Switching gears, no real news on bolas, tho I did update my post. Is there any way to tell if egg sacs are viable?

spiders yes, but not sure with bolas spiders. Sometimes eggs sacs are infertile or parasitized. That particular bolas spider laid so many, I would guess they are fertile.

Unless you happen to be there when spiderlings are emerging, I think the only way you could get an image of an adult male would be by collecting an egg sac.
If that is an option, just cut an egg sac with no holes in it loose with a sharp pair of scissors. Put it in a container with a twig and wait. Then you could release afterwards. Just a thought.

I haven't done any catch-and-release so far for a variety of reasons, but was kicking myself recently for not taking Gulf Fritillary eggs from a passion vine near a butterfly garden. The vine was later ripped out! At least in that instance, I'd have been a better caretaker.

Glad it's an addition. I like to dig up the odd stuff. How do I move it to the proper place when it's a new species, or does an editor handle this?

An editor will need to create a page for this species.

I'm still learning the ropes; probably will always be. This is a very nice site.

Ron, you can move your image to the genus Phidippus, just not to the species since there is not a page for this one yet.

Done, Don.