A female Garden Orb-web Spider is spinning a new web, a task often done on a daily basis. Despite the complex structure the web is built quickly
A female Garden Orb-web Spider is spinning a new web, a task often done on a daily basis. Despite the complex structure and the numbers of different silks requires it can be done in a matter of an hour
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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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