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Monday, 2 July 2018

Dock spiders!

Beside the bird bath is an Echinacea plant, hosting some little friends. It's a dock spider, with babies. She is protecting them from the ants. She stretches out, and points her legs, and you can barely see her.

Dolomedes is a genus of large spiders of the family Pisauridae. They are also known as fishing spiders, raft spiders, dock spiders or wharf spiders. Pisaurids are commonly known (uMcGill) as nursery-web spiders, as females build a silken, tent-like ‘nursery’ for their spiderlings. Upon hatching, the young spiders live in a protected place, typically spun in and among grasses, low-growing vegetation, or between rocks around the margins of water.

Dock spider from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
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7 comments:

  1. Olga2 July 2018 at 08:30

    I have never done a study of spiders. They seem to like to hide along the baseboard behind the tv here in my place. I shoo them out, but they seem determined. Perhaps they are PBS fans. I did have a wolf spider land on me once while cleaning out the old shed. Probably you would have found it fascinating. I just did a freak out dance. I did go back and finish the clean out though.

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  2. Yamini MacLean2 July 2018 at 10:50

    Hari OM
    I am fascinated by bugs and beetles and all other creepies - loved learning about this one! YAM xx (who is still a few days off being back at the Hutch, but not too many!)

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  3. Cloudia2 July 2018 at 12:57

    Yikes! Stay safe

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  4. Red2 July 2018 at 13:46

    There are many, many spiders...all interesting.

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  5. Christine2 July 2018 at 23:56

    nice photos and video!

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  6. Powell River Books3 July 2018 at 11:50

    As a city girl I learned to fear spiders, but they really as good to have around. I just have to change my way of thinking. - Margy

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  7. William Kendall3 July 2018 at 17:25

    As long as they stay outside, I'm fine with spiders.

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