A female Spined micrathena spider, Micrathena gracilis, climbs a single thread of silk while grasping another from its spinneret with a rear leg.

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Size: 4608px × 3456px
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas USA
Photo credit: © jkntexascc / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: arachnid, arachnids, araneidae, araneomorphae, arthropod, arthropods, bug, gracilis, insect, macro, micrathena, orb-weaver, orb-weavers, scary, spider, spiders, spikes, spined, spooky, true