I found a Green Lynx Spider with her egg sac. I did some more research on them after I took the pic. They lay 25-600 bright orange eggs. They guard the sac and attack everything that comes near. It's probably for the best that I read the attacking part, after I took the pics. They are not venonmous, but have been known to bite humans. The bite would be like a bee sting. They get their name from their ability to pounce on their prey in a catlike fashion. YIKES!!! I think I'll leave them alone now! :0)
Shudders and eeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkk ... Fascinating mother nature at her best and yet very scary and thanks for a wonderful capture... its fantastic... but please keep away now..... would hate you to be hurt.... and this really does deserve a huge fav!!
@anitahoyle Somedays I'm lucky and I find them quickly. Other days it takes awhile. I live on 5 acres of land and it's surrounded by woods on two sides. I look in my hayfield, a little of my neighbor's field, and the edge of the woods. I do a lot of walking, which is another benefit I've gotten from the 365. I get fresh air and I walk. :0)
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKK! I know you told me they might jump on you when you saw my picture of one of these up today...but now I read your blurb...this line is my favorite (not) --
They guard the sac and attack everything that comes near.
Nice. I guess my spider was not really that good of a mother because I got really close and "petted" her with a grassy reed...no attack. She might have a hangover or something. Haha
Do you have external flash? This pic is terrific. Have to fav it. I took my with a flippin' Blackberry...bah! and it was dusky and dark so it was so hard to get it to stand out from the leaves and stuff...thus, the crazy editing on mine.
Very groovy spidey shot!
They guard the sac and attack everything that comes near.
Nice. I guess my spider was not really that good of a mother because I got really close and "petted" her with a grassy reed...no attack. She might have a hangover or something. Haha
Do you have external flash? This pic is terrific. Have to fav it. I took my with a flippin' Blackberry...bah! and it was dusky and dark so it was so hard to get it to stand out from the leaves and stuff...thus, the crazy editing on mine.