40 Stunning Photographs of Nature, Up Close and Personal
“Motherhood” by Laurent Hesemans
Finalist, “Animals”
A wolf spider mother covered in baby spiders is pictured up close, her multi-eye head covered in tiny little versions
Photo: Laurent Hesemans
Unique amongst arachnids, wolf spiders are dedicated mothers. The egg sac is transported on the abdomen and once the tiny spiders emerge they climb on top of their mother where she continues to carry and protect them for several weeks until they are large enough to fend for themselves. During this time, mom will continue to hunt and multitask, seemingly unfazed by the dozens of children clustered on her abdomen. I was fortunate to meet this mother in a garden in Windhoek, Namibia.
Finalist, “Animals”
A wolf spider mother covered in baby spiders is pictured up close, her multi-eye head covered in tiny little versions
Photo: Laurent Hesemans
Unique amongst arachnids, wolf spiders are dedicated mothers. The egg sac is transported on the abdomen and once the tiny spiders emerge they climb on top of their mother where she continues to carry and protect them for several weeks until they are large enough to fend for themselves. During this time, mom will continue to hunt and multitask, seemingly unfazed by the dozens of children clustered on her abdomen. I was fortunate to meet this mother in a garden in Windhoek, Namibia.
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15 July 2022
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