_03A3853 Araneus Orb Weaver ©Dancing Snake Nature Photography
This is one of the coolest spiders I have ever seen in Arizona. I photographed these LARGE (just the abdomen itself was about the size of a quarter) spiders at night in the Cave Creek area in Portal, AZ. It's in the genus Araneus and is part of the Orb Weaver family of spiders. The webs are HUGE. We are talking maybe two to three feet across in all directions. But for me, the story is in that wonderful abdomen! It's got these awesome angular protrusions, and I love the way it's this giant knob seemly stuck on the top of the spider. I have never seen a spider like this in AZ (of course I had never been in the Cave Creek area at night). This is two different individuals that were in the same area. I wanted to show some different angles on this species.
©R.C. Clark: Dancing Snake Nature Photography
All rights reserved - Portal, AZ
#PeaceLoveConservation
_03A3853 Araneus Orb Weaver ©Dancing Snake Nature Photography
This is one of the coolest spiders I have ever seen in Arizona. I photographed these LARGE (just the abdomen itself was about the size of a quarter) spiders at night in the Cave Creek area in Portal, AZ. It's in the genus Araneus and is part of the Orb Weaver family of spiders. The webs are HUGE. We are talking maybe two to three feet across in all directions. But for me, the story is in that wonderful abdomen! It's got these awesome angular protrusions, and I love the way it's this giant knob seemly stuck on the top of the spider. I have never seen a spider like this in AZ (of course I had never been in the Cave Creek area at night). This is two different individuals that were in the same area. I wanted to show some different angles on this species.
©R.C. Clark: Dancing Snake Nature Photography
All rights reserved - Portal, AZ
#PeaceLoveConservation