Three picts. Of spider found in SEMass.
Found this female spider lugging her egg sac in my garden today. Can anyone identify it for me?It may be some type of wolf spider?
Spider pict #1
Spider pict #2
spider pict #3
Spider #4
Spider #5
Spider #6-sent all for better id purposes
redfordl wrote:
Found this female spider lugging her egg sac in my garden today. Can anyone identify it for me?It may be some type of wolf spider?
This looks like one type of Nursery Web Spider. They carry the egg sack around with them until just before hatching and then build a type of nursery web in some weeds or grass. They do not build bug-catching webs. they rely on eating whatever bugs they can over-power.
gym
Loc: Athens, Georgia
You're absolutely right, horseart. It's in the family Pisauridae - VERY close relative of the wolf spiders. They carry their egg sacs in their chelicerae, while the wolf spiders carry them attached to the spinnerets, on the tip of the abdomen. From the dorsal pattern, it looks a lot like Pisaurina mira.
Gym and horseart thanks for your id of this spider and the info concerning this species.
Wonder how that would look after a 'stomp'
Sarge
Nice detailed and comprehensive shots of spidey.
Neat photos. I have a Macro lens on the way and when I get it I want to try a get a photo of some Spiders living in the storage area of the store. They are HUGE and move very fast, usually from side to side.
Archy
Loc: Lake Hamilton, Florida
Spiders are our friends...great shots......... :thumbup:
Fantastic series well done
These macro shots were taken with my sx40.One of these days i will get a dslr setup with a 100mm canon macro lens,but am satisfied with these shots.
I live about twenty minutes from you and hope to never see that spider anywhere near me.
sarge69 wrote:
Wonder how that would look after a 'stomp'
Sarge
Bigger, but a little flat. lol
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