Monday, October 10, 2022

October 10, 2022

I am some type of an Orbweaver
But from this view it's hard to be specific
You need to see the other side of me
I'm not being philosophic, I'm being scientific. 

(This might be a Giant Lichen Orbweaver (Araneus bicentenarius), but for a positive ID we would need to see the arrangement of the spider's eyes and other features.)

Special thanks to guest photographer, Megan Berg.

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Sources: https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology/arachnology-and-entomology/spider-myths/myth-you-identify-spiders

Photo © 2022 Megan Berg and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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