Douglas squirrel on a cedar tree branch. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Golden-mantled squirrel in Berkley Park. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.

Pacific Tree Frog peering out of grass. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Pika peeking over rocks. Old Glory Mountain - Rossland Range, British Columbia.

Carpenter ants in a group busy on a dead snag. Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington.

Ants crawling around on a peony bud. Roslyn, Washington.

Tiny Pacific Tree Frog inside daisy flower. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Pacific Tree Frog on boysenberry vine. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Tiny spider on leaf of a yellow iris. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Pea-sized spider on yellow iris leaf. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Butterfly on a wild aster. Kettle Mountain Range, Washington.

Butterfly on a wild aster. Kettle Mountain Range, Washington.

Dragonfly on a lakeshore reed/cattail. Diamond Lake, Washington.

Pair of swallowtail butterflies on a host squaw current shrub. Selah Butte, Washington.

Pacific Coast Tick crawling up backpackers pack. Granby River Valley, British Columbia.

Pacific Coast tick crawling on my hairy leg. Ack! Kettle Mountain Range, Washington.

Western fence lizard. Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington.

Garden spider in dew covered web. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Garter snake head close-up. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Garter snake sunning on a log. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Garden spider attracted to a night light. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Pair of ladybugs on a red current leaf. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Beautiful butterfly on a desert linear-leaf daisy. Quilomene Wildlife Area/Whiskey Dick Mountain, Washington.

Ladybug crawling down a rhody leaf. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Dew covered spider web---home of this garden spider. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Dew covered spider web---home of this garden spider. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

A pair of Western Alligator lizards hiding under salal leaves. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

White crap spider hiding in a lily. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Blue dragonfly. Creston Wildlife Area, British Columbia.

Honey bee on a dandelion flower. Willamette Valley, Oregon.

Sheet web covered with morning dew. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Funnel web covered with morning dew. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Bee working inside a wild rose flower. Tronson Ridge, Wenatchee Mountains, Washington.

Small Northern Pacific Rattlesnake on Dog Mountain. Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area, Washington.

Small Northern Pacific Rattlesnake on Dog Mountain. Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area, Washington.

Pea-sized spider on yellow iris leaf. Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.

Rare view of moving sand dollar and the trail it left behind on the beaches of Case Inlet, Washington.