"Check Out These Wasps Eating A Rattlesnake!"
AMAZING photo. Terrific blog post!!! Just wow....
https://nhm.org/nature/blog/check-out-wasp-eating-rattlesnake
AMAZING photo. Terrific blog post!!! Just wow....
https://nhm.org/nature/blog/check-out-wasp-eating-rattlesnake
mhedin suggested an ID
1y
Habronattus amicus
A member of Jumping Spiders Family Salticidae
mhedin commented
1y
the spiders lie an their backs & spin in circles to make the silken sac ... remarkable!
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3919253
cliygh-and-mia suggested an ID
3mo
Habronattus americanus
A member of Jumping Spiders Family Salticidae
jwparker2 commented
12h
What is the right habitat, and when is the right time ( in CA)?
mhedin commented
12h
clearings with sparse forbs, etc in mid-high elevation conifer forests, May through July. both east & west slopes of Sierra Nevada north through Cascades, some southern "sky island" populations