Argyrodes elevatus with Neoscona crucifera - Argyrodes elevatus

I added a tighter crop of the same image.

The link to other image does not contain the Argyrodes. Did you mean to link to http://bugguide.net/node/view/458324?

… Gregg Lee, 26 September, 2010 - 11:24am

No,

I didn't mean to 'link' it to that image. The reason I added the thumbnails is because I unlinked the images. The reason I unlinked the images is because sometimes when images are linked but placed on two different guide pages, when one gets moved the other is also moved by accident.

… Lynette Elliott, 26 September, 2010 - 12:44pm

Moved

Moved from Neoscona crucifera. I agree. We really don't need any more crucifera from TX in Sept., but I left one image to show the new county. This image above is a good addition to the Argyrodes page, esp. showing a new species of prey. The other images aren't needed for the guide, so I frassed them.

Nice find Gregg.

… Lynette Elliott, 26 September, 2010 - 10:42am

Neoscona crucifera as prey

After a few days it occurred to me that what was also unusual about this is that the Neoscona crucifera web was still up at 10:30 am. Neoscona crucifera here usually construct a new web each night, often in the same location, starting at sunset or just before, and the web is often gone before dawn. That would prevent Argyrodes from just hanging around on the web as they do with for example Argiope aurantia. So either this Argyrodes made a lucky discovery or it is following the Neoscona to wherever it shelters during the day then onto the new web.

I have not spotted another Neoscona web with Argyrodes.

… Gregg Lee, 3 October, 2010 - 12:15pm

Lynette, we have tons of N. crucifera

images in the guide, but not many Argyrodes. Would it be better to have these on the Argyrodes page??

… john and jane balaban, 25 September, 2010 - 4:57pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Gregg Lee, 25 September, 2010 - 10:18am

And the large spider is Neoscona

likely N. crucifera

… john and jane balaban, 24 September, 2010 - 5:14pm

Large spider

is a female orb-weaver.

Small spider is an Argyrodes, which prey on orb-weavers. This one is probably Argyrodes elevatus.

… Lynette Elliott, 24 September, 2010 - 3:33pm