Meet the Magnificent Tiger Spider formerly known as Golden Orb Weaver
Wildlife Photography by marysejansenart
Does the gigantic female really eat the little male after mating?
... I spot a web, occupying a large open space over a gully. Long, strong threads attach it to surrounding trees. In the centre of the web I spot the female, busy weaving and repairing her web as shown in the featured image. As I’m peering through my zoom lens I am truly fascinated to be witnessing how she pulls a thread of silk out of her abdomen with one of her back legs, pushing it outward and using her other back leg to connect it to another strand. With her other legs she keeps walking along, while she repeats the process over and over....
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