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Thanks to Joe
Hollner for these great shots of a female black and yellow
argiope laying her eggs. First she builds a silk case to keep
them in, and then lays them, covered in the yellow liquid, into
the case. Finally, nearly exhausted after working all night,
she covers that with layers and layers of silk until it is all
enclosed and safe to wait for next Spring to hatch out hundred
of spiderlings. Then soon she will end her life cycle and die as
Winter approaches. I also have a couple of
fantastic videos of this spider, sent to me by Joe.
Video 1 (8,992Kb)
Video 2 (16,321Kb)
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