Eriophora ravilla
(Tropical Orb-weaver)

She’s a Tropical Orbweaver. She doesn’t go far during the day. She finds a place to sleep and avoid being seen. The might build a sleeping retreat out of whatever is nearby. I had an orbweaver in my yard that slept in a new place every day. It became a game to find her. She slept on flowers, ferns, tree branches, under sprays of flowers and sometimes used her silk to tie a leaf around herself. They sometimes use the underside of the eaves of a roof or furniture. She may also sometimes eat her old web (recycling!) and make… Read more »