Monday, June 06, 2005

Orb weaver (Cyclosa conica)

Orb weaver (Cyclosa conica)
Latin name: Cyclosa conica

Here's a closeup of another of those corpse-feigning Orb weavers. This one is hiding out on a leaf because I scared it off its web (I had blown on it to see if it was a living spider or prey). This one is larger than the other, posted previously, and is thus probably a female. You can see the conical posterior abdomen that gives this spider its name. Apparantly, the colouration on this spider is quite variable.