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September 27, 2014: First specimen collection: Liprocea fusiformis

Supposedly, Liprocea fusisormis is rare - but I see zillions about an hour before sunrise. So off I went to look for them. Success

In her web

sep 27 4613 liprocea fusaformis

A better web

sep 28 0561 liprocea web

From the side

sep 27 4616 liprocea fusiformis

Mating bugs

sep 27 4642 mating bugs

Mating bugs

sep 27 4644 mating bugs

Argiope versicolor wrapping her prey

sep 27 4647 argiope versicolor wrapping prey

A closer view - look at the sheet of silk being extruded for wrapping. Argiope versicolor wrapping her prey

sep 27 4647 argiope wrapping close

Another view Argiope versicolor

sep 27 4649 argiope versicolor

Argiope versicolor

sep 27 4651 argiope versicolor female

Argiope versicolor

sep 27 4651 argiope versicolor female

Argiope versicolor

sep 27 4656 argiope versicolor female

Male Argiope versicolor

sep 27 4660 argiope versicolor male

Melastoma

sep 27 4663 melastoma

Asystasia gangetica

sep 27 4666 asystasia gangetica

Yellow flower

sep 27 4672 white yellow flower

Cyrtophora cicatrosa's Gaussian mesh web

sep 27 4677 cyrtophora cicatrosa gaussian web

Cyrtophora cicatrosa's Gaussian mesh web

sep 27 4681 cyrtophora cicatrosa gaussian web

Cyrtophora cicatrosa

sep 27 4682 cyrtophora cicatrosa

Another view

sep 27 4691 cyrtophora

Thomisus guangxicus

sep 27 4698 thomisus guangxicus

Lynx face Oxiopes

sep 28 0616 lynx face

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