Welcome to Plum Landing.
So here's our mission from Plum:
observe a small piece of earth and record what we found.
And what I found was...
[grunting]
Okay...
So I was looking at this patch of weeds and thinking,
"Whatever, there's nothing to see."
But then all of a sudden, I found this toad.
He was the same color as the dirt and grass,
so if you weren't paying attention, like this fly...
...you'd totally miss him.
And I was looking at the same weeds,
only I got distracted by a woodpecker
up in the branches.
She sounded like this.
[chirping and pecking]
COOPER: Got it!
Finally!
So I was going to the park,
but I never even got past the front door
because I practically ran into a huge spider web.
And then I noticed a fly rolled up and dead,
and next to him, a moth, also dead.
Two moths, in fact.
Plus three beetles.
I bet that spider had enough food for a year.
Only the spooky thing was, I couldn't see her.
[screaming]
Later, I went back with binoculars
and drew a close-up view.
Super interesting.
So for viewing spiders,
I recommend a field book, binoculars,
and the appropriate protective gear.