As I mentioned in an earlier posting on spiders, late summer/fall is a good time to find Orb spiders in our neighborhood. On a recent trip through an overgrown field near our cabin I found 3 different types of Orb spiders within 100 yards.
Since some people with arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, may not want to see pictures of Orb spiders I have created the new Joyce Road Spiders blog and will point people to the spider images.
I have posted photos of a very large, grape sized Shamrock Orb Weaver, a colorful Marbled Orb Weaver with a close-up picture showing its 8 eyes, and a Garden Orb Weaver.
Showing posts with label Spiders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spiders. Show all posts
11 September 2014
09 September 2014
Shamrock Spider
Spiders come in many shapes, colors and sizes, and are an interesting part of nature. People with arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, can in some cases have reactions triggered by just the image of a spider. To view my images of a Shamrock Spider just click on the clip art spider.
While most people are familiar with common house spiders, late summer/early fall is the time to look for the large and colorful Orb Weaver spiders. During my wandering on our property I was able to capture some images of a Shamrock Spider (Araneus trifolium) as it captured a bee in its web.
Soon after the bee flew into the web the Shamrock Spider ran back and forth across the web doing what looked like a "happy dance", but in reality was bite and run attacks on the bee. After the bee was subdued the spider removed it from the web.
With the bee held by several of the spider's 8 legs, it started to rotate the bee as it applied a silk web around the bee. Within seconds the bee was wrapped in a neat package for storage.
The Shamrock Spider can range from white to yellow to brown or orange, and can be distinguished from Garden Orb Weavers by the white bands on the legs.
While most people are familiar with common house spiders, late summer/early fall is the time to look for the large and colorful Orb Weaver spiders. During my wandering on our property I was able to capture some images of a Shamrock Spider (Araneus trifolium) as it captured a bee in its web.
Soon after the bee flew into the web the Shamrock Spider ran back and forth across the web doing what looked like a "happy dance", but in reality was bite and run attacks on the bee. After the bee was subdued the spider removed it from the web.
With the bee held by several of the spider's 8 legs, it started to rotate the bee as it applied a silk web around the bee. Within seconds the bee was wrapped in a neat package for storage.
The Shamrock Spider can range from white to yellow to brown or orange, and can be distinguished from Garden Orb Weavers by the white bands on the legs.
31 August 2011
Spiders
I had been clearing brush at the cabin property and had just started the truck to head home when I noticed some movement on my shirt sleeve and found this very large spider heading for my shoulder. The main (round) part of the body was over 5/8 inch across and at least 2 inches from one leg tip to another.
A close up view
A close up view
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