this park, there are holes all over the gravel and silty bare ground The diameter varies from the size of a #2 pencil to a broom handle. The holes are not grouped in any fashion. They appear to have been dug ‘cause there is loose dirt around the opening. Karma doesn’t seem at all interested in what might have made them. She did once pee on one of the holes but it didn’t seem purposeful more accidentally aimed there.
Ruthi finally asked the park owner if she knew what made the holes. Ruthi was hoping it wasn’t snakes as Boots is terrified of them (snakes for Boots and spiders for Ruthi). Anyway, the holes are made by sand crabs. They are small steel gray fiddler crabs – Ruthi saw one the other day. The park owner said that during heavy rains the crabs will all congregate on the concrete porch in front of the office.
She also said that Wolf Spiders (poor Ruthi) will build web inside the opening to catch their prey. Supposedly Wolf spiders don’t hurt humans – but that doesn’t help Ruthi. Here’s a link to some pictures of them (https://www.google.com/search?q=wolf+spiders&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-SearchBox&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Y3QlT6mNMpKDsgKw8aGMAg&ved=0CEMQsAQ&biw=1093&bih=438).
