Garden Spider

This large spider is living by our back porch steps. It is a spider of the species Argiope aurantia. This type of spider eats the center of its web every night and rebuilds it.

The bright yellow markings on the back

The zipper shaped stabilimentum

Feasting on the prey

Civil War 150 Blog

I am starting a new blog on the Civil War for the sesquicentennial (150th anniversary.) Throughout the years of the war I will write posts about what happened at that time 150 years ago. You can visit it here. You can also sign up for email updates:

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