Neoscona oaxacensis - Orb Weaver Photo

[GQ.]

I've found dozens of the plainly colored Neoscona crucifera in the back yard. Below is the first Neoscona oaxacensis I have come across. It was tough to get a decent photo of this one. The breeze seemed to keep it constantly out of focus.

 

[D4RK-3L3M3NT]

Very cool! :clap:

 

[juggalo69]

Is there any way to keep orb waevers in captivity?

 

[GQ.]

Thanks! I have never looked into keeping one in captivity. They sure would make interesting captives. If I were single I'd probably have a big and beautiful Nephila roaming the living room. Heheh.

 

[NickS1004]

ive kept a few neoscona hentzi (i think) and they havent lasted too long in captivity, i cant seem to figure out why.

 

[CedrikG]

I found one too , I think shes a good display spider, really ...

 

[D4RK-3L3M3NT]

I've kept very few, but they need a large captive environment, due to their lustrous web-weaving techniques. I've kept very few, and the longest living orb-weaver kept was 8 months.

 

[GQ.]

Here is another photo of a different unidentified Orb Weaver. It is eating a bee. I wanted to take a dorsal shot, but there was no easy way around the web.

 

[Anthony]

You do not see many photos of those, very nice

 

[bannanaspider]

keeping true spiders

True spiders naturally dont live as long as tarantulas.

 

[Laurie]

Yeah, there's tons of them around me as well.