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Mommas’ Had Babies!
In another post I mentioned the number of these spiders inhabiting our yellow daisies. The breeding program has obviously been successful! All three photos were taken with the spider being the same distance from the lens so size comparisons can be made. The young male, in the middle photo, has an abdomen about 1.5mm across. His pedipalps are already developing. The little fellow in the lower photo may have been from another set of eggs considering the number of adult females present. These little fellows have already been seen feasting on small flies.
"Misumena vatia" is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn.
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