Pretty Jumper
It’s the Return of Spider Friday! Reader Mark White sent in this picture of a female phidippus posing on the hood of his car. He estimates that she is about 13mm long. I really like this shot because it gives us a good look at her green chelicerae.
Notice the pure white markings; this indicates that she has passed her final molt and reached maturity. Were she younger, her light-colored hairs would have an orange tint to them, and her black areas would be slightly brown. Notice also that the hood of Mark’s car also lacks any tint; I can only presume that his auto has passed its final molt and reached maturity as well.
Mark says he shoots with a Sony DSC-H1 camera. He’s sent in some other great shots as well, so look for those to come up on the site soon!
Slowly getting the site back onto an even keel. It's nice to get back into the old posting rhythm.
Beth said,
November 2, 2007 @ 12:04 pm
She’s beautiful! And coming from someone who can’t stand spiders, that’s saying something
Insect Picture of the Day » Spider said,
November 30, 2007 @ 1:56 pm
[...] spider photo was sent in by reader Mark White, who has sent in spider pictures to us before. I don’t have an ID for this spider, but I feel like I should know it. The shape and [...]