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A sunlit spider
Posted by on March 2, 2010
A spider of, I think, the family Tetragnathidae: the long-jawed orb weavers. I’m basing this primarily on very basic morphology as well as behaviour I observed…at one point, it rested by flattening itself on the branch, extending its long, slender legs both anteriorly and posteriorly. This behaviour is apparently common to the family. Pretty, delicate and quite active on this warm(ish), sunny day.
Edited to add: Spider guy in my lab confirmed it as a Tetragnathid!
Great photo!
Thanks Morgan
I love this photo. Aren’t spiders gorgeous?
(Don’t tell anyone, but spiders generally ick me out.) This one was little and dainty and pretty, though
Tsk tsk – admitting the spiders ick you out!? And you want to be Dr. Bug?
I’ll have you know that spiders are NOT the same as insects, not the same thing at all. Perfectly reasonable to be icked…extra pair of legs and all that icky stuff.
Very nice shot! It’s rather captivating–and feels warm.
And I have to second Ted’s remark despite you splitting setae about spiders not being insects.
LOL @ “splitting setae”…ah, it’s wonderful conversing with other geeks…even if they’re taking cheap shots