GardenSpider001
This Spider was found next to a barn in the weeds, where it built it's nest to protect it from the wind. It is preparing it's latest victim for a future meal. n a nightly ritual, the spider consumes the circular interior part of the web and then rebuilds it each morning with fresh new silk. The radial framework and anchoring lines are not usually replaced when the spider rebuilds the web. The spider may be recycling the chemicals used in web building. Additionally, the fine threads that it consumes appear to have tiny particles of what may be minuscule insects and organic matter that may contain nutrition.
The spider species "Argiope aurantia" is is common to the contiguous United States, Hawaii, southern Canada, Mexico, and Central America. They have distinctive yellow and black markings on their abdomens and a mostly white cephalothorax.
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Please set the country for this photo from the yellow button. Posted 9 years ago