A short photo hike at Big Pine Tract with an incredible find.
Green Lynx Spiderlings
Each egg sac contains hundreds of spiderlings and well defended by their mother.
Green Lynx Spiderlings ( Spiderlings go through up to 8 instar stages)| Alice Mary Herden | November 18
Mating season in July, eggs are laid in September, hatching and dispersal between November and early January, and growth from January to June.
Green Lynx Spider (Female) guards her nest and will spit venom at any predators
After going through their instar stages (life stages| molting egg, postembryo..etc), these spiderlings have a long way to go for such a short amount of life, just one year.
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Click to access JoA_v6_p147.pdf
Categories: Big Pine Tract, Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area, Insects, Spiders
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