A meal of silk
Arachtober 7
It is common for spiders to eat their own web silk to recoup some of the energy used in spinning - and I believe this is what I watched and captured here.
Being gravid, this female shamrock orbweaver needed all the nutrition and energy she could get! I love the way the tiny claws clutch on to each strand of silk.
25 mm body length
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Taken on October 13, 2014
A meal of silk
Arachtober 7
It is common for spiders to eat their own web silk to recoup some of the energy used in spinning - and I believe this is what I watched and captured here.
Being gravid, this female shamrock orbweaver needed all the nutrition and energy she could get! I love the way the tiny claws clutch on to each strand of silk.
25 mm body length
© All rights reserved.
1,024
views
35
faves
6
comments
Uploaded on October 7, 2021
Taken on October 13, 2014