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Garden Orb Weaver Spider

Photo by sunnyjosef
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Field Notes

Description:

Big orb weaver about 30 mm in dia. Web size is more than 60cm. Strong enough to catch big butterflies and dragonflies.

Habitat:

Below a concrete beam in my garden.

Notes:

Now seeing it at the same space for more than 2 months. In day time retires to a nook in the beam. The first image is a stack of 4 shots.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
EmilyMarino
Fantastic shots! What a cool little orb weaver!

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Spiders of India
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedNovember 6, 2013

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