Early morning and I found what appeared to be a paralyzed or dead spider on the mat by the door out to the deck. And there on the door above me was the biggest Wolf Spider I've ever seen--the size of my hand with fingers outstretched.
I carried the mat outside and got a closer look. Yep, definitely deceased. And eviscerated.
By the time I got my camera, the giant spider had disappeared and has not come out of hiding.
I hypothesized that perhaps this was a situation like preying mantises and the male spider had paid for his fun. A little online research confirmed that this is a definite possibility. Read it for yourself HERE.
She did a thorough job.
4 comments:
What a odd world!
Now that's the last thing I expected to see on Monday morning!
Mother Nature is full of surprises.
The "ew" factor kicked in when you described the size of the live spider.
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