Wolf Babies & a couple of Springies.

Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
edited June 29, 2015 in Holy Macro
Managed to grab a quick shot of a mother wolf spider with some babies on her back as she dashed up along the side of the wheelie bin in the garden today - and then from underneath where the bin had been, found a couple of springies too.

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Paul.


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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2015
    What a catch! That's an education! Thanks for sharing Paul!
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2015
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    What a catch! That's an education! Thanks for sharing Paul!

    Thanks SB thumb.gif

    Paul.


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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,376 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2015
    Paul,

    I have some Wolf females with egg sacs so I may get a chance to capture a similar image.

    The large springtail is Orchesella villosa. I think the small ones are Isotomurus.

    You also seem to have a mite in the extreme bottom right. There may also be a pale, shiny one between the faces of the lower isotomid and the Orchesella. The latter could be a shiny stone.

    Harold
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2015
    Thanks for the ID confirmations and for looking. I can actually count 5 springtails (not sure about counting mites though).


    Paul.


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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,376 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2015
    Paul Iddon wrote: »
    Thanks for the ID confirmations and for looking. I can actually count 5 springtails (not sure about counting mites though).


    Paul.

    Paul,

    I see a very tiny fourth one, an isotomid, but no definite fifth one.

    Harold
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2015
    There is a bluish stone just short of half way across from the top left. Just down from that there are two patches of golden brown coloured stuff - and below the right hand one, upside down you will see the antennae of the mystery 5th one... :)


    Paul.


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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,376 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2015
    Paul Iddon wrote: »
    There is a bluish stone just short of half way across from the top left. Just down from that there are two patches of golden brown coloured stuff - and below the right hand one, upside down you will see the antennae of the mystery 5th one... :)


    Paul.

    Maybe. I see the shapes. The left (image orientation) one looks more mineral than springtail. The other one looks more convincing but I can't see to what, if anything, it is attached.

    Harold
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2015
    Here's a crop further to that area in the attachment :)

    Paul.


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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,376 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2015
    Paul Iddon wrote: »
    Here's a crop further to that area in the attachment :)

    Paul.

    OK. I'm convinced. On a percentage basis, of what you can see and what you can't, that one is absent. :D

    Harold
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,900 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2015
    Lovely captures Paul - not seen any wolfies carrying babies here yet.
    Brian v.
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2015
    Thanks Brian :)

    Half a dozen here, but just 1 so far with spiderlings.


    Paul.


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  • IPClarkIPClark Registered Users Posts: 2,355 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2015
    Nicely done mate. Captured a wolfy this evening myself but not with brood :)
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2015
    Cheers Ian :)

    Paul.


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