Along Came a Spider

After morning’s “Spin Class”…

This spider is a common orb-weaver that often appears in September. They spin large elaborate wheel- (or orb-) shaped webs daily to capture their prey and often break down the web and recreate the same design after a successful catch. The spiders eat a significant portion of the web to regain the nutrients needed to spin a new web for the next day.

From the Field, Video Snippet by Justine Kibbe, Aug. 31, 2018