Backyard wildlife

Post by **BluTuna** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:27 pm

Flutterby wrote:Lovely pics! $\O$

BT, what's the difference between a wolf spider and a rain spider...or is it the same thing?

Thanks Flutts $\O$

They are from different families and Wolf Spiders are pretty small (body length up to 12mm), Rain Spiders are huge!

Post by **BluTuna** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:32 pm

nan wrote:oups

Post by **Mel** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:56 pm

Whose finger is that?

Post by **BluTuna** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 11:03 pm

Not mine, I'm not THAT fond of spiders

Post by **BluTuna** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:34 am

Here's another of those very blue Damselflies - a male in breeding colours?

Close your eyes Nan!

Another Wolf Spider

OK Nan, you can open them now

A Grasshopper.

A Fruit Fly with a long ovipositor.

One of the Banded Bees cleaning itself.

Another example of those tiny wasps, probably one of the Braconid Wasps.

Time to close your eyes again Nan!

A Crab Spider (Misumenops rubrodecoratus).

And a Jumping Spider (Thyene natalii).

More later........

Post by **Flutterby** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 11:07 am

That wolf spider looks pretty big to me!

Post by **BluTuna** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 11:26 am

Flutterby wrote:That wolf spider looks pretty big to me!

If I remember correctly, its body was less than 10mm. I got really close!

Post by **Flutterby** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 11:59 am

Post by **Mel** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:13 pm

BluTuna wrote:Not mine, I'm not THAT fond of spiders

Glad to hear you're not totally insane.

Super shots again! You really make those little ones (which I find a bit, uhm, disturbing...) look beautiful and interesting.

Post by **Super Mongoose** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:14 pm

Stunning shots BT!

Africa Wild