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Gorse Orbweaver This little friend was resting by a snail's shell, I wonder if this snail was a friend or a meal ^_^ Agalenatea redii,Europe,Fall,Geotagged,Gorse Orbweaver,Portugal,macro,spider Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Gorse Orbweaver

This little friend was resting by a snail's shell, I wonder if this snail was a friend or a meal ^_^

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  1. Have never considered if spiders feed on snails, I've never seen them do it, but unsure. Posted 3 years ago
    1. I've never seen it either, but I saw a wasp feeding on a snail once :-D Posted 3 years ago
      1. I'm not surprised, wasps are not very picky. I did some more searching and it turns out some spiders do feed on snails. Posted 3 years ago
        1. It's incredible how much I've learned because of Jungledragon, I love it :-D Posted 3 years ago
          1. Good to hear! Posted 3 years ago

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"Agalenatea redii" is a species of 'orbweavers' belonging to the family Araneidae subfamily Araneinae. This species is present in most of Europe and in central Asia.

Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Flavio
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Uploaded Dec 15, 2021. Captured Nov 30, 2021 08:46 in Quinta Argentina, Moncarapacho, Faro, 8700-100 Moncarapacho, Portugal.
  • X-T20
  • f/1.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm