tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567299696963524925.post2499501018388366734..comments2024-03-09T08:25:28.473-06:00Comments on Window on a Texas Wildscape: A few argiopesSheryl Smith-Rodgershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707017321692698815noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567299696963524925.post-80107464055395175212015-08-09T15:42:49.745-05:002015-08-09T15:42:49.745-05:00Opps, I misunderstood Patty, She was telling me t...Opps, I misunderstood Patty, She was telling me that she sees the egg sacs in protected places like around buildings and under eaves, not that she had seen them already this season. It seems they lay eggs later in the year.Ragnahttp://ragnasgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567299696963524925.post-89896424433623148952015-08-09T07:42:38.737-05:002015-08-09T07:42:38.737-05:00Very cool! I don't think I've seen a trif...Very cool! I don't think I've seen a trifasciata (that I was aware of) before, but I'm sure going to keep a lookout. We saw a lot of argiope spiders earlier this year that seemed to have melted away into the undergrowth, but recently we've begun to see them again. I'll be on the lookout.TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567299696963524925.post-31395474142805290732015-08-09T07:17:36.718-05:002015-08-09T07:17:36.718-05:00Neat! I've seen a couple of smaller ones, but...Neat! I've seen a couple of smaller ones, but didn't know there was a similar but slimmer variety. I just thought they were perhaps male A. aurantias so didn't go close enough to check them out. <br /><br />This is certainly been the year for Argiopes, for me anyway. I've counted about 14. Sometimes a certain one I've spotted will disappear then reappear in the same spot a couple of weeks later. I have yet to find an egg case, but my friend Patty has seen several. Ragnahttp://ragnasgarden.comnoreply@blogger.com