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Golden silk orb-weaver

Nephila clavipes

Photo by annorion
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The spiders had good meals today! It amazes me that their prey is just about as big as they are. The dragonfly was a fresh catch. I only noticed because I heard the commotion of him getting caught in the web. Then within a couple of minutes the dragonfly stopped moving.

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PublishedOctober 11, 2011

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