"McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> schreef in bericht news:463c333c_3@cnews... Nope, way too big in the abdobmen. Very small head and eyes. Makes a 'holster' like arrangement for itself in this pyracantha bush with its silk and a few leaves. It doesn't seem to move out of the garage much. Sago, would you have any idea what this one is? I've seen very small ones (maybe

"Joanne" <joannesplace@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:480bbb5a_3@cnews... "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message news:480b8612$1_1@cnews... Great capture! There is still one small salticidae species here that is rare and beautiful. It's all black, built like your spider, black fangs, long thick fur all over. Moves like a little black dot

"Joanne" <joannesplace@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:480978a3$1_3@cnews... "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message news:480975d3$1_1@cnews... "Joanne" <joannesplace@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:480963d5$1_3@cnews... Your spider expert wasn't going by patterning or coloration. He/She was going by the differences in the openings in

"McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message news:480a47d2$1_2@cnews... There is another insect that uses a particular salticidae species as host for its young. Sometimes, the insect larvae doesn't kill the host, which is always a female. When it is time for the insect to be 'delivered', the spider is triggered to create its egg ball. The larvae is then expunged