Common rain spider (Palystes superciliosus) egg sac. Egg sac (nest) of a common rain spider attached to a plant. P. superciliosus is a species of huntsman spider (family Sparassidae) that is native to Southern Africa. After mating in the early summer,the female common rain spider constructs an egg sac,which measures around 60-100 mm in size,from silk with twigs and leaves woven into it. Here,the nest contains a discarded plastic food wrapper that the spider has used as if it were a leaf. Photographed in Cape Town,South Africa | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Overy, Dr. Neil |
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