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Just a hint of the stabilimentum to the right behind the spider. This is the spider's opus 1 today, tomorrow another opus.
Well, my son Ryan and I first found the web of this spider but didn't see the spider on the web. My son said there it is on the leaf. I'm like no that's just a seed that fell. I looked closer though with my macro as he insisted and it was indeed the spider. So I said thank you very much for spotting this guy as his camouflage definitely fooled me.
I hope everyone enjoys this image!
Sigma 150mm f/2.8 macro + Raynox DCR-250. I would say that the body of the spider is about 1/16” (around 2mm).
When endeavoring to get macro shots of Butterflies, encounters with Arachnids are enevitable, and I look forward to these encounters.
Thanks to Dr. Matthias Buck, who is the Invertebrate Biologist at the Royal Alberta Museum, for the identification.
Elk Island National Park. Strathcona County, Alberta.
We have babies. Spiders do, too. This handsome family is one of Orbweavers (species unknown), the same spider featured in Charlotte's Web. These harmless spiders are bulky and, so, often feared. While spiders have a bad rep as "evil" and "freaky looking" here in the U.S., the vast majority are harmless and they serve as a vital part of our ecosystems. Indeed, far more people die each year of dog-related injuries than of any spiderly attacks!
Mommy spider lays her egg sack in late summer or autumn, and the baby spiders--up to 800 of them--hatch the following spring, spending a day or two together in masses like that photographed. Next, they will disperse, some ballooning away to new locations riding on air currents. Godspeed, little ones.
We've got a couple of these hanging out in the garden now - waiting for a big Argiope garden spider to show up...
One of several spiders we saw on Skyline Drive the other day. The misty fog was rolling up over the ridge (which was very cool to watch) and while it wasn't raining actually all the webs were standing out due to the water droplets. I believe this is an Orb Weaver spider but not sure which one. I tried a quick Google Image search, but honestly by the time I was half through looking at a page of spiders, I was thoroughly creeped out and could imagine them crawling on me. Spiders are interesting and some quite beautiful, as long as they are Outside in Their environment and stay out of My environment! LOL Happy Sabbath and a great weekend everyone! :)
This little orbweaver (?, can't identify) raced up the web to nestle in a leaf to enjoy her morsel....
This little spider has been living in our garden for almost two weeks. I think she's beautiful, and I'm still fascinated by her ability to spin that elaborate web so quickly and repeatedly. The spinneret is visible here, and in videos you can see her pulling the silk out with her back legs while traversing the web and making the tie points with her other legs. Just amazing.
A little spotted orbweaver, Neoscona sp., I think. Symmetry in the detail on her abdomen is striking, beautiful. Looks like she needs her bangs cut...
This looks like an Orchard Orbweaver to me but it was way smaller than any other one I've seen. This was one of the smallest spiders that I've ever photographed. I don't think it's body was much more than a millimeter long. Photographed in Maryland.
A single 3.5:1 magnification photo. Canon 80D, Canon 65mm MPE macro lens, Canon twin macro flash. Aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/250, ISO 400, flash set 1/32 power.