I watched an orchard orbweaver, Leucauge venusta, repairing a web. It’s a common spider with an oblong body, mostly tan. The orange diamonds on the belly explain the Greek — “with a bright gleam” — in the genus name. It has long green legs with black bands at the joints, which designers or sports uniforms should note.
It’s a beautiful spider. The Latin venusta means “charming.” If that doesn’t sound plausible, consider that the web had several mosquitos among the trapped flies.
Does that count as “charming”?
• Source: The University of Florida’s Featured Creatures collection is a fine resource. The article by Donald W. Hall on the orchard orbweaver is here:
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