when its getting cooler and normal prey is scarce

[skyblue]

spiders turn to cannibalism

 

[Peter Parka]

Don't the females eat the males after mating? I'm pretty sure redbacks do, at least?

 

[USF Sam]

Don't the females eat the males after mating? I'm pretty sure redbacks do, at least?

I swear the first time I read that I saw "I'm pretty sure RedRyder does" :24::24:

 

[skyblue]

Don't the females eat the males after mating? I'm pretty sure redbacks do, at least?

in spiders the males are much smaller than the females

 

[Tim]

They aren't spiders. :dunno

 

[Thornless]

Creepy crawly, nice detail

 

[skyblue]

They aren't spiders. :dunno

what are they?....they looked like small bodied long legged ones:unsure:

 

[Tim]

Opiliones or Harvestmen. They are sometimes called daddy longlegs.

They are not spiders.

Opiliones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[skyblue]

yep.....your right

The British Naturalist's Association

now i've got to buy a field guide on arachnid type stuff........over here we call crane flies daddy long legs by the way