Wolf, Greenie ? Huntsman
Jan 3, 2017 22:18:54 #
Wolf spider was eating a moth, it has a leg injury The tiny Greeny was about 3mm The huntsman I think was young but 5inches across very long legs for smallish body.
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Jan 4, 2017 00:19:01 #
Very good! The wolf spider indeed looks imposingly large, even in the pix. No idea what the green spider might be. I hear that huntsmen, though huge, are actually pretty mellow. Is that true?
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Jan 4, 2017 05:09:54 #
little green spider I think its a Eriophora Circulissparsus Described as Pale green/yellow orb-web nocturnal spider Yvonne
Jan 4, 2017 05:22:54 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Hi Mark, the wolf was a young one and not more than half grown .I was able to get within 6 inches of it with the lens so it appears bigger, The huntsman was on the ceiling hard to get to. Yes they are generally placid but can jump quite a distance if threatened and can bite ,not poison I have never heard of one biting but its quite a shock when they jump,often straight at you if you are silly enough to annoy them..... not me I creep up carefully and slowlyVery good! The wolf spider indeed looks imposingly large, even in the pix. No idea what the green spider might be. I hear that huntsmen, though huge, are actually pretty mellow. Is that true?
The little green fellow is a Pale green/yellow orb-web spider, its nocturnal.YvonneJan 5, 2017 16:44:49 #
Was the wolf dead? Looks unusually flat to ground, splayed pedipalps, tucked-under leg same in all pics, etc. Neat greenie! Some huntsman spiders have a very painful bite, and some are very aggressive!
Jan 5, 2017 19:56:38 #
relbugman wrote:
No, the wolf was very much alive but had an injury to one of its legs that slowed it down but it still managed to scuttle off and took its moth with it.You con see the injury in the last pic. Our ozzie huntsman must be a bit laid back, maybe they are too well fed, but I dont know of anyone having been bitten, however they will jump straight at you if you show aggression. He may have looked a little stunned with a lens 6 inches from his face and a flash going off several times but managed to take its dinner to go. Was the wolf dead?
Yvonne
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