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Wasp Spider / argiope bruennichi. Dunwich beach, Suffolk. 16/08/16.
THINKING ABOUT AFTERNOON TEA!!
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
One of three female Wasp Spiders I managed to track down back in August on the Suffolk coast. It was the first time I had ever encountered the species and I was completely blown away by the large, colourful females.
Whilst having a break from image making, a much smaller, pale brown spider crawled across my hand. Later research informed me it was most likely a male Wasp Spider. It was nondescript... I was underwhelmed.....wish I had taken some photographs of it though!
Female Wasp Spiders spin orb webs to trap prey. Each catch is paralysed and wrapped in silk to store until the spider is ready to feed. The female in this image had trapped a grasshopper earlier (bottom right) and looked as if she might be about to enjoy its liquified innards for afternoon tea - sadly, this never happened while I was watching!
Wasp Spider DSC_6307
Wasp Spider / argiope bruennichi. Dunwich beach, Suffolk. 16/08/16.
THINKING ABOUT AFTERNOON TEA!!
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
One of three female Wasp Spiders I managed to track down back in August on the Suffolk coast. It was the first time I had ever encountered the species and I was completely blown away by the large, colourful females.
Whilst having a break from image making, a much smaller, pale brown spider crawled across my hand. Later research informed me it was most likely a male Wasp Spider. It was nondescript... I was underwhelmed.....wish I had taken some photographs of it though!
Female Wasp Spiders spin orb webs to trap prey. Each catch is paralysed and wrapped in silk to store until the spider is ready to feed. The female in this image had trapped a grasshopper earlier (bottom right) and looked as if she might be about to enjoy its liquified innards for afternoon tea - sadly, this never happened while I was watching!