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Argiope laying eggs 2

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Here's the process of the Argiope spider laying eggs and wrapping them up in silk.

Quote from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_…
The male spider is much smaller than the female, and unassumingly marked. When it is time to mate, he spins a companion web alongside the female's. After mating, the female lays her eggs, placing her egg sac into the web. The sac contains between 400 and 1400 eggs. These eggs hatch in autumn, but the spiderlings overwinter in the sac and emerge during the spring. The egg sac is composed of multiple layers of silk and protects its contents from damage; however, many species of insects have been observed to parasitise the egg sacs.
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1200x800px 464.94 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shutter Speed
1/160 second
Aperture
F/16.0
Focal Length
100 mm
ISO Speed
250
Date Taken
Oct 22, 2014, 1:52:01 AM
Sensor Size
7mm
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Just Amazing!