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Cross Orb Weaver

Araneus diadematus

Description:

This Cross Orb Weaver had it's prey wrapped up like a burrito.

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5 Comments

AdamBT
AdamBT 11 years ago

Cool!

Emma i dont know what "Fig bars" means :)

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Do you get Fig bars out there? It looked like that!!

Fantastic beahveour,i have to see if i spott that to,we take pictures of our 3 almost every day,but it would bee to much garden spiders on our page:)i have at list 2 or 3 spottings to load of them,the others two are more grey than this one and little to

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Unlike some spiders ,the spiders in Araneidae family first wrap their prey in silk after capturing it and then bite it.

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Tulare, California, USA

Spotted on Sep 28, 2012
Submitted on Sep 28, 2012

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