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Future mother


Future mother
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Copyright: Tanja Almazan (sily) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 238 W: 6 N: 391] (1893)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-30
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon PowerShot A710 IS
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/50 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-04-30 15:18
Viewed: 591
Points: 8
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I was bussy in my garden today when I dug her out acidentally,so I took the opportunity to make some photos and gently returned her in her shelter.
As you can see she guards her egg sack.

Wolf spiders or Lycosidae are easily recognized by the female carrying their egg sacs attached at the back of her abdomen. The youngster live for some time on the females abdomen. They live on the ground and move very fast. Their size is between 10 and 40 mm. There are nine genera with 130 described species.

These spiders are real hunters and have excellent eyesight. They are rather big and are easily spotted on places in the sun often at damp places. If you spot spiders speeding away on the ground and several spiders have white sacs attached to their spinnerets at the back of their body you can be sure you deal with wolf spiders. Their name "wolf spider" is derived from the fact that people erroneously thought they hunted in groups like wolves.
In Europe there are living about 81 species in eight genera.

The spider lives in every variety of terrestrial habitats. They can even been found on the water skating over it and even diving under the surface catching small fish and insects. Some of these spider fish, by putting one of their legs into the water. If a fish is attracted and wants to catch the bait the spider catches it.

The cephalothorax (head-breast part) is elongated and usually high and narrowed in the front. They have eight eyes. Four small ones are located at the lower part of the face. Immediately above these there are two large eyes looking forward and father back there are also two big eyes that look upward. In this way the spider can look in four directions and can perceive moving insect at a distance of several inches. The legs and chelicera (jaws) are robust. The spider vigorously attacks her prey crushing it with her stout chelicera.

Pisauridae or nursery-web spiders are a family with 10 genera and 25 described species. All are large spiders and can measure up to 30 mm. They can be found near and on water. In contrast to the Lycosidae, they carry their egg-sac with their palps and chelicerae.
Both Lycosidae and Pisauridae are closely related.

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Hi Tanja, very interesting view of egg sack of this spider, splendid details, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2908 W: 34 N: 8623] (32138)
  • [2007-04-30 15:54]

Hi Tanja. A very good close up. lots of detail with colour to match. a unusal shot .well done.TFS.Nick

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  • ridvan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 555 W: 0 N: 1134] (5196)
  • [2007-04-30 17:05]

selam tanja; wow wery good macro . sharpness and details are wonderful! Excellent POV and pose well captured the spider and its lump top . Thank you for sharing,
ridvan

Hello Tanja!
This spider belongs to Lycosidae family, very common "running" spiders :)
Nice capture, also as a documentary photo :)
Best greetings,
Radomir

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