Green Lynx Spider on her egg sac
Here is another shot of a mama Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia, Oxyopidae) guarding her egg sac in a flowering plant of native Bird's Beak (Cordylanthus rigidus, Orobanchaceae) - see this photo from a couple of days ago. In my comment to that photo, I explain why I believe this spider is Peucetia longipalpis rather than P. viridans. Sure, this is a "butt shot" that's perfect for the Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday (BBBT) group, but they have a limit of two photos per week, and I've already posted them - but HBBBT anyway! (San Marcos Pass, 14 August 2018)
My newsletter for the Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society is almost done, and I've sent it out to a few board members for proofreading. I'll get it off to the printers tomorrow, and then we're off to Oregon on Saturday! At least that's the plan . . . you know, frass happens!
Green Lynx Spider on her egg sac
Here is another shot of a mama Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia, Oxyopidae) guarding her egg sac in a flowering plant of native Bird's Beak (Cordylanthus rigidus, Orobanchaceae) - see this photo from a couple of days ago. In my comment to that photo, I explain why I believe this spider is Peucetia longipalpis rather than P. viridans. Sure, this is a "butt shot" that's perfect for the Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday (BBBT) group, but they have a limit of two photos per week, and I've already posted them - but HBBBT anyway! (San Marcos Pass, 14 August 2018)
My newsletter for the Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society is almost done, and I've sent it out to a few board members for proofreading. I'll get it off to the printers tomorrow, and then we're off to Oregon on Saturday! At least that's the plan . . . you know, frass happens!