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Wasp Spider
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Mukesh Srivastava (mukesh)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2009-10-09 |
| Categories: Insects |
| Camera: Nikon DSLR D200, 105mm 1:2.8 Sigma |
| Exposure: f/4.5, 1/60 seconds |
| Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-10-15 10:00 |
| Viewed: 166 |
| Points: 6 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Diet: Wasp Spiders hunt flying insects and grasshoppers. By wrapping the beetle in silk, the wasp spider can immobilise it from a safe distance.
Behaviour: Wasp Spiders build an orb web with a vertical zigzag pattern of silk in it called a stabilimentum. The purpose of the stabilimentum is unclear but it is thought that it helps attract insects. Previous theories have suggested that the stabilimentum makes the web more stable or deters birds from flying through the web.
Reproduction: The male is much smaller then the female. He waits at the edge of the female's web until she has shed her skin to become mature. He then takes advantage of the fact that the female's jaws are soft, to mate with her in safety. Many males, however, are eaten while mating. |
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Hi Mukesh, Nice macro of spider. Good use of DOF and sharpness. TFS - Regards - Adil.
- krall
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(1993) - [2009-10-15 12:53]
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Hi,
Good macro!
it is also called a Signature Spider because of the zigzag stabilimentum. nice perspective here! tfs!
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