neville park on Nostr: Female (right) and male (left) _Zygiella_ missing-sector orbweavers courting, from a ...

Female (right) and male (left) _Zygiella_ missing-sector orbweavers courting, from a few nights ago, with the traffic on the Gardiner in the background.

This time of year you can regularly find male _Zygiella_ hanging out near female webs, often on special "mating threads", plucking rhythmically.

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