I call these The Ice Spiders because I found them around 10:00 a.m. on Antelope Island on February 8, 2009, in
32 degree weather with a wind chill of -400 (maybe I'm exaggerating, but it was really cold). These spiders
were moving so slowly it was like watching the sun cross the sky. When I got back in my Saturn, my thermometer
told me there was ice outside--there was ice inside, too - on me!
There were three different species of spiders in this one little area: a Philodromid (running crab spider),
two Larinioides (furrow spiders) and one tiny, tiny ant mimic that I'll never be able to identify to species.
Here area few pages of their photos:
This Furrow Spider is probably female, judging from the palps. Maybe she was going to go ice skating with the male
spider below. © Carol Davis, 2-8-2010
This is a male Furrow Spider (Larinioides). He is obviously equipped with anti-freeze. © Carol Davis, 2-8-2010
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