Four-Legged Spider
Signature spiders (Family Argiope) are perfect orb-web spiders that not just construct intricate orb webs, but also put 1 to 4 signatures on their web, thereby giving their name.
Generally after construction of the orb-web, they rest in the middle of the web for prey to lay feet on their webs to grab them, maul them, envenomate them and kill and then drink the body fluids before discarding the dry carcass off their web.
While resting in their webs, they join their pairs of legs and therefore their 8 legs appear as though they have only 4 legs and have thus earned their other name, namely the four-legged spider.
Here is a juvenile signature spider, which has not yet developed.
Four-Legged Spider
Signature spiders (Family Argiope) are perfect orb-web spiders that not just construct intricate orb webs, but also put 1 to 4 signatures on their web, thereby giving their name.
Generally after construction of the orb-web, they rest in the middle of the web for prey to lay feet on their webs to grab them, maul them, envenomate them and kill and then drink the body fluids before discarding the dry carcass off their web.
While resting in their webs, they join their pairs of legs and therefore their 8 legs appear as though they have only 4 legs and have thus earned their other name, namely the four-legged spider.
Here is a juvenile signature spider, which has not yet developed.