Spider mating behavior outside our dining room window
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This large, beautiful female spider had been living outside our dining room window for a few weeks. On this day, a scrawny male was doing what you see here for hour after hour. We never saw them successfully conclude their business. Our money was on the little guy getting eaten.
It was a sad Autumn day when she didn't show up to rebuild her web. She was an awesome pet.
Edit: we think it was "Charlotte" herself, Araneus cavaticus.