Image of Katipo

Description:

Look closely at the brown dots - some are oriented to see the white abdomen. Strangeness about this event: Firstly, every other time I've seen an eggsac broken so the spiderlings can depart, the vast majority race to the top of the nearest plant stem, and balloon away. This was patently not happening in this case. Secondly, it is strange to me that they should photograph as so brown (legs), as every other photoset I have of katipo spiderlings is much dominated by the white of the abdomen. 3rd photo is the mother, 4th provides location context.