Tuesday, 22 May 2012

The very pregnant spider

 Most of the very abundant female wolf spiders in the garden (Pardosa sp.) are looking like the one above: their distended abdomen indicating they are about to lay eggs. I only saw one was already carrying an egg sac, the first of the year, sunbathing on the fence.

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2 comments:

  1. Rob23 May 2012 at 20:05

    I was photographing these in the garden today - now you've told me what they are! Thanks.

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  2. Africa Gomez24 May 2012 at 17:09

    You are welcome Rob. I wish I could be sure of the species name. A few more with egg sacs today.

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