Bad day for the Cicada
The Yellow Garden Spider —Argiope aurantia traps his prey.
Garden spiders eat insects, including many common pests like mosquitoes and wasps. Garden spiders trap their prey by spinning webs that the insects fly into.
Not to be mistaken for the common "Banana Spider" (Nephila clavipes) these spiders also create a very interesting zig zag pattern into their webs.
Insects make up the majority of a garden spider’s diet, but they may also eat slightly larger prey, such as small lizards, if they get caught in the spiders’ webs. They can also devour moths, mosquitoes, flies, butterflies, grasshoppers, (obviously cicadas), and even small snakes.
As always, thank Y'all for your kind remarks and comments.
Hope everyone is enjoying this late Summer weekend !
Bad day for the Cicada
The Yellow Garden Spider —Argiope aurantia traps his prey.
Garden spiders eat insects, including many common pests like mosquitoes and wasps. Garden spiders trap their prey by spinning webs that the insects fly into.
Not to be mistaken for the common "Banana Spider" (Nephila clavipes) these spiders also create a very interesting zig zag pattern into their webs.
Insects make up the majority of a garden spider’s diet, but they may also eat slightly larger prey, such as small lizards, if they get caught in the spiders’ webs. They can also devour moths, mosquitoes, flies, butterflies, grasshoppers, (obviously cicadas), and even small snakes.
As always, thank Y'all for your kind remarks and comments.
Hope everyone is enjoying this late Summer weekend !