Friday, July 26, 2024

July 26, 2024

I am a spider in the genus Tetragnath
I'm often found near rivers and streams
I build a horizontal,
Circular web above water
To intercept emerging insect cuisine.

Location: Pipe Creek Wildlife Area,  Sandusky, OH

Sources: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1997

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

If you are reading and enjoying this blog, please consider supporting me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/deeat8am, or purchase my current book, The Rhyming Guide to Florida Spiders (details at https://deeateightam.blogspot.com/p/rhyming-guide-to-florida-spiders-now.html). Thank you for being a reader and friend of Dee at 8 A.M.

No comments: