Green Lynx Spider watching over her spiderlings
Here is another shot of 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. I got this photo yesterday, and I'm making a point of not pestering them everyday. The spiderlings are only a few days old, I know they weren't emerged before last weekend. I've been watching this spider since September 19, see this photo taken back when she was really green. It's been interesting to watch her slowly turn red. The mama spiders are truly devoted mothers who guard their egg sacks until the spiderlings disperse. Arachtober 23b. (San Marcos Pass, 22 October 2018)
Green Lynx Spider watching over her spiderlings
Here is another shot of 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. I got this photo yesterday, and I'm making a point of not pestering them everyday. The spiderlings are only a few days old, I know they weren't emerged before last weekend. I've been watching this spider since September 19, see this photo taken back when she was really green. It's been interesting to watch her slowly turn red. The mama spiders are truly devoted mothers who guard their egg sacks until the spiderlings disperse. Arachtober 23b. (San Marcos Pass, 22 October 2018)