I’d never noticed that a garden spider’s third pair of legs is much shorter than the others before.
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Araneus diadematus, common European garden spider
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I’d never noticed that a garden spider’s third pair of legs is much shorter than the others before.
Araneus diadematus, common European garden spider
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did you notice that spider mite? bad day to be him….
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It’s barely even a cheliceraful. Poor spider needs something more substantial than that, I think.