Awww. ๐ They ARE long-lost relatives! Araneus diadematus isn’t native to North America, they immigrated. By “electrified” in your bio, I’m guessing that means “digitally ” in American, rather than you’re electrocuting insects for specimens. In Switzerland you probably also have what we call, “bug zappers.” They’re horrible devices that my father had in our yard when I was a kid. In the evening they lure all nocturnal insects that are attracted to light and it electrocutes and burns them to death. Absolutely needless slaughter and really horrible to me as a child, especially when the giant Sphinx moths were… Read more ยป
Right you are! I try to take the utmost care of the specimen I electrify… digitally, of course.
On the downside, most of these creatures are too swift, hence I have to stick to the slower kind… or wait until I find a dried-up one behind the fridge…
Check out “my” fauna & flora on Instagram at #nature.electrified or https://nature-electrified.com.
No creature must be harmed!
Take care and stay safe
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I suppose it’s – again – a specimen of araneus diadematus, or crowned orb-weaver spider, right?
That looks like the spider I saw today in my back yard in Wisconsin
Maybe they’re related… say hi from “my” spider… ๐
Awww. ๐ They ARE long-lost relatives! Araneus diadematus isn’t native to North America, they immigrated. By “electrified” in your bio, I’m guessing that means “digitally ” in American, rather than you’re electrocuting insects for specimens. In Switzerland you probably also have what we call, “bug zappers.” They’re horrible devices that my father had in our yard when I was a kid. In the evening they lure all nocturnal insects that are attracted to light and it electrocutes and burns them to death. Absolutely needless slaughter and really horrible to me as a child, especially when the giant Sphinx moths were… Read more ยป
Right you are! I try to take the utmost care of the specimen I electrify… digitally, of course.
On the downside, most of these creatures are too swift, hence I have to stick to the slower kind… or wait until I find a dried-up one behind the fridge…
Check out “my” fauna & flora on Instagram at #nature.electrified or https://nature-electrified.com.
No creature must be harmed!
Take care and stay safe