Cattleya purpurata Cattleya purpurata Cattleya purpurata, known in the past as Laelia purpurata and Sophronitis purpurata, is native to Brazil where it is very popular among orchid growers. It is an epiphyte that is found in the canopy of tall trees near coastal areas, in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo. The orchid favors bright light and cool to warm conditions and is relative easy to cultive. C. purpurata has been used extensively as a parent in hybridizing with Cattleyas. Cattleya purpurata blooms from late spring to fall with three to five flowers on a
Portia labiata is about equally effective with all sizes of web spiders up to twice "P. labiata"′s size. A female "P. labiata" is effective against insects up to twice "P. labiata"′s size when the insect is stuck in a non-salticid's web, and against insects not in webs and up to "P. labiata"′s size, while "P. labiata" seldom pursues or catches a larger insect in the open. A female "P. labiata" very seldom pursues or catches a larger insect in her own web, and is slightly less effective against smaller insects in "P. labiata"′s web than in other situations. Males are less efficient