Saturday, July 28, 2012

A day in the life of a spider

I know most of you out there don’t like posts with bugs and insects in them. But I do. So there!

I came across this spider yesterday after I mowed the back yard. Its web is right next to the pool deck in the honeysuckle bush.

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I thought it’s markings were pretty and unusual. Look at those long legs!

I wasn’t happy with the first bunch of photos I took, so I went back out later to try again. This time the spider was doing something weird. Take a look.

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It looks like it’s folded back on itself or something. I don’t know. I couldn’t figure it out. Strange.

A little later I went back again and this is what I saw. Aha! A tasty captive!

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Spiders eat other spiders?

And here is the spider as seen from behind this morning. Waiting for more hapless captives I assume.

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When I looked my spider up to see what kind it was I found that it was a Common Garden Spider. So, not so unusual at all. But still pretty. You might not agree!

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