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13-06-2010, 04:25 PM
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| | | Spider-mum!
Thought you might like to take a look at this shot I got yesterday. Glad us humans don't have such a burden. I've no idea what species of spider but if anyone does it would be good to know. 
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13-06-2010, 04:28 PM
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| | | Re: Spider-mum!
That`s a great photo  I`ve no idea what it is though 
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13-06-2010, 04:34 PM
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| | | Re: Spider-mum!
What a shot! Perhaps they'd just hatched out and were hitching a lift?
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13-06-2010, 04:59 PM
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| | | Re: Spider-mum!
Looks like Pardosa sp.
The mothers carry the egg sacs around attached to the spinners. After the spiderlings hatch the mother carries them around for about 10 days I think. That's maternal devotion for you!
Here's one I took last year. 
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13-06-2010, 05:51 PM
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| | | Re: Spider-mum!
Thanks John. Lets face it- those spiderlings haven't really got anything to fear when they've got a ferocious predator for a mum as their own personal transport - other than the odd bird I suppose.
Who's going to argue with her! 
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17-06-2010, 06:30 PM
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| | | Re: Spider-mum!
The title made me smile as that was what I had named a photo I took today hehe
My spider was still carrying what I presume to be an egg sac, as I could see little legs waving from inside there.   | | |
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