spider

March 9, 2006

Spider

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	*Black and yellow field spider*		*Field spider with lunch*
	Bottom view of field spider		spider same as above left, but few weeks older.
	*Side view, this one is more mature than ones above.*		*Spider with bug in web, resembles skull.*
	*Spiny orb weaver*
	*Large Locust*		*Two brown Locust*

Habits- Like all spiders, black-and-yellow argiopes are carnivorous. They spin an orb web to capture small flying insects.
The web can be up to two feet across. The spider hangs, head down, in the center of their web while waiting for prey. Often, she holds her legs together in pairs so that it looks as if there are only four of them. Sometimes the spider may hide in a nearby leaf or grass stem, connected to the center of the web by a nonsticky thread which quivers when prey lands in the web. When disturbed, the spider might first vibrate the web aggressively. When using a small stick to get them to move (for different pictures), noted aggressive behavior, such as rearing up of front legs and making attack postures.

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