Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning

Wow, what a day: Female, several males and lots of Argyrodes. Here is the female

And here is an Argyrodes with the sky reflected on her surface. Here eyes are clearly visible

Another view

The female Nephila

This is a lovely little orchid-like flower: Asystasia gangetica

Meanwhile, back at the web, the male is sort of thinking about starting the mating game. He manages to climb on board, only to be flicked off

Here he is in the grass where he fell

and climbing back into the web

Then another try

Approaching her leg. You can see two little blurred orange regions just above her abdomen, Argyrodes eating her web

A head on look at the male

A view of the male, female and lots of baby Argyrodes

A side view of the baby Argyrodes and the male and female Nephila

A grasshopper

And my favoriate: Melastomataceae

C. Frank Starmer

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