Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Walking on the Sky

As I walked along the trail beside the San Antonio River, I happened to look up between two trees. About ten feet or so off the ground, this large orb weaver spider appeared to be suspended in mid-air. Its web was invisible against the bright light of the sky:






Given the lack of detail due to the bright backlight of the sky, I really can't identify the Genus, much less the species of this spider. The large orb weavers in the Family Araneidae are very common in South Texas particularly in the Fall.

This set of photographs was taken along the Yanaguana Nature Trail at Mission San Juan in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park on Thursday, October 17, 2013. 

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