Wild Spood Ani: Her web design has become more complex with supporting strands strategically placed for maximum strength and prey trapping area. #wildspoodani #wildspood #spiders #neoscona #crucifera #orbweavers

Wild Spood Ani: We found her! She’s taken up a space out of the way, and the move appears lucrative as her web shows signs of catches and consumption. #wildspoodani #wildspood #orbweaver #spiders #neosconacrucifera

Wild Spood Ani: She was feeling shy but tolerant. I hoped I wouldn’t irritate her as I attempted bracketing to get her eyes and all her tiny little hairs. #wildspood #wildspoodAni #spider #orbweaver

Wild Spood Ani: I finally caught her eyes. Spotted Orbweavers are also known as the “cat face” weaver. I’m pretty sure it is Ani’s kind who were the basis for Charlotte’s Web. No, she’s not written any fabulous messages. But her webs are spectacular. #wildspood #wildspoodAni #orbweaver #spider

Wild Spood Ani: This beautiful sunbather is a Spotted Orbweaver, Crucifera Neoscona Araneidae. I think she’s growing to trust me. She could live for one or two years. But for now, WSA is part of our family. #wildspood #wildspoodAni #spiders #orbweavers

Wild Spood Ani: Looks like it was a quiet night for our wild spooder. She was snoozing when I greeted her this morning. #wildspood #wildspoodAni #spiders #orbweaver

Wild Spood Ani: Yesterday, I placed saw horses, blocking anyone from mistakenly walking through her web. She's moved toward the rose bush. She's had a primary drag line attached to a bloom for several days. I wonder what effect the bloom will have on her web as it unfolds. #WildSpoodAni

#wildspoodAni: She’s taken down her web. She caught a few small insects and likely ate them before preparing to sleep. Here is Ani in her new favorite spot. I’ve no idea where Archie, her suitor is hiding. He’s a craft little guy.

#wildspoodAni: She’s already hard at work building tonight’s web. She takes it down every morning but leaves a single strand from the shrub limb to the rose stem. No sign of the suitor. #wildspood

Sunday Evening: wild spood Ani has a suitor. He’s yet to introduce himself. He’s smaller and could wind up a snack if she isn’t feeling frisky. She’s busy building a new web for the night. He’s hanging on a strand from the same branch she slept on most of the day. #wildspoods #wildspoodAni