Tribal web
A quick safari in the salvia this morning found me something to blip for Tiny Tuesday. I found another assassin bug with a lady bird pierced and there were some bees with full pollen bags buzzing around but I have gone for this spider (only about 2 cm) because of the crazy web it has weaved. It looks rather tribal to me. Aztec perhaps, maybe it is just my imagination.
Off to a branch meeting now so it's blip and run again. Cheers maties,
catch you when I get back.
Edit: I have just done a bit of research on the spider and I think it is a St Andrew's Cross spider. Aparently the shape of the stabilimentum changes with the age of the spider. First it starts with a circular white web in the center. Later it changes to a cross and when the spider is full-grown only a small zig-zag remains.
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