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.
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.
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!
Spiders eat other spiders?
And here is the spider as seen from behind this morning. Waiting for more hapless captives I assume.
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!
Posted by Lynne on 07/28/2012 at 08:14 AM
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