Saludos a todos. Estas fotos que hoy comparto no son recientes. Las tomé hace más de un mes en mi solar, antes de que iniciaran las lluvias. Es asombroso que aún cuando haya tanta sequía, siempre en mi solar encuentro vestigios de vida, y estas fotos son prueba de ellos, encontré un hermoso exoesqueleto de araña.
Greetings to all. These photos that I share today are not recent. I took them more than a month ago in my solar, before the rains started. It is amazing that even when there is so much drought, I always find vestiges of life in my lot, and these photos are proof of them, I found a beautiful spider exoskeleton.
I have always been able to find spiders in my house: Tarantulas, black widows, small house spiders, of many types. I remember that when I was little they were more abundant, especially black tarantulas and these brown ones that I share with you today. It was fascinating for me to see how my aunt Chichita took her exoskeletons and placed them on a shelf for a while. It was also interesting to see them on the trillolit plant (Combretum indicum) in the interior garden. Sometimes I can also see them in my kitchen, in my bedroom, in my living room... in short, throughout my house. I have already gotten used to their presence, so I let them be and that's it, (really the only ones I exterminate are the black widows, because I already lost one of my cats due to a bite from those spiders). I know that they fulfill an important ecological niche.
If you pay attention, you will be able to see among the leaves, this small and fleeting treasure: An exoskeleton of a spider, Megaphobema velvetosoma, although to be very frank, I'm not really sure if that is its scientific name, but it seemed quite similar to the photos. that I found on the Internet. I have been able to see individuals measuring about 10 – 12 centimeters in length; this exoskeleton corresponded to a smaller spider.
These spiders are shy, they really fear humans, sometimes they appear in a room of the house and look surprised and run to hide, although they prefer to be among the plants and trees.
If you see this exoskeleton in detail (which is like a dress that this spider has taken off because it is too small), you will be able to see the detail of the upper part of its body, with a beautiful cream-colored design that stands out against the clear brown background. You will also be able to see that it has small hairs all over the upper part of its body and on its legs. The limbs or legs can also be seen in detail, in their entire length, with their joints. Likewise, when you turn it, you can see the detail of its abdomen and its chelicerae, obviously it is an insect that can inject poison, and like all tarantulas, it is its defense and hunting mechanism. This animal will surely be a magnificent specimen.
Here I end my post today, in which I wanted to share this beautiful and interesting vestige of a beautiful insect. Greetings to all, and remember that insects are very important for life on our planet.
Todas las fotos de este post son de mi autoría y fueron tomadas con mi teléfono Xiomi REDMI 8 A // These photos are my own, and were taken with a Xiomi REDMI 8 A phone
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