wildcritters Nature Photography

CRITTER PHOTO #1097 

Bugs

Arachnid

 

Yellow Garden Spider (f)

[Argiope aurantia]

9/24/2019

Pruyn Sanctuary- Chappaqua NY

Trapped moth is wrapped in silk then injected with paralytic venom that predigests its insides by liquefying everything completely. Silk is produced from spinneret glands clearly visible near the tip of the spider's abdomen.

Photo# 1097

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