Spiny Backed Orb Weaver Spider Spinning A Web

Video: Spiny Backed Orb Weaver Spider Spinning A Web

Spiny Backed Orb Weaver Spider masterfully weaving a web set to Classical Music. Because of it's stunningly bizarre beauty it is natural that the Gasteracantha cancriformis is called by many names - the star spider, spiny-backed orb weaver, spiny orb weaver spider, crab-like orb weaver spider, crab-like spiny orb weaver spider, crab spider, jewel spider, spiny-bellied orbweaver, jewel box spider, smiley face spider or sometimes in the Philippines, the king. I think of it as the happy smiley-faced spider as it really seems to enjoy its work and is a joy to have around the Backyard! Watch as this beautiful spider fastidiously works its magic set to classical music:

Habanera by Bizet

Solo Cello Passion by Doug Maxwell 

Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies by Tchaikovsky

Closeup views of another Spiny Orb Weaver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQnOjocYgMk

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Video: Spiny Backed Orb Weaver Spider Spinning A Web

Golden Silk Orb Weaver Spider in Florida - Part 2 - the Golden Web Strength Test

Video: Strength Test of the Golden Silk Orb Weaver Spider Golden Silk Collected from a piece of the "rope" of its  golden web shown in this photo.

Golden Silk Orb Weaver Spider in Florida 

Golden Silk Orb Weaver Spider in Florida 

The Golden Silk Thread

I tested this golden silk by lifting 7 ordinary household items. Lifting a pair of scissors and a Droid Smartphone were too easy so I gradually increased the weight the golden web supported:

Two Small Bananas

Canon Point and Shoot Camera

8 ounce soft drink (1/2 pound)

Pound of bananas - no problem!

Two pound hammer - you'll have to watch the video!

This is the second blog on the Golden Silk Orb Weaver Spider in our Florida Backyard. The first blog Golden Silk Orb Weaver Spider in Florida (Part 1) discussed the spider. Part two is a test of the strength of the "golden silk".  A sample of the golden web of the giant Golden Silk Orb Weaver that was captured and release in Florida (see Part 1:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RXyYzjzZvs ) was tested to demonstrate it's amazing strength. Some of the strongest biological material on earth. These big spiders share the backyard ecosystem with the birds and other creatures. They are not poisonous and rarely come into contact with humans unless we unwittingly walk into their huge and strong webs. This web was at least 8 feet wide and 4 to 8 feet off the ground!

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