Green Lynx Spider watching over her spiderlings
Here is today's photo of the mama Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia, Oxyopidae) watching over her new spiderlings on their egg sac in a plant of native Bird's Beak (Cordylanthus rigidus, Orobanchaceae) that's gone to seed. The spiderlings are less than a week old. The mama spiders are truly devoted mothers who guard their egg sacks until the spiderlings disperse. I've already posted several photos of this mama, like this one, and I'll probably post more. The Arachtober group challenge is to post spider photos every day during October, and I like to treat it like a scavenger hunt to find new spiders every day of the month. I've been successful so far, but spiders are getting scarce as the month comes to an end. Flowers and insects are getting scarce too of course. Expect a few more of these photos until Halloween! Arachtober 25a. (San Marcos Pass, 25 October 2018)
"Breezy days are here again . . ." I've been spoiled after a couple of dead calm days, but they are the exception. There was a breeze today, but it was otherwise another lovely autumn day. It sounds like it will warm up tomorrow.
Green Lynx Spider watching over her spiderlings
Here is today's photo of the mama Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia, Oxyopidae) watching over her new spiderlings on their egg sac in a plant of native Bird's Beak (Cordylanthus rigidus, Orobanchaceae) that's gone to seed. The spiderlings are less than a week old. The mama spiders are truly devoted mothers who guard their egg sacks until the spiderlings disperse. I've already posted several photos of this mama, like this one, and I'll probably post more. The Arachtober group challenge is to post spider photos every day during October, and I like to treat it like a scavenger hunt to find new spiders every day of the month. I've been successful so far, but spiders are getting scarce as the month comes to an end. Flowers and insects are getting scarce too of course. Expect a few more of these photos until Halloween! Arachtober 25a. (San Marcos Pass, 25 October 2018)
"Breezy days are here again . . ." I've been spoiled after a couple of dead calm days, but they are the exception. There was a breeze today, but it was otherwise another lovely autumn day. It sounds like it will warm up tomorrow.