A proper spider web for Halloween!
Here's a proper spider web for Halloween! The spider in the middle is the large bottlecap-size Orb-Weaver Spider (Araneidae) that I've shown several times already, most recently in this photo. I believe the spider is genus Araneus, probably Araneus gemma or A. gemmoides. (These species are known to cross.) The orb webs of these spiders are a few feet across, but sometimes they span roads. You don't want to walk into one of these large webs, especially at night - where's the spider?? Arachtober 30c and Happy Web Webnesday! (San Marcos Pass, 26 October 2019)
A proper spider web for Halloween!
Here's a proper spider web for Halloween! The spider in the middle is the large bottlecap-size Orb-Weaver Spider (Araneidae) that I've shown several times already, most recently in this photo. I believe the spider is genus Araneus, probably Araneus gemma or A. gemmoides. (These species are known to cross.) The orb webs of these spiders are a few feet across, but sometimes they span roads. You don't want to walk into one of these large webs, especially at night - where's the spider?? Arachtober 30c and Happy Web Webnesday! (San Marcos Pass, 26 October 2019)