Orb weaver - Argiope argentata - Hidalgo County, Texas, USA October 3, 2007 Size: 1.75 inches
An orb weaver found in South Texas on a dead sunflower stalk. She keeps laying eggs in yellow egg sacks. Currently from front legs to back legs she is 1.75 inches. Her body is 0.5 inches long. Her left front legs are bigger and longer than the right. She usually holds her legs in group in pairs like this. She has been in the same spot for two months and in her younger days had nice stabilimentum in her web.
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Joseph Connors on 3 October, 2007 - 8:48pm Last updated 4 October, 2007 - 3:37pm |