Multiple, multiple, multiple birth ... by Trish Meyer
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INSECTS and SPIDERS
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Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies … January 2011
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Photographed at my home, dozens of tiny St. Andrew’s Cross spiders shortly after emerging from their egg sac some 26 days after formation of the sac.
Mounted Print
Loving time, some 25 days before.
Comments
Okay, that one made my toes curl.
Sorry Bob :)
They tickle at that size :)
– Trish Meyer
Quick! Alert the predators! Ew!
Apart from the birds and lizards eating them, they eat each other … or sometimes even their mother if she is still around!
– Trish Meyer
Ray, thank you for accepting this image!
– Trish Meyer
OMG .. Mum’s gonna need lotsa nappies. Nice one Trish.
Thanks Michael!
Mum’s done a runner … apart from their cannibalistic attitude to each other, the young have been known to demolish their mother as well!
– Trish Meyer
Oh Trish! What a brilliant shot and title!
Thanks so very much for your comments and fave!
– Trish Meyer
Thank you for accepting this image Andrea!
– Trish Meyer
What a great image of a rarely seen natural event. OUTSTANDING!!!
Byron, thanks so much for your most enthusiastic comments and fave!
I have my eye on many more egg sacs around the garden!!
– Trish Meyer
Wow . . . what a great find!!!!! Awesome!!! :-)
Thanks Lori for your awesome comments and fave!
Some I find by accident, others I watch and wait …
– Trish Meyer
I liked this so much… Guess what?
CONGRATULATIONS
scary lot,i thought it was a flower at first.but i see i wouldn’t want to come across this bunch
Thanks so much for choosing to feature these tiny creatures whose bodies are only about 1 millimetre.
– Trish Meyer
Congratulations Trish on this little beauty being featured!!
Tony, thanks so much for your congratulatory comments!
– Trish Meyer