Kleptoparasitic Spider - Flickr - treegrow (6)

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Description: Argyrodes elevatus on the web of the yellow garden spider, Argiope aurantia. Heritage Island, Anacostia River, Washington, DC, USA. 25 August 2012. It was a rainy day and not many things were flying between showers, so I thought I'd do a little video of this Argiope sucking on its food. Initially, I didn't even see the little kleptoparasite lurking in the web. When I finally saw it, I knew immediately what it was because I had seen it in a David Attenborough movie. It was great fun to finally see one in real life. From now on, I'll have to stop and closely inspect every one of these webs. Date: 26 August 2012, 19:00. Source: Kleptoparasitic Spider. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location38° 53′ 34.8″ N, 76° 57′ 58.17″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 38.893001; -76.966159.