Daddy Long Legs spiders were climbing all over this small clump of spotted beebalm.
The dappled sun was warming after a cool start and prey possibilities including smaller insects may have become active, too.
I have no idea what this one is doing; I wondered if it was laying eggs but all information I’ve found says they lay their eggs in dirt.
Botany Bay Wildlife Management Area, SC
October 14, 2022
Monarda punctata
Spotted Beebalm, Spotted Horsemint, Horsemint
The spider from my post Daddy Long Legs and Friend traveled quite a distance in a small space over the few hours I checked on him.
He made repeated trips around this stem, occasionally showing me his entire leg structure.
I’m sure he had a purpose but it wasn’t obvious to me.
A second spider was attached to the porch screen a few feet away and didn’t appear to move even a smidge over several hours.
June 13, 2021
I was stalking a Daddy Long Legs on my patio when I spotted additional movement on his perch.
The spider had been all around the stem and leaves of this plant that I think is Melissa Balm; the debris to the the right of the Leaf-hopper is a dropped flower.
Whatever signal the Leafhopper was sending was lost on me and the spider. Maybe the signal was for the flower.
