Running Crab Spider
Nov 3, 2019 08:38:11 #
I believe this is a female Philodromus. She did not flinch while protecting her egg sac behind her. Canon MP-E 65. Comments for improvement welcomed.
Nov 3, 2019 09:19:24 #
Nov 3, 2019 11:56:02 #
Nov 4, 2019 12:56:07 #
That's a neat spider indeed. Egg sac? Only see her abdomen behind and shadows in all photos. #3 captures the common leg posture very well.
Nov 4, 2019 12:56:09 #
That's a neat spider indeed. Egg sac? Only see her abdomen behind and shadows in all photos. #3 captures the common leg posture very well.
Nov 4, 2019 12:56:32 #
That's a neat spider indeed. Egg sac? Only see her abdomen behind and shadows in all photos. #3 captures the common leg posture very well.
Nov 4, 2019 12:56:32 #
That's a neat spider indeed. Egg sac? Only see her abdomen behind and shadows in all photos. #3 captures the common leg posture very well.
Nov 4, 2019 12:56:32 #
That's a neat spider indeed. Egg sac? Only see her abdomen behind and shadows in all photos. #3 captures the common leg posture very well.
Nov 4, 2019 12:56:37 #
That's a neat spider indeed. Egg sac? Only see her abdomen behind and shadows in all photos. #3 captures the common leg posture very well.
Nov 4, 2019 13:05:24 #
Absolutely love seeing her. Job well done and the Canon MP-E65 is a world-class macro lens and I'm sure a treasure to own. As a Nikon fellow I am always in awe at the ability of that lens.
Nov 4, 2019 14:26:37 #
relbugman wrote:
That's a neat spider indeed. Egg sac? Only see her abdomen behind and shadows in all photos. #3 captures the common leg posture very well.
Here's a photo where you can just see the tip of the egg sac. It's the best I could do with my macro!
Nov 4, 2019 14:27:21 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Absolutely love seeing her. Job well done and the Canon MP-E65 is a world-class macro lens and I'm sure a treasure to own. As a Nikon fellow I am always in awe at the ability of that lens.
Thank you sippy!
Nov 4, 2019 14:27:51 #
Nov 4, 2019 14:28:07 #
Nov 5, 2019 12:27:26 #
Gee, don't know what I did wrong to get so many dupes of my message - sent on phone. Sorry. Checked again on computer, can't see egg sac, but accept your observation with reservation. Top view #3 shows bare end of abdomen, and #2 shows under chelicerae, both without eggs? Thought this type of spider deposited eggs in a hide - a crevice or curl? Or under a rock or board.
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