Green Guard

This is a female Green Lynx Spider guarding her egg sac. Females lay 25-600 bright orange eggs in a yellowish or brownish egg sac. She guards the sac until they hatch.

She doesn't have to worry about me getting too close! Those long spiky legs are a big deterrent! :0)

It was cold enough for me to wear a sweater today. It felt wonderful! It's supposed to warm up this weekend, so maybe the butterflies will come back out. I didn't see any today. I did see the "C" caterpillar.

Thank you for stopping by! :0)

[❀ Lynn]

She is so cool! I love her eyes! Fav

[Aaron]

Excellent Carolyn, fave!

[Tony]

Amazing, awesome capture. Make that 100% Fave

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[elaine]

Amazing!

[Robin]

Nicely spotted, Carolyn; she can't have been easy to see. Lovely capture, too. Hope you get to see all the little spideys when they hatch.

[Rick Schies]

She is beautiful in her gorgeous colors

[Allison Maltese]

Wonderful capture of this spider and her brood to be.

[Rach_who]

She certainly has her legs full.

[Joyce Wells]

Great find - she certainly has long legs!

[Milanie]

Wow! What a find - and you made a terrific picture of her.

[Livia]

That's a great-looking mommy lynx! Gorgeous details. Beautifully captured, Carolyn!

[Claire]

She is very well hidden, with you on those spikes legs

[Brad Johnson]

Gorgeous, gnarly, green goodness.

[Lindy]

Great shot Carolyn. I think I would steer clear of her period.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful shot. Well spotted, Carolyn.

[richard saffold]

look but don't touch! my heat came on the other morning even tho the thermostat is turned down to 60.

[elkehochban]

Awesome find!

[Dawn Wilson]

Great find .. Are you going to watch til they hatch? :)

[Shirley Banford]

Tat's a lot of babies! Beautiful composition.

[karenann]

Fantastic capture ... what gorgeous colors, clarity and textures!!

[Pam Hawkes]

Wonderful capture and information!

[Carolyn White]

@doorknee71 I'm going to try to. They move their egg sacs around. I'm hoping she'll stay on the same plant. :0)

[Trina P Holub]

Very cool!

[Paul Myers]

Awesome close up Carolyn. Fave.

[Cassandra Hoffmann]

Very cool shot!

[Vesna]

Beautiful colours.

[Pyrrhula]

Great close up , beautiful details

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Last year at this time I saw one of these but purplish....I took it for granted but this year I have not seen one....not this big anyway. Very nice!

[Tara]

This is a really great shot Carolyn, but my heart seriously skips a beat every time I look at these close-up spider shots . . .

[Thom Mitchell]

Great shot, Carolyn!