Monday, July 24, 2017

Jul 23, 2017 Upper Hillsborough Tract



July 23, 2017:   Upper Hillsborough Tract (Southwest Water Management District)
Lots of interesting spiders near the parking lot - a result of "edge effect". Two jumpers that were non-cooperative.  Cabbage Palm fronds seemed to harbor many different flavors of spiders.

Argiope aurantia (juvenile)


Juvenile Nephila clavipes with breakfast 



Agelenopsis sp.


Broad-faced Sac Spider: Trachelas tranquillus




Argiope aurantia (juvenile)


Nephila clavipes with something similar to a robber fly


Micrathena sagittata 




A fluffy moth? with hiden eyes


Nephila clavipes in a wet web (mist sprayed on her web)


Leucauge venusta


Juvenile Argiope aurantia


Juvenile Argiope aurantia after spraying a water mist


Grasshopper


Larinia directa




Red Necked Caterpillar (Datana ministra)



Probably an adult Argiope trifasciata


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