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**hablyShappY** · 03-31-2012, 03:59 AM

Gorgeous! I love golden orb-weavers.

Did you see any males or dewdrop spiders on the web as well? The males are much, much smaller and hang around at the edge of the web. The dewdrop spiders (Argyrodes) are also small and have domed abdomens that look as though they're made of silver foil. They're 'klepotoparasites', helping themselves to trapped insects too meagre to make a meal for the web-owner.

03-31-2012, 03:59 AM	#2
hablyShappY Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 469 Senior Member	Gorgeous! I love golden orb-weavers. Did you see any males or dewdrop spiders on the web as well? The males are much, much smaller and hang around at the edge of the web. The dewdrop spiders (Argyrodes) are also small and have domed abdomens that look as though they're made of silver foil. They're 'klepotoparasites', helping themselves to trapped insects too meagre to make a meal for the web-owner.
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