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Orb-weaver spider (Family Araneidae)

The orb-weaver spiders (Family Araneidae) are the builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields and forests. The Family is a large one, including over 2800 species in over 160 genera worldwide, making it the third largest Family of spiders known (behind Salticidae and Linyphiidae).

Generally, orb-weaving spiders are three-clawed builders of flat webs with sticky spiral capture silk. The building of a web is an engineering feat, begun when the spider floats a line on the wind to another surface. The spider secures the line and then drops another line from the center, making a "Y". The rest of the scaffolding follows with many radii of non-sticky silk being constructed before a final spiral of sticky capture silk. The third claw is used to walk on the non-sticky part of the web. Characteristically, the prey insect that blunders into the sticky lines is stunned by a quick bite and then wrapped in silk. If the prey is a venomous insect, such as a wasp, wrapping may precede biting.

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*LDFranklin Feb 6, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
I've featured your amazing work here [link]
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*LDFranklin Mar 11, 2009  Hobbyist Photographer
This is gorgeous! Great light!
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*Tazzy- Mar 10, 2009  Professional Photographer
I really like how the light is shining through the legs.
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`Misantropia Mar 4, 2009
Amazing details.
Beautiful light.
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~arcanewizard Mar 4, 2009   Photographer
Wow nice shot, looks big :)
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