Spiders Really are Often Quite Beautiful
Web Weaver We are reaching the time of the year that our female spiders are as big and as fat...
Beautiful Banana Spider Pairs are Mismatched
The Odd Couple Ever since we moved to Florida when I was in high school, I’ve really liked banana spiders...
Banana Spiders are Beautiful and Great at Catching Insects
Web World The Cedar Lake Botanical Garden was not only a great place for seeing loads of beautiful flowers, but...
Spiny Orb Weavers are Beautiful in Their Webs
Web Sight I realized the other day when I found this beautiful spiny orb weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis) in my yard,...
Central Florida is Full of Beautiful Orb Weaver Spiders
Spider, Spider As anyone who has read my blog very often knows, I love spiders. And one of my all...
Lynx Spiders Often Love to Hunt on Flowers
Lynx and Tickseed Green Lynx spiders (Peucetia viridans) are well known for their prowess as ambush hunters. Their bright green...
The Northern Crab Spider is Another Beautiful Little Ambush Hunter
The Stealthy Stalker Just like yesterday’s little lynx spider, this northern crab spider (Mecaphesea asperata) is a very small ambush...
Fleabane Flowers are Great for Little Pollinators and Spiders, Too
Anticipation of Prey Whenever I’m outside and I see fleabane flowers I try to stop and check them for small...
Colorful Mabel Orchard Orb Weavers Can be Great Hunters
The Spider and the Ant Probably the most common spider that I see on my property and in the surrounding...
Spotted Orb Weavers Always Have Interesting Patterns on Their Backs
Hot Cross Spider Here is yet another of our beautifully decorated Florida orb weaver spiders. This one is a spotted...
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