Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Cross Spider

The Cross Spider or Garden Spider, can you see why?

We couldn't identify what it was eating

but when a stick fell in it's web it went right to it

and proceeded to disengage it 

then toss it out of it's web.  Very efficient.

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4 comments:

  1. walking9 October 2012 at 13:32

    How big was it? It reminds me of our garden spiders (yellow and black, with orange and black furry legs), that spin the most beautiful orb webs.

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  2. Jennifer Larnder Gagnon9 October 2012 at 14:20

    The webs I've seen lately have been rather ragged. This particular cross spider was about one inch long. It took a few tries to get close enough without him scampering back into the bush on the edge of his web to hide. He must have trusted me in the end.

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  3. Silvia23 October 2012 at 06:00

    Wow... wonderful pictures and explanation.
    NIce to meet you and to see your new blog. I like it.

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  4. Jennifer Larnder Gagnon23 October 2012 at 13:28

    Thank you for your encouraging words Silvia. It is exciting that others share my passions for science and nature.

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