Wonder of ScienceA spiny orb-weaver spider carefully building her web. Spiny orb-weavers create intricate webs up to 60cm in diameter with as many as 30 loops in the outer spiral.
Video credit: Rachel Barry
Further reading: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN324
EENY-167/IN324: Spiny Orb Weaver Spider, Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae)
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