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November 09, 2015: Argiope aurantia weaving web and and painting stabilimenta

Pumping the web is apparently a defensive action of Argiope aurantia. Here she is both weaving the circumferential web elements and pumping the web. No stimulus of pumping was apparent other then me and my lights :)

For slow motion, after starting the playback, click the gear in the lower right and select speed of 0.5 or 0.25

Here she is 3 weeks ago weaving with no pumping

Argiope aurantia weaving circumferential elements

nov 09 6691 argiope weaving

A. aurantia waiting

nov 09 6701 argiope waiting

A. aurantia weaving

nov 09 6710 argiope weaving

Painting stabilimenta

nov 09 6740 painting stabilimenta

Painting stabilimenta

nov 09 6742 painting stabilimenta

Extruding a ribbon of silk

nov 09 6746 extruding ribbon

Fine silk ribbon

nov 09 6746 fine silk ribbon

A tangle of silk

nov 09 6747 argiope painting tangle

Extruding ribbon

nov 09 6750 argiope extruding ribbon

Spinnerets extrusion process

nov 09 6750 spinnerets extruding ribbon

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C. Frank Starmer

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