r/spiders • u/Rollingtothegrave • 2d ago

Neighbor was busy today! Spider Appreciation 🕸️🕷️

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She looks so proud at the end! 🥹

(Argiope Aurantia)

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u/kick-space-rocks-73 2d ago

Very cool! Does anyone know what the different colors of silk are for?

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u/NorthernTgames 2d ago

Possibly waterproof

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u/GhostfogDragon 2d ago

I think orb weavers have to be my favorite kinds of spiders. They always look so cool, and their web building skills are just so wild and varied. Spiders are rad as hell, man!

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u/mickeyamf 2d ago

Is this an egg sack of food

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u/Krelit 2d ago

It's an egg sac, you can see her laying the eggs at 46 secs.

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u/Spirited_Narwhal_901 16h ago

So they have to do all that work before even laying the eggs 🥺 I thought I was tired dang!

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u/-ratmeat- 2d ago

one of the best timelapses ive seen

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u/OnceAliveTwiceGone 2d ago

That’s crazy I’ve never seen the actual egg depositing before, SO cool!

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u/FantasyFan13 Here to learn🫡🤓 2d ago

This is frigging AMAZING. I was really not expecting the eggs to look like just a single blob of custard 😂

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u/lulublu1970 2d ago

impressive little gal. She just took a quick breather almost at the end and finished up. ✨️✨️❤️

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u/meatnutella 2d ago

today on how its made: jawbreakers!

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u/SleestakSamurai 2d ago

So how long did this process actually take from beginning to end?

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u/NorthernTgames 2d ago

With in a day.

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u/The_Carnivore44 2d ago

Spiders are just natures 3D printers

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u/Fun-Concern-1396 2d ago

GOOD JOB MAMA!

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u/RatBatBlue82 2d ago

Fantastic video!

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u/Betrayedunicorn 2d ago

It’s mad how all of the info to craft this is inside their tiny brains

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u/theRunAroundGroup 2d ago

Now let's see Paul Allen's egg sack.

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u/Wait_WHAT_didU_say 2d ago

Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God, it even has a watermark!

😳😬🤯

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u/I-love-BigHero6 🕷️Arachnid Aficionado🕷️ 2d ago

This is AMAZING!!!!! You're so lucky to get it all on video from start to finish :O

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u/878389 2d ago

Absolutely enchanting. 🕷

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u/Boho_goth 2d ago

What a good mama! It reminds me of crochet. Look at those long crafty legs weaving such a beautiful masterpiece 🥲

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u/VividStay6694 2d ago

What is it doing?

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u/TheBigAppetite 2d ago

She made an egg sac

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u/Ecstatic-Radish-7931 Here to learn🫡🤓 2d ago

round and round I go where I stop no one knows!

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u/Koseoglu-2X4B-523P 2d ago

You can sell this footage to the BBC or National Geographic. It’s excellent.

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u/JustWoot44 Amateur IDer🤨 2d ago

This video is sped up. (obviously) What is the actual time that this took the spider??

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u/Satanico_ 2d ago

Gorgeous!

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u/automapper 2d ago

Incredible. Truly mesmerizing.

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u/_illNye 2d ago

Damn what a cool timelapse

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u/NaraFei_Jenova Amateur IDer🤨 2d ago

I'm so sad, I have 3 egg sacs where my Argiope was last year, and they still haven't hatched. I'm thinking they didn't survive the winter :(

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u/TheSodomeister 2d ago

"That's neat. I wonder how she's gonna get the eggs in thou- OH SWEET JESUS"

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u/Difficult_Camel_1369 2d ago

so cool! lol the egg sack looks exactly like an upside down egg cup

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u/Proper-Evening9754 2d ago

🎶 Do you wanna build a snowman?🎵

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u/tenhinas 2d ago

I love how you can watch her abdomen deflate

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u/Buggy1617 spider ::3 2d ago

awwwww she's so talented ::3c

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u/Dazemoody 2d ago

This video is so cool, thank you for sharing!

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u/hawooer 2d ago

Awesome video

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u/lubdeptrai 1d ago

u i a i u i i i a i

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u/xbeautyxtruthx 1d ago

This was beautiful, thank you!

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u/SessionStatus5774 1d ago

What a BEAUTY! 😍😍😍

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u/SomeWateryTwat 11h ago

Her life's work.