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Spider web

Micrathena sp.

Description:

spider making a web in the morning, possibly Micrathena?

Habitat:

woods

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51 Comments (1–25)

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

This is lace!!!

AbiBoocock
AbiBoocock 9 years ago

WHAT! This is insane!

Leonardo Castro
Leonardo Castro 9 years ago

Awesome photo! Perfect timing!

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 9 years ago

Wonderful, congrats!

Congratulations !

AnnaWhipkey
AnnaWhipkey 9 years ago

I think it is Micrathena sp., they are woodland orb weavers

outsidegirl0
outsidegirl0 9 years ago

congrats! ;)

blogman5000
blogman5000 9 years ago

this is a really interesting spot

RiekoS
RiekoS 9 years ago

Congratulations Anna! Interesting spot.

Carol Snow Milne
Carol Snow Milne 9 years ago

Great going!! Congratulations!

AnnaWhipkey
AnnaWhipkey 9 years ago

Thank you KarenL and everyone. My first SOTD!!!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 9 years ago

Well-deserved, stunning!

surekha
surekha 9 years ago

Congrats, Anna!

Wild Things
Wild Things 9 years ago

Gorgeous web. Congratulations!

The MnMs
The MnMs 9 years ago

Congratulations Anna! this is a very good Spotting of the Day! :-)

Kyle A
Kyle A 9 years ago

Great series! Congrats. And thanks for sharing.

Josh Asel
Josh Asel 9 years ago

Very nice congrats :)

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 9 years ago

Congratulations Anna! This spider web is truly remarkable!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 9 years ago

Congratulation, Anna.

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 9 years ago

Congratulations Anna. Beautiful

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 9 years ago

Congratulations Anna!

Congratulations on the SOTD!! Well deserved, AnnaWhipkey. : )

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 9 years ago

Congratulations!

KarenL
KarenL 9 years ago

Congratulations Anna, your truly incredible example of animal architecture has been chosen as our spotting of the day!

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Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 9 years ago

What a fascinating architecture :)

AnnaWhipkey
Spotted by
AnnaWhipkey

West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Spotted on Jul 13, 2013
Submitted on Aug 25, 2013

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