We recently had this gorgeous and talented spider hanging near our front porch. We peeked in on her everyday, to see what she was up to and even saw her catch a fly, wrap it up and munch on it a little---good stuff!
We found out that she is a type of writing spider called argiope auratia and the bold zig zag that ran down the middle of her web is a trait of her species. The conspicuous line means fewer birds flying in to destroy the web, but it also tips off insects. These spiders catch 34% fewer insects than most other spiders.
One day, we checked on her and she was gone----Thank you for letting us be part of your interesting life for a few days.
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