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Araneus trifolium
Family: Araneidae (Orb weaving spiders) Bright red/orange legs with the tips black and off-white stripes. Large yellow abdomen with black design. Female. Wrapping its victim. Please check out the video - full screen!
Woodlands
Video shows the continued wrapping of its victim and climbing up its web and securing its meal from a small branch. Very amazing spider.
Spotted on Sep 20, 2012
Submitted on Sep 20, 2012
7 Comments
I did notice you liked your snow animals and they do make great photos animals in the snow...shame it has to be so cold though haha
Debbie, you can call me SNOWY. My actual nickname. How appropriate. HA! (Or Snow White; love those critters.) HA! LOL!
You're weather sounds like ours in Yorkshire at the minute cold and snowy :( you can just call me Debbie if you like!
Thanks so much Debbie Stewart. I thought spring was here, but we are getting 4-6 inches of snow right now. More snow shoveling for me. LOL
these are great photos Carol, I'm looking forwsrd to all of your spring spottings :)
Here is a better one of my marbled spider with better video with added music. Thanks for looking at my photos.
Love the colours