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Another dedicated mother looking after her eggs. This is the Cream-backed Comb-footed Spider (Neottiura bimaculata), which was a new species for me this year, discovered in the back garden.
Only a small one with a body length of around 3 mm (1/8 in). The female carries her egg-sac attached to her spinnerets.
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It’s interesting how much larger the egg sacs are than the spider.
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And the poor mother has to lug them around until they hatch.
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Wow, fascinating and odd!
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I am fascinated by the epithet ‘comb-footed’ spider.
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Yes, miniature marvel.
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Fine shots, Pete! I hadn’t heard the word spinnerets, before. What an elegant sounding term 😊.
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Thank you, Belinda 🙂 Nature is always amazing to me, and soem of the terms are elegant as you say.
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Aptly named. Another cutie, Pete. So tiny yet with everything required for life. Amazing.
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Many thanks, Steve 🙂
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