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The golden silk orb-weavers (genus Nephila) are a genus of araneomorph spiders noted for the impressive webs they weave. Nephila consists of numerous individual species found around the world. They are also commonly called golden orb-weavers, giant wood spiders or banana spiders. In North America, the golden silk orb-weavers (see also Nephila clavipes) are sometimes referred to as writing spiders due to occasional zigzag patterns (stabilimenta) built into their webs, though these occur much more frequently in the webs of Argiope, such as the St Andrew's Cross spider. They usually eat their mate.
Austin, TX. I love the faces on Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis) abdomens. This one has a French moustache.
Labyrinth orbweaver spider
(Metepeira labyrinthea)
10/05/2008
Arcadia, California
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Couldn't get a non-blurry photo before she dropped to the ground, presumably because I was too close.
An unfortunate furrow orbweaver who fell prey to a noble false widow. Not too sure how exactly it happened. I don't normally find this species so far from the river, but it doesn't seem to have gone well for her...
The strong silk of the large golden silk orbweaver spider has been use to manufacture cloth and violin strings.
Tiny spider about 2mm diameter sitting in the centre of its orb-web waiting for prey. When it sets itself up to catch prey, it stretches its 4 front legs forward on the web strands. Then it pulls back slightly, to tension the web, in order to feel vibrations as a potential meal catches in the sticky strands.
"Spinybacked Orbweaver" Spider
The strangest looking spider I have ever seen. It is very, very tiny...it is about the size of the tip of my pinky finger, about 1 cm!
It looks like something from Nightmare Before Christmas movie.
Leucauge venusta - Orchard Orbweaver - bugguide.net notes that venusta is Latin for "beautiful". I imagine that Venus is another derivative of that.
These are my favorite fall spider - they make massive webs but when the sun comes out they tear them down, eat the web to recycle it and then hide from the sun. If you blow on them they shake the web violently trying to scare you off. This one I found on my porch this evening.
This orb weaver has taken up residence in our garden near the front door. Every night at around 9 or 10 s/he weaves a large, intricate, spiral web and waits for her dinner. By dawn when Jen heads out to the gym, the whole thing is always packed away except for three 'anchor lines'.
Does anyone know exactly what kind of spider this might be (and if so, how you identified it)?
This Orb Weaver's web covers the entire area in front of the back yard flood lights - he is eating well but has a lot of web repair to do.
A female Spotted Orbweaver, Neoscona domiciliorum, at Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve (TNC), New Jersey. September 30, 2017.