Cellar spider ( Pholcus opilionoides ) with egg sac by larose forest photos

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22-JULY-2018	Christine Hanrahan

Cellar spider (Pholcus opilionoides) with egg sac

Almonte, Ontario

Found under a log pile outside. According to Bug Guide their range is: "Europe east to Azerbaijan.
Sparingly introduced in North America where distribution is largely unknown."

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Tom Murray		30-Apr-2019 02:23
Looks like these spiders are reproducing well in their new home. Nice find and shot!

Marcia Colelli		29-Apr-2019 14:39
Great find and nice close up capture. V

Pierre		26-Apr-2019 14:07
Une belle découverte et une magnifique photo de l'araignée avec ses oeufs! V

Dan Greenberg		22-Apr-2019 04:49
That is very cool and something I have never seen before. Excellent capture! ~V~

Pierre Martin		21-Apr-2019 00:03
what a catch of that rarety, bravo!

laine		20-Apr-2019 22:43
A busy spider it seems.

Hank Vander Velde		20-Apr-2019 20:39
Terrific find and excellent sharp and detailed image Christine.

Ursula Miller		20-Apr-2019 20:36
Fascinating shot! V

Isabel Cutler		20-Apr-2019 20:02
Fascinating!

globalgadabout		20-Apr-2019 19:37
ace shot....looks like a clutch of eggs there too.....the spiders maybe, or perhaps the spiders next meal..

PauloCGama		20-Apr-2019 19:24
Excellent details. v

Jim Coffman		20-Apr-2019 18:56
Amazing close up!!

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