Monomad: A Mother's Instinct

This is my entry for the #monomad challenge hosted and curated by Hive account@monochromes.

This is a jumping spider protecting its web. It wasn't that hard for me to identify that she was a female.

Maybe you think that I'm just guessing. No, I'm not just guessing. I knew it was a female jumper. She was protecting her eggs from predators.

She will never leave the web while the eggs are there, although danger can come at any time. She wrapped the eggs in a silk net that was glued to the surface of a leaf.

Look at those big eyes. They are round, like marbles. Those big sharp eyes are always on the lookout for dangers around her.

Yeah, that's the instinct of a mother who wants to make sure her future babies are always safe!