Sunday, August 25, 2013

The Black & Yellow Argiope Spider


There definitely is no shortage of  Black-and-Yellow Argiopes, Argiope aurantia, along Biolab Rd. on the Merritt Island NWR. These large spiders build large, impressive webs. Thank you very much to Mia McPherson for the correct identification of this species! If you haven't been to her website, you should definitely check it out.....http://onthewingphotography.com/wings/


Yesterday morning as I was admiring the large web above, a grasshopper made an unfortunate leap into the sticky web and became the immediate prey of the awaiting spider.


The orbweaver immobilizes its prey by encasing it in silk.


The spider decided to leave the grasshopper for later!


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  1. SamanthaAugust 25, 2013 at 6:13 AM

    AMAZING photos..love orb weavers of all kinds.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 25, 2013 at 6:22 AM

    Amazing detail!!

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  3. AnonymousAugust 25, 2013 at 6:42 AM

    heel mooi gedaan het lijkt wel de tijgerspin.

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  4. eileeninmdAugust 25, 2013 at 7:06 AM

    Cool captures of the web and spider! Happy Sunday!

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  5. JRandSueAugust 25, 2013 at 7:12 AM

    Fab shots Tammy

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  6. TexWisGirlAugust 25, 2013 at 9:21 AM

    i have a large yellow argiope on the back of my deck. i feed her grasshoppers almost every day. :) she does the same thing - wraps it and waits for it to stop wiggling.

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  7. Jero MilánAugust 25, 2013 at 9:57 AM

    Sin palabras nos dejas con tan increibles imágenes.
    Saludos desde Extremadura

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  8. Pasión por las avesAugust 25, 2013 at 10:17 AM

    Hola Tammy magnificas secuencias de esta bella araña envolviendo a su presa.Un abrazo

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  9. MariaAugust 25, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    Impressive procedure of her wrapping up that victim. Great detail Tammy.

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  10. Bob BushellAugust 25, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    Beautiful Spider wrapping its dinner, brilliant photography Tammy.

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  11. Marc HeathAugust 25, 2013 at 12:31 PM

    Fantastic series Tammy, nature at its rawest.

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  12. Alan PaveyAugust 25, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    Brilliant Tammy, nature at work indeed!

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  13. SonjaAugust 25, 2013 at 6:34 PM

    That's fascinating - well captured. I agree about Mia's site.

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  14. Joop ZandAugust 26, 2013 at 12:25 AM

    Wonderful pictures Tammy....nice work as uual.

    Wish you a nice week.

    Greetings, Joop

    Have you visit already my other blog ` Photo´s in big size ` you are welcome.

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  15. IrmaAugust 26, 2013 at 1:09 AM

    A great series of photographs of the spider, compliments Tammy.
    Greetings Irma

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  16. NoushkaAugust 26, 2013 at 4:44 AM

    Aaaahhh yes indeed!
    Same subject, same situation except yours got a cricket and mine a dragonfly! LOL!
    I love your post and your images, my spider should take lessons from yours, that web is beautiful!!!
    Cheers Tammy, keep well!

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  17. Mia McPhersonAugust 26, 2013 at 8:32 AM

    Tammy, your spider images are wonderful and show the behavior of web building very well!

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  18. Marco LuijkenAugust 26, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    Hello Tammy,
    Very beautiful shots!!
    Great how you photographed that spider with his web. Wonderful!!

    Many greetings,
    Marco

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  19. damianAugust 26, 2013 at 11:13 AM

    Hi Tommy, great pictures.
    They are amazing.

    Greetings from Poland
    Damian

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  20. Wally JonesAugust 26, 2013 at 1:18 PM

    I just love walking down a path early in the morning and encountering an orb weaver's web! They are surprisingly strong and I usually end up spitting and brushing my face for the next several minutes.

    Great series and, naturally, superb quality images!

    (I echo your recommendation to visit Mia's website -- immediately!)

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  21. Two Old BirdsAugust 26, 2013 at 1:44 PM

    Very detailed creature spiders. Beautiful details, you captured them well. Have to feel bad for the grasshopper though. Just saying.

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  22. CatherineAugust 26, 2013 at 6:54 PM

    Aren't spiders amazing? Excellent captures Tammy!
    xo Catherine

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  23. WolfyAugust 28, 2013 at 9:51 AM

    Beautiful photos Tammy - I just found your blog. My blog continues to morph from a fishing blog to a fossiling blog to a non-existent blog to a photo blog. The photography thing is still very new to me but I am totally enthralled. LOVE seeing photos like yours - macro shots of insects really intrigue me..

    Thanks for letting me tag along!

    Joe

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  24. theconstantwalkerAugust 28, 2013 at 1:48 PM

    Stunning shots....

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  25. RonAugust 28, 2013 at 3:41 PM

    Really great shots Tammy!

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  26. Ottars fotobloggAugust 29, 2013 at 6:27 AM

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  27. Ottars fotobloggAugust 29, 2013 at 6:29 AM

    Fantastiske bilder av Edderkopp, imponerende byggverk de spinner.

    Ottar

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  28. Ottars fotobloggAugust 29, 2013 at 6:29 AM

    Amazing pictures of the Spider, imposing edifice they spin.

    Ottar

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  29. Quynh LeNovember 8, 2013 at 5:37 PM

    Love all of your previous macro shots. Enjoyed your blog as always.

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