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One spider hitched a ride on another. Both spiders are black-brown. Top spider is smaller and its cephalothorax has a white border. Bottom spider has at least 6 white spots on its abdomen and is brown-colored; it also has banded legs.
On a plant adjacent to standing water (drainage ditch). The habitat is home to frogs, toads, slugs and snails.
When I approached, both hopped away as one unit.
Spotted on May 16, 2015
Submitted on May 21, 2015
5 Comments
Wow, Zack, it's so cool that you think this is unusual. I'm glad to have captured this odd behavior and laughed when I saw the pair.
I didn't know that wolf spiders were around this size. Thanks for your input!
Well I never! I'm totally stumped as to what is going on here. I believe you've captured a one-of-a-kind photo, mauna.
I agree with Ashley that the top one appears to be a jumping spider. In comparison to its hitchhiker, the bottom one is far too small to be a Dolomedes. I believe it's a wolf spider.
Definitely very weird! I've never seen it before
Haha, okay, Ashley. This makes this even weirder!
Certainly not mating behavior, the top spider looks to be a jumping spider, and the bottom spider is one of the more terrestrial spiders. Don't think it would be possible for them to mate lol