almost finished laying eggs

covering eggs with colored silk

almost done

time for a rest

a few days later - well camouflaged

the eggs are just starting to hatch

zoomed in; showing the round yellow abdomen, glass-like legs and head, and darker eyes

next day the young spiders mass together as they leave the 'nest'

2 days later, still moving out together; they will soon spin strands of silk and drift away on the breeze

first web - note the blue iridescence and several captured cat hairs - the 'bar' at the top is about 1/8" in diameter

first meal - the spider and the fly are not much bigger than pin heads; the scattered white specks are dust motes caught on the web - the web itself is about 5 inches across

zoomed in on previous image