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17-JUN-2005 Antje Schulte

Devoted mother

A female wolf spider (Pardosa amentata). She carries her eggs everywhere. Some spider species care very well and for a long time for their little ones. She actually sits in front of her den and started out on a hunting trip when I met her. I've seen her a couple of times since and she's still carrying her eggs. I hope I'll get some more shots with her carrying her young on her back!

Canon EOS 20D ,Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro
1/160s f/8.0 at 180.0mm iso400 with Flash full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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