Unidentified Pisauridae: Taxonomy | Photographs
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Unidentified Pisauridae - These spiders are in the subfamily, Pisaurinae (nusery web spiders). The spiderlings are clustered together within the confines of the protective nusery web spun by their mother. The mother can be seen to the right, resting in front of a leaf.
Unidentified Pisauridae - These are the same spiders as in the above photo. The spiderlings dispersed after Josh gently blew a little air at the web.
Unidentified Pisauridae - This is a more detailed view of the same spiders. You can see the mother and spiderlings with a bit more detail in this photo.