Orb Weaver Spiders

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Argiope sp. Feeding 1

Family: Araneidae (Orb-Weaver Spiders)
Species: Argiope sp.

Location: MacRitchie Reservoir Park

ID for this Argiope sp.?

The prey is indistinguishable by the time I discovered this private feast by the edge of a reservoir.

The clues to the ID of the prey are a little blue on the dorsum of the thorax, the base of the hindwing is tinted brown and the density of wing venation. It may be the common Pond Adjutant (Aethriamanta gracilis).

Araneidae, Argiope sp., St. Andrew's Cross Spider

Argiope sp. Feeding 1

Family: Araneidae (Orb-Weaver Spiders)
Species: Argiope sp.

Location: MacRitchie Reservoir Park

ID for this Argiope sp.?

The prey is indistinguishable by the time I discovered this private feast by the edge of a reservoir.

The clues to the ID of the prey are a little blue on the dorsum of the thorax, the base of the hindwing is tinted brown and the density of wing venation. It may be the common Pond Adjutant (Aethriamanta gracilis).