Pat Shingleton for October 29, 2009
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Wildlife and Weather’s Halloween edition noted toads, spiders and snakes will begin their underground migration. As noted in a previous article, toads might be a key ingredient in witches’ brew, but a healthy toad population is a good sign of low pollution in your backyard. Spiders might be scary Saturday night but are beneficial predators of insects. The venomous species are the black widow, the brown recluse and the hobo. You may hear the howl of a wolf this weekend; gray wolves are needed predators in balancing the ecosystem. They control deer and other prey populations, such as coyotes and raccoons. Finally, a slithering snake is scary but is beneficial to control insects and rodents.
Fastcast: Clouds, rain returns.
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, high near 83. Southerly winds 10 mph to 15 mph. Tonight: 40 percent chance of showers Mostly cloudy, low of 71. Southerly winds 10 mph to 15 mph.
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