Now I know why our garden spider likes her spot so well. Good eats! I think this might be a cicada, but I’m not sure. It was interesting to see her take the wings off first. Later in the day the carcass of the bug was hanging by a thread of the web and had pretty much destroyed the web in the process. By the next morning the web was re-spun and pretty as could be.
By now you know my penchant for naming creatures that hang around my yard. Since this is the third week for this particular spider I have named her Charlotte. Original, eh?
Long live Charlotte!
A cicada would be a HUGE meal for a spider! Charlotte must have been thrilled.
We call our spider Pat because we aren’t sure whether he’s a he or a she. (I suspect a she.)
Posted by
Steve on August 20 2012 at 12:02 AM
Steve, it was bigger than she is! It truly destroyed her web. I think she’s set for a few days as far as meals are concerned. I’m glad to hear I’m not the only person who names a spider!
Posted by
Lynne on August 20 2012 at 05:07 AM
That’s why we call them writing spiders after Charlotte (not the city, the book Charlotte’s Web!!
They are amazing to watch.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 20 2012 at 06:51 AM
Bigsis, okay, I get it now! And of course the book is the reason why I named my spider Charlotte. I think I still have the original book in a box in the basement. At least I think I kept it ...
Posted by
Lynne on August 20 2012 at 07:05 AM
Interesting strip of webbing? in the right side of the picture - it looks like a snowflake someone has made with all the scissor cuts before it’s been unfolded if you know what I mean.
Posted by
Carolyn Clarke on August 20 2012 at 08:35 AM
C, it’s her signature spin on things! Every morning that strip is different. And I know exactly what you mean!
Posted by
Lynne on August 20 2012 at 09:34 AM
You have a very talented spider! A true artist. Maybe you should call her Georgia after Georgia O’Keefe instead of Charlotte. 
Posted by
Carolyn Clarke on August 20 2012 at 11:52 AM
C, she is extremely talented to come up with a new design every day. Sometimes it’s rather messy. Georgia is not a bad name, but since I loved the book so much as a child it has to be Charlotte for me.
Posted by
Lynne on August 20 2012 at 12:32 PM
I’m so glad Charlotte is in your garden - I’m not a fan of creepy crawlies.
Posted by
Joyce on August 21 2012 at 02:07 PM
Joyce, I’m glad she’s in my garden too! 
She is tucked away from the mainstream of things up against the fence so she is not a bother.
Posted by
Lynne on August 22 2012 at 05:27 AM
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