Green Lynx Spider with a winged Termite
A little Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia, Oxyopidae) has captured a winged (alate) Termite (order Isoptera) on native Telegraph Weed (Heterotheca grandiflora, Asteraceae) in the woods today. Rain yesterday, termites today -- I guess that's how they synchronize their swarms with other termite colonies so that they'll all emerge at the same time. Maybe these are Subterranean Termites in the family Rhinotermitidae? I seem to find them in both spring and autumn. Arachtober 14. (San Marcos Pass, 14 October 2022)
Green Lynx Spider with a winged Termite
A little Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia, Oxyopidae) has captured a winged (alate) Termite (order Isoptera) on native Telegraph Weed (Heterotheca grandiflora, Asteraceae) in the woods today. Rain yesterday, termites today -- I guess that's how they synchronize their swarms with other termite colonies so that they'll all emerge at the same time. Maybe these are Subterranean Termites in the family Rhinotermitidae? I seem to find them in both spring and autumn. Arachtober 14. (San Marcos Pass, 14 October 2022)