All of these insects and spiders were photographed while Loucks-Christenson was working on her documentary, WALK THE BURN, in the Whitewater Management Area during the winter of 2005, through to March 20, 2006.

Many of the insects and spiders she discovered both on land and in the marshes were smaller than a grain of sand. Loucks-Christenson used her collection of digital cameras and microphotography recording equipment to capture moments in time with these micro-sized creatures going about their daily lives; while enduring freezing to sub-zero temperatures some days were as cold as 37 below zero, with wind chill.

It s important to note that no homes were uprooted, and no rocks or logs were overturned to find subjects by Loucks-Christenson, with the exception of times when she went through the thin ice in search of her aquatic subjects.

In some images, you may notice insects sitting atop grasses that were torn by coyotes that traveled her project paths in the twilight hours; other images show the lives of insects and spiders walking across fresh deer scrapes.

All life was photographed as found on the ground surface, undersides of leaves, on tree trunks and branches, walking across the snow, under the surface of thin ice, or in the openings in the ice, where other wildlife broke through the ice while crossing the marshes.

An inside view of Lisa s private collection of over 200+ photo images of insects and spiders, both land and aquatic, documented in their native Minnesota winter habitat.

All of these insects and spiders were photographed while Loucks-Christenson was working on her documentary, WALK THE BURN, in the Whitewater Management Area during the winter of 2005, through to March 20, 2006.

Many of the insects and spiders she discovered both on land and in the marshes were smaller than a grain of sand. Loucks-Christenson used her collection of digital cameras and microphotography recording equipment to capture moments in time with these micro-sized creatures going about their daily lives; while enduring freezing to sub-zero temperatures some days were as cold as 37 below zero, with wind chill.

It s important to note that no homes were uprooted, and no rocks or logs were overturned to find subjects by Loucks-Christenson, with the exception of times when she went through the thin ice in search of her aquatic subjects.

In some images, you may notice insects sitting atop grasses that were torn by coyotes that traveled her project paths in the twilight hours; other images show the lives of insects and spiders walking across fresh deer scrapes.

All life was photographed as found on the ground surface, undersides of leaves, on tree trunks and branches, walking across the snow, under the surface of thin ice, or in the openings in the ice, where other wildlife broke through the ice while crossing the marshes.

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