Pont del Diablo, Tarragona, Spain, 19 May 2013
Spider with egg-case, Pont del Diablo, Tarragona, Spain, 19 May 2013
I'll be uploading two individuals, both were living between rocks on a stony beach. They were around 2 centimeters wide with their legs extended. Beach spiders!
Location: Makunda Christian Hospital, Karimganj District, Assam
Date: 17th May 2013
Equipment: Nikon D300s with Micro-Nikkor 105mm
Location: Makunda Christian Hospital, Karimganj District, Assam
Date: 17th May 2013
Equipment: Nikon D300s with Micro-Nikkor 105mm
Common house spider wrapping up a June beetle (Phyllophaga sp.) in my garage.
Bold Jumper (Phidippus audax)?
Iridescent green chelicerae are partially hidden by palps.
Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing chelicerate arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae modified into fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms. Spiders are found world-wide on every continent except for Antarctica, and have become established in nearly every ecological niche with the exception of air and sea colonization. As of 2008, approximately 40,000 spider species, and 109 families...
