Arboreal Orb Weaver (Spider)
If you missed a blog post from me yesterday, it was because I was on the road and unable to get a post ready. But as I prepared this post last evening (Sunday), I was serenaded by a young bull elk...
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Note: I will be displaying/selling much of my artwork (framed and unframed prints, nature note cards, nature magnets, post cards) at the Lee’s Summit Art Festival on Friday, October 10 thru Sunday,...
View ArticlePrairie Orb Spiders
At this time of the year, the prairie orb spiders become quite active and webs seem to be most everywhere. This post contains some photos of their large, beautiful webs and I’ve thrown in one of the...
View ArticlePrime Orb Spider Habitat, Pt. 2
In Part 2 of this multiple-part series, I’m featuring a White-backed Garden Spider (Argiope trifasciata) found in my rural Missouri wildflower garden a few days ago: Orb spiders are so interesting to...
View ArticlePrime Orb Spider Habitat, Pt 3
In Part 3 of the Orb Spider posts, I’m sharing some images of another orb spider I found in my wildflower garden. So far, I’ve not identified the species, but as with most orb spiders, it has a rather...
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