Hello friends and hello PhotoFeed community, thank you for stopping by today to read my log and see the photograph I share with you today. I hope you are having a very nice day. The photograph I share with you today will be my entry for 📸 PhotoFeed Contest - Macro Photography Round 167, and it belongs to one of the observations for iNaturalist. You can see the original post of the observation and my field notes here.
Hola amigos y hola comunidad de PhotoFeed, gracias por pasarse hoy por aquí para leer mi log y ver la fotografía que hoy les comparto. Espero estén teniendo un muy lindo día. La fotografía que hoy les comparto será mi entrada para 📸 PhotoFeed Contest - Macro Photography Round 167, y pertenece a una de las observaciones para iNaturalist. Pueden ver el post original de la observación y mis notas de campo aquí.
Let me tell you a bit about the photograph: it is a small weaver spider, found on the outskirts of the house. I am very struck by the small white bumps it has. Its legs are reddish and its body is white, rounded, and surrounded by those "small spines." I have seen it many times, always near the house and some pine trees. Specifically, it is a spiny weaver spider (Gasteracantha cancriformis). The bread spider, soldier spider, spiny weaver spider, or jewel spider is a species of araneomorph spider from the family Araneidae, endemic to the Americas, whose web has discontinuous stabilimenta on the edges. The female has a wide abdomen with six spines, usually placed two on each side and two towards the back. The color of individuals can vary between yellow, white, orange, and red (there are also black ones). These colors are accompanied by a series of black spots all over the surface. The male is smaller, with less pronounced spines than the female and does not have a very marked coloration; in addition, it normally defecates green. The bread spider completes its life cycle in one year. Its egg sac is oval, flattened, golden (sometimes green), and has a greenish central longitudinal band. For hunting, the female places herself in the center of the web and at any vibration moves towards its source. Captured prey can be flies, butterflies, large bees, and other types of animals. If the vibration was not caused by an insect suitable for her consumption, she may give it to her offspring if it is suitable for them, or throw it to the ground. This information I am telling you is according to iNaturalist, which allows the identification and knowledge of the species' specific characteristics. I hope you find it as interesting as I do.
Les cuento un poco de la fotografía: es una pequeña araña tejedora, encontrada en las afueras de la casa. Me llama mucho la atención las pequeñas protuberancias blancas que tiene. Las patas son rojizas y el cuerpo es blanco, redondeado y rodeado de esas "pequeñas espinas". La he visto en muchas ocasiones, siempre cerca de la casa y de unos árboles de pino. Se trata específicamente de una araña tejedora espinosa (Gasteracantha cancriformis). La araña panadera, araña soldado, araña tejedora espinosa o araña joya es una especie de araña araneomorfa de la familia Araneidae endémica de América, cuya tela presenta estabilimentos discontinuos en los bordes. La hembra tiene un abdomen ancho y con 6 espinas, por lo general colocadas dos hacia cada lado y otras dos hacia atrás. El color de los individuos puede variar entre amarillo, blanco, anaranjado y rojo (también hay de color negro). Estos colores son acompañados de una serie de manchas negras en toda la superficie. El macho es de menor tamaño, con espinas menos acentuadas que la hembra y no posee una coloración muy marcada; además de esto, normalmente defeca de color verde. La araña panadera completa su ciclo de vida en un año. Su saco de huevos es ovalado, aplanado, de color dorado (a veces verde) y presenta una banda longitudinal central verduzca. Para cazar, la hembra se ubica en el centro de la tela y ante cualquier vibración se desplaza hacia su origen. Las presas capturadas pueden ser moscas, mariposas, abejones y otros tipos de animales. Si la vibración no fue causada por un insecto apto para su consumo, podrá dárselo a sus crías si es apto para el consumo de estas, o lo tirará al suelo. Esto que les cuento es según la información de iNaturalist, que permite la identificación y el conocimiento de las especificidades de la especie. Espero que lo encuentren tan interesante como yo.
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Quiero agradecerte sinceramente por tomarte el tiempo de leer este artículo. Tu apoyo significa mucho para mí y me motiva a seguir compartiendo contenido que pueda ser útil e interesante para ti. Si encontraste este artículo útil o disfrutaste leyéndolo, agradecería enormemente tus comentarios. ¡Mis mejores deseos!
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