I spotted a green lynx spider egg sac during a photo walk at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. The female was attaching it to a blade of grass. I stopped to photograph her as she added silk.
A Female Green Lynx Spider Tending Her Egg Sac
This encounter took place on September 18, 2023, along a utility road behind Miner’s Cove. I watched the female work on the sac and captured her adding the finishing silk threads.
Green lynx spiders often use low shrubs and other vegetation. Their green bodies and long, spiny legs help distinguish them. I shared an earlier encounter in The Captivating Green Lynx Spider.
According to the University of Florida’s green lynx spider profile, females typically produce an egg sac in September or October. A sac can contain hundreds of eggs, and the female guards it.
I enjoyed watching this female add silk to her egg sac. She stayed close to it while I photographed her, with her long legs curled around the sac.
Photographing the Female and Her Egg Sac
I stopped along the utility road to photograph the spider as she worked on her egg sac. Including both in the frame helped show what had caught my attention during the walk.
In this view, the female curls her long, spiny legs around the lower part of the egg sac. The sac hangs beneath a blade of grass, with silk threads reaching across the nearby vegetation.
The brown and whitish silk contrasts with her green body. Against the soft green background, I can see details in both the sac and her legs. This single frame shows how close she stays to the sac while giving a clear view of its surface.
Camera settings
- Date: September 18, 2023
- Time: 9:39 a.m.
- Camera: Canon EOS R5
- Lens: Canon RF 100–500mm F4.5–7.1 L IS USM
- ISO: 4000
- Aperture: f/16
- Shutter speed: 1/2000 second
- Exposure compensation: 0