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Small Ant Mimic Spiders with Egg Sac
Copyright © 2017 eaglebeach

Small Ant Mimic Spiders with Egg Sac
Tracys Landing, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
June 8, 2017
I just came across this picture of the same leaf, same creatures, but a week earlier. This picture is from 06/01/17. I didn't change the date entered here because I didn't know if that would be a problem with the database.

Why would both creatures, presumably male and female,still be on the leaf? Are they both participating in parenting or at least making sure the eggs hatch?

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Contributed by eaglebeach on 9 July, 2017 - 3:49pm
Last updated 19 April, 2023 - 7:41am

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