Eriophora ravilla, a Tropical Orbweaver. The web is huge! She’s got that area well-covered. https://bugguide.net/node/view/24094/data I looked up the sightings data for the species on Bugguide. I find it interesting that this species has been photographed in Texas in every month of the year. It’s such s big difference from the colder places in the country, like here in New England. Here, the adults die off by the “killing frost” – usually in Autumn. The immature spiders in the egg sacs are freeze-resistant and keep growing there until Spring. There ARE spiders that can be found outdoors in the snow… Read more »
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Eriophora ravilla, a Tropical Orbweaver. The web is huge! She’s got that area well-covered. https://bugguide.net/node/view/24094/data I looked up the sightings data for the species on Bugguide. I find it interesting that this species has been photographed in Texas in every month of the year. It’s such s big difference from the colder places in the country, like here in New England. Here, the adults die off by the “killing frost” – usually in Autumn. The immature spiders in the egg sacs are freeze-resistant and keep growing there until Spring. There ARE spiders that can be found outdoors in the snow… Read more »