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Showing posts with label Spiders. Show all posts
Spider Eating Spider
In some species of spiders female eat their male counterpart after copulation. However there are some species who show cannibalism. Spider cannibalism is the act of a spider consuming all or part of another individual of the same species as food
Spider Eating Spider
Wolf Spiders
Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae (wolf). Wolf spiders are agile and land predators that are moving quickly. Wolf spiders have good eyesight. Some hunt actively and pursue prey during the day. Some will wait for passing prey in or near the mouth of a burrow. They do not capture their food in a web as do other common spiders with poorer eye sight.
Adult males are smaller than females, and measure 19 to 25 mm . The pedipalps, are larger and proportionately longer legs. Its color is also more striking. The female is brown with darker markings and lines on the legs. Measures of 27 to 30 mm. They have eight eyes, arranged in 3 rows; the first rows have 4 small eyes; the second row has 2 larger eyes and the third row has 2 medium-sized eyes.
Wolf spiders carry their egg sacs by attaching them to their spinnerets. On hatching they protect their young by carrying them on their back.
Wolf spiders are venomous and can bite if provoked. However their bite are usually minor, can result in small pain or itchiness. In some rear cases the reaction can include swelling, prolonged pain, dizziness, rapid pulse and nausea.
Adult males are smaller than females, and measure 19 to 25 mm . The pedipalps, are larger and proportionately longer legs. Its color is also more striking. The female is brown with darker markings and lines on the legs. Measures of 27 to 30 mm. They have eight eyes, arranged in 3 rows; the first rows have 4 small eyes; the second row has 2 larger eyes and the third row has 2 medium-sized eyes.
Wolf spiders carry their egg sacs by attaching them to their spinnerets. On hatching they protect their young by carrying them on their back.
Wolf spiders are venomous and can bite if provoked. However their bite are usually minor, can result in small pain or itchiness. In some rear cases the reaction can include swelling, prolonged pain, dizziness, rapid pulse and nausea.
Wolf Spiders
Spiders Mating
The spiders mating is different from other insects as the male spiders do not produce ready-made packages of sperm to insert in the females by their genitals. The male spiders use their pedipalps to transfer sperms into the female's epigyne (genital opening). They spin small sperm webs onto which they ejaculate and then transfer the sperm into syringe like structures on the tips of their pedipalps, which is then inject into the female's genital opening on the underside of her abdomen.
Spiders Mating Pictures
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| Spiders Mating |
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| Spiders Mating |
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| Male Spider Pedipalps |
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| Female Spider Epigyne (Genital Opening) |
Orange Crab Spider
Crab Spiders or Flower Spiders are perhaps the most beautiful species of spiders on the earth. Crab spiders belong to family Thomisidae. So far, I have captured and shared a variety of crab spiders including, white, with with patterns, yellow and green. Today I'm going to share a picture of orange crab spider, I captured yesterday. Actually it's a baby orange crab spider. I will try to observe and capture as it grows.
Orange Crab Spider
Spiders With Egg Sacs
Pictures of Spiders With Egg Sacs
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| Wolf Spider With Egg Sac |
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| Nursery Web Spider With Egg Sac |
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| Fishing Spider With Egg Sac |
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| Lynx Spider With Egg Sac |
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| Unknown Spider With Egg Sac |
Long Jawed Spiders
The long-jawed spiders or long jawed orb weavers (family Tetragnathidae) are elongated spiders with long legs and chelicerae (jaws). The spiders are orb web weavers, weaving small orb webs with an open hub and few, wide-set radii and spirals. The webs have no signal line and no retreat. The web is usually parallel to the ground. Some species particularly in the genus Tetragnathare live in long vegetation near water. These spiders will bite if threatened, but the bite is not harmful to people.
Long Jawed Spiders (family Tetragnathidae)
Fishing Spiders
The Fishing Spider is a common name used for the spiders species in the genus Dolomedes, family Pisauridae. They are known by a number of common names including fishing spiders, raft spiders, dock spiders or wharf spiders. They are generally dark-colored, usually brownish or grayish, with white markings. Almost all species of Fishing Spiders are semi-aquatic. Fishing spiders can run across water and can dive underneath to capture prey. In addition to insects, fishing spiders can also catch small fish and tadpoles.
Fishing Spiders
Daddy Long-legs Spider
Daddy Long-legs Spider (Artema atlanta) is a species of spider in the family Pholcidae. Daddy long legs spider is the common house spiders. It has exceptionally long legs, as compared to the body size. The female body length is about 10mm and legspan is about 50mm (based on single measurement). Daddy long legs spiders are known to be one of the most venomous spiders of the world. However, they are not dangerous for humans, because their fangs are too small to bite or puncture the human skin. They are very common in our houses, but never observed their bite. The spiders in the family Pholcidae are known by a number of common names, including cellar spider, vibrating spider, house spider, daddy long-legger or granddaddy long-legs spider. It's known as "Vibrating Spider", because it vibrates itself and the web as a defense mechanism, whenever it feels threatened.
Daddy Long-legs Spider (Artema atlanta) Male
Daddy Long-legs Spider (Artema atlanta) Female
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| Daddy Long-legs Spider Molting |
Libellago lineata lineata-
Lariniaria argiopiformis is a species of spiders in the family Araneidae (orb-weaver spiders), subfamily Araneinae, tribes Mangorini. It has hairy, brown colored, elongated body.
Lariniaria argiopiformis
Lariniaria argiopiformis
Ghost Spider - Neoscona punctigera
The Ghost Spider (Neoscona punctigera) is a brown colored species of orb-weaver spiders in the family Araneidae. It has a hairy body and its legs are covered with spines. It's a nocturnal species. It constructs its web at night, shortly after sunset and removes the web next morning. During the day, it hides among the leaves. When at rest, it assumes a shape that looks like a monkey (first Pic) and that's why it is also known as "monkey spider"
Ghost Spider (Neoscona punctigera)
Yellow Sac Spider
The Yellow Sac Spider is a common name for certain species of spiders in the genus Cheiracanthium, family Miturgidae. They are usually pale yellow in color and has a body length of 6 to 10 mm. Being nocturnal, yellow sac spiders are active in the night and search for their prey. They don't build webs. Instead they construct sacs in protected areas and that's why they are known as Sac Spiders. Their bite is believed to be venomous to humans. Therefore, they should be handled very carefully.
Yellow Sac Spider
Thanks to Mr. Glen of spiderz rule for identification help.
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