A young Araneus diadematus found in the garden no less....

Neoscona Crucifera 8/2007 Hamden, CT

Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta) - Suburban New Jersey, 25 miles west of "The City" (NYC).

These girls seem to like to set their webs near the ground, and hang on the underside, making it very difficult to capture their dosal side without disturbing the web. This individual was about 3 feet off the ground so it was a bit easier to get under the web, and the breeze was the main problem in making this capture

Between my puppy, my full hard drive, insomnia and some other computer projects that make me incapable of looking at my screen, I've had difficulty making time for posting to Flickr or my website. That should be remedied soon. I am happy to report that despite the little prank by Spring (an inch of snow and a couple night of below freezing temperatures) the jumpers are out in pretty good force and I think I have some decent shots to share. I've spotted Sitticus pubescens, Salticus scenicus, Phidippus audax and possibly a Pelegrina sp.. Not a lot else buzzing about in the yard — the odd fly, one shiny little black weevil, a stray plant louse — but it's coming. Photos to follow suit. :o)

I remember this was a very difficult spider to photograph. It was hanging above me in the trellis and I had to reach up to try to photograph it.

I found this little guy trying to weave a web on the outside on my car window today. He was teeny tiny.

These are really fascinating spiders - they make giant webs (this one was over 6' by 6'), they make them at sunset and tear them down at sunrise - eat the web to recycle it and hide in the shade until night fall. if disturbed the shake the web to tr and chase you away. They look like a crab.

They are the reason I do not venture far in to the back yard at night - I have about five of these living back there.

Found during a night hike in Marojejy national park, Madagascar.

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Venus Loop, Singapore

Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve was filled with quite a few lovely spiders.

Another pretty Neoscona crucifera delightfully dangling for me to enjoy.

Neoscona domiciliorum

These marbled orb weavers just hatched on my patio a few days ago.

hundreds of little spiders may soon resort to cannibalism.

This is a picture of a Eustala anastera at Lake Waterford Park in Pasadena, Maryland.

Round Bay Quad

USA, TX, Jeff Davis Co.: Fort Davis

Davis Mountains State Park

03-ix-2016

Young orbweaver spider - Brandon, Manitoba.

Taken with a Tokina 100 mm lens.

Costa Rica

A female Lattice Orbweaver, Araneus thaddeus. Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware. October 1, 2017.

Panama

Larinioides cornutus, Furrow Orbweaver in last year's Pluchea odorata by the pond

Rockburn

Orbweaver in web. (macro)

Bradenton, Florida

April 2016

Nikon Coolpix P900

Neoscona crucifera

La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

Micrathena gracilis

With a second helping ready nearby. Seen this morning along main trail not far from the west end of the Miccosukee Greenway.

I am leaning toward the humpbacked orbweaver (Eustala anastera). They have various colors, but some are camouflaged to blend in well with lichens, like this one! There is also the giant lichen orbweaver, and I have to think about that.

Focus stacked with help from the 'ol Helicon Fb tube.

This spotted orbweaver picked a lovely spot next to a pond to spin its web.

Closeup

In the Back Field

Holloway Park, Lakeland, Florida, 06/26/2018

(Larinioides sp.)

Fulufjället National Park,

Dalarna,

Sweden

Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Southern Pacific Lowlands

Spiny orbweaver [Micranthena sagittata]

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