This mother clutched on to her babies tightly as I photographed her. She normally carries the egg sac on her back end spinnerets but as soon as she got to the studio, she held on for dear life.
I wish I could say that this story ended well for momma wolf spider but unfortunately she died from a tragic accident. My studio assistant killed her as she ran off the set. Note to self, hire assistants without arachnophobia.
What, you couldn’t take any photos of the splattered remains?
Comment by Brett — March 9, 2009 @ 12:31 pm
Wow, love spider images, but to capture this act is simply fantastic. Shame about end result…
Comment by ROB — March 29, 2009 @ 1:55 am