Monomad: Stone Spider - Another Lord of the Rocky River

avatar

Most insects and some arthropods prefer bushland. Each of them claims their own territory with certain boundaries that no one may violate. Punishment for those who break it may be prey, or a fight will occur if both are equally strong.

But there are also those who like open places where they also have their own territory. Being out in the open didn't mean they couldn't hide in the presence of a stronger enemy. That's because their physical characteristics can blend with or adapt to the nature in which they live.

IMG_20230507_162923.jpg

The stone spider is one of them. In arachnology, it has the Latin name Pardosa sumatrana , and this is still in the large family of wolf spiders.

IMG_20230507_162849.jpg

IMG_20230507_163108.jpg

This species is common in rocky rivers. Such a physique allows the stone spider to perform perfect camouflage both on the surface of the water and on the rocks.

IMG_20230507_163405.jpg

IMG_20230507_163222_1.jpg

In the water? Is the spider not sinking? Of course not; it could even cross from rock to rock by crawling extremely fast over the surface of the water.

IMG_20230507_163328.jpg

IMG_20230507_163141.jpg

This is another entry I submitted for the daily #monomad challenge.

All of the images here are my own work, taken with Xiaomi POCO NFC smartphone and an assembled external macro lens.

monomad macro photography photofeed qurator animalphoto pob stem archon vyb
0
0
0.000
6 comments
avatar

Thanks for your contribution to the STEMsocial community. Feel free to join us on discord to get to know the rest of us!

Please consider delegating to the @stemsocial account (85% of the curation rewards are returned).

You may also include @stemsocial as a beneficiary of the rewards of this post to get a stronger support. 
 

0
0
0.000
Reply