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A yellow, female Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis), of average size: 3/8-inch, side-to-side. Spiny orbweavers have a broad, hard abdomen that can be white, orange, or yellow, with red or black markings. This is a typical 'head-down' position.
Photographed at the Spider Pavilion, Los Angeles County Natural History Museum.
www.nhm.org/site/explore-exhibits/special-exhibits/spider-pavilion
Nikon D5000 at ISO 200, Nikkor 105G macro lens with Raynox DCR-150 add-on lens, 1/200-sec at f/16, Nikon SB-600 speedlight with FotoDiox 6x8-inch softbox diffuser.
Back-lighting by the sun is causing color-diffraction through spider silk and fine hair.
While waiting for the hummingbird to come feed on flowers, I was distracted by this spider. So I observed every move it was doing, so interesting. Not that I like the presence of spider so close to me, I still find them interesting to watch.
This photo is part of the "Bugs on my Porch" series.
Far and away, the largest single accumulation of spiders I've ever seen. That blue thing is actually the edge of a towel...so you can kind of see how small these little children are.
Central Winds Park. The smaller male is in a fair amount of danger and will need to massage his mate's back to make sure she's calm enough for him to mate without being eaten.
I've been observing this spider for more than a month. It takes the web down at night and builds it again in the mornings except when it is raining or very cold. During a recent cold snap, I thought it had died because I didn't see it for two days, but here it is back in business. This is the same yellow Spiny-backed Orb Weaver I posted October 28.
I wasn't sure in the field what this round ball was. I was curious and opened it to find it full of baby spiders. I am guilt ridden that I opened it and possibly caused the youngsters to come out too soon. I did my best to wrap them up and tuck them into the weeds. I hope they make it into the new year.
An orb weaver spider (Argiope? or Gea?) enjoying his supper in the comfort of his hammock . Night find, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More tropical spiders: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2012/01/tropical-spiders.html
Arboreal Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera).
Village Creek Drying Beds. Arlington, Texas.
Tarrant County. 5 November 2017.
Nikon D7000. AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 G ED VR + TC-17e II teleconverter.
(340mm) f6.7 @ 1/200 sec. ISO 400.
These spiders are kind of cute when they're little babies with their first super-fine little webs. But by this time of year they are big and creepy! 9mm body length for a male, according to bugguide.
He looks like this Larinioides cornutus - Furrow Orbweaver on bugguide: bugguide.net/node/view/1127449/bgimage
Id corrections appreciated.
Found in some roadside weeds in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
My #75 spider this year.
Tiny spider about 2mm diameter sitting in the centre of its orb-web waiting for prey. When it sets itself up to catch prey, it stretches its 4 front legs forward on the web strands. Then it pulls back slightly, to tension the web, in order to feel vibrations as a potential meal catches in the sticky strands.
One of the aspects of living in a warm and humid climate is that you may have to live with more and larger creepies than you are comfortable with. There are dozens of these beauties around my house and the immediate woods. Just wish they specialized in eating the billions of gnats that sometimes make outdoor life so miserable. Wait, I take that back! If they ate all the gnats, the spiders would be as big large dogs.
On the other hand, land would then be much cheaper around here.
Nephila pilipes
Family: Nephilidae
Order: Araneae
This is the second largest of the orb weavers after the recently discovered African relative, Nephila komaci.
This photographed female specimen was about the size of a hand span including a body length of about 45mm. The male is very much smaller (top centre of the photo).
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