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Sibling #1's first orb web - Argiope argentata
Copyright © 2009 Rob Ransom

Sibling #1's first orb web - Argiope argentata
San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California, USA
October 1, 2009
Size: 1mm
The Horde disbursed on Sept 28 leaving their communal cobweb to strike out on their own. I noticed what seem to be two siblings that set up shop a few inches from the group silk. That makes about one week from emergence to a first orb web.

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Egg Sac - Argiope argentata Egg Sac - Argiope argentata Hatchlings - Argiope argentata The Crowd Assembles - Argiope argentata Part of the Crowd - Argiope argentata Hatchlings - Argiope argentata The Horde - Argiope argentata Hatchling - Argiope argentata Hatchling2 - Argiope argentata The Nest After Evacuation - Argiope argentata Balling Up - Argiope argentata Sibling #1's first orb web - Argiope argentata Sibling #2's first orb web - Argiope argentata Sibling #1 grows. ventral view - Argiope argentata Sibling #1 grows. side view - Argiope argentata Sibling #1 continues to grow - Argiope argentata Sibling #1 perseveres - Argiope argentata Sibling #1 perseveres - Argiope argentata Sibling #1 still with us - Argiope argentata
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Contributed by Rob Ransom on 1 October, 2009 - 8:57pm

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