# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CglBwy8j-rW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21023510-nationalparkservice-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/86b99cceb7.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-07-29T01:57:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

Mom says I spend too much time on the web. 🕷

Get outside, will ya? Hey there! Check out this momma green lynx spider surrounded by a bevy of spiderlings! Wait! Come back! We have spider info! 

What’s a group of baby spiders called? A nightmare? No, we were looking for spiderling cluster. That’s spiderling cluster. Thanks for playing. 

For those still here, these spiderlings won’t be spending that much time on the web. Mom can relax. These spiders have ambition! In fact, these spiders will have little use for webs, instead spending their lives as hunters on plants. Definitely an outdoorsy family. 

Oh, it can also spit venom nearly eight inches. (“Watch out. They spit!” -Genie) Good night! Have a good one!

(Don’t worry, it isn't dangerous to humans.) We mean, they can bite if annoyed, like most things, but you’re pretty safe, unless you’re an insect and the spider is hungry. 

Spiders may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but there’s no denying that they are truly amazing creatures! 

Image: A green lynx (not hornet) spider with spiderlings at @saguaronationalpark. The mother aggressively guards both her egg sac and her hatched spiderlings, often hanging upside down and charging at anything she deems a threat. NPS/ Nic Perkins

#spider #saguaro #natureupclose #why #nationalparks

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

## Tags

spider, natureupclose, nationalparks, saguaro, why

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