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Monday Morning Mystery 101909
Can anybody help me ID this spider, tending to his (or her) web near the Celery Farm?
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…and a little more on the Barn Spider: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_spider
TB -
Walrus spider. Family Arachnid whonoze.
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…and regarding the “his/her” question, your guess is as good as mine. Some expert arachnologist’s help is needed here. But if barn spiders are anything like tarantulas, even the experts may be of little help. Here’s an interesting article on the subject:
http://www.birdspiders.com/faq_sex.php
TB -
Is this the same persistent guy that I photographed at Warden’s Watch a few weeks ago? Doesn’t he know enough to get back in the barn? (Common name is “Barn Spider”) O what a tangled web we weave–and even reweave–after being nudged by a nosy photographer.
TB -
One of the Orb Web Spiders
Family Araneidae
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Tom Burr
…and a little more on the Barn Spider: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_spider
TB
Diane
Walrus spider. Family Arachnid whonoze.
Tom Burr
…and regarding the “his/her” question, your guess is as good as mine. Some expert arachnologist’s help is needed here. But if barn spiders are anything like tarantulas, even the experts may be of little help. Here’s an interesting article on the subject:
http://www.birdspiders.com/faq_sex.php
TB
Tom Burr
Is this the same persistent guy that I photographed at Warden’s Watch a few weeks ago? Doesn’t he know enough to get back in the barn? (Common name is “Barn Spider”) O what a tangled web we weave–and even reweave–after being nudged by a nosy photographer.
TB
Deedee Burnside
One of the Orb Web Spiders
Family Araneidae