I Come Bearing Gifts, Pt. 2 - _TNY_4643
This male Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) was waiting outside my front door one day.
A large specimen and really nice colours on it as well.
It's the males of this species who catch, wrap and offer a bug as a gift to the female as part of the courtship. A well-fed lover makes for a better chance of survival for male spiders.
Portrait shot of this guy here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/42140963604/
And one from a little further away here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/42366225532/
I Come Bearing Gifts, Pt. 2 - _TNY_4643
This male Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) was waiting outside my front door one day.
A large specimen and really nice colours on it as well.
It's the males of this species who catch, wrap and offer a bug as a gift to the female as part of the courtship. A well-fed lover makes for a better chance of survival for male spiders.
Portrait shot of this guy here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/42140963604/
And one from a little further away here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/42366225532/