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Friday, July 22, 2011

Cousin Fang and Mantis

Cousin Fang is the same species of jumping spider as Lil' Red from last week's post.  They are Hasarius adansoni. 
Often found indoors, Fang is from a group of spiders commonly known as House Jumpers.
We actually had to go outdoors to bring in a leaf for him to pose on
At the edge of a piece of paper, Fang seemed to be saying to himself "Hmmmm, to jump or not to jump ? That is the question."
After the photoshoot, Katy let Fang out in the garden where he probably had a better chance of catching some juicy flies.  We just hope he did not run into the big Mantis that we ran across the next day.  He is looking pretty hungry, don't you think ?
We hope you are still out there Cousin Fang !! 


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