Maman Spider - _TNY_9733
A male wandering crab spider (Philodromus aureolus) which had wandered all the way into our kitchen.
The way these guys are built makes me think they are the inspiration for French-American artist Louise Bourgeois and her huge bronze sculpture "Maman".
These can vary somewhat in colour and instead of green like this one, they can also be more purple like this one: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/28080910506/
The reason for the somewhat odd pose is that this was taken with the spider inside a shot glass.
Maman Spider - _TNY_9733
A male wandering crab spider (Philodromus aureolus) which had wandered all the way into our kitchen.
The way these guys are built makes me think they are the inspiration for French-American artist Louise Bourgeois and her huge bronze sculpture "Maman".
These can vary somewhat in colour and instead of green like this one, they can also be more purple like this one: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/28080910506/
The reason for the somewhat odd pose is that this was taken with the spider inside a shot glass.