Comments & ID Thoughts
As of today (11/01/18) Her egg sack is fully developed and should hatch soon.
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- Submitted: Nov 3, 2018
- Photographed: Oct 11, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Wetumpka, Alabama, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
- Found in web?: No
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Her best is directly under the leaf she is on. Cant wait for the babies to hatch!
Awesome! She’s a green lynx spider, Peucetia viridans. Please keep us updated with the baby pics. They go through several physical changes before they become adults, about four weeks after hatching. Meanwhile their mother will be guarding them and probably bringing them food. They can keep changing color as they molt. They mostly have a yellow, green, reddish range. They’ll try to be as close in color to the plant they live on as they can. Since they’re on a purple and green plant I wonder how the babies will adapt their colors as they grow. Thanks for sharing with… Read more »
I agree.