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After the previous photo was taken, putting up his web and crawling back up on the roof of the house.
(Still getting used to the new camera)
Dorsal view female Hentz orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera), makes her web in bushes & trees. She tends to sit in the center of her web, even during daylight. About 1:2 magnification, or 1/2 life-size.
Photographed at El Dorado Nature Center, Long Beach CA.
Nikon D90 at ISO 400, with Nikkor 105-mm macro lens, 1/200-sec at f/20, full sun and Nikon SB-600 Speedlight with O-Flash 3/4-circle Fresnel prism diffuser.
My favorite spider - they are interesting. I like to poke at them and they shake the web to try to frighten me.
There are some splendid spiders hanging around Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, feeding on fall's explosion of insects no doubt!
I felt this particular lady had the prettiest paint job.
Looks a lot like the ones here at home but much longer body.Santa Elena--Monteverde Sky Adventures, Guanacaste, .
The genus of Nephila includes several species of this golden silk weaving spider. They are particularly neutral with humans and, like all other spiders, can bite if threatened enough.
Life History/Behavior
The webs are found in trees, shrubs and tall weeds, and grasses in moist, wooded settings and can frequently be found along the banks of streams. The webs are oriented vertically and have a “signal” thread attached to the center that notifies the spider when prey has been captured. Unlike the Argiope garden spiders, Araneus marmoreus hides in a silken retreat to the side of the web (at the end of the signal thread). In adults, the retreat is made of leaves folded over and held together with silk. Immature spiders make their retreats out of silk only.
Egg cocoons, which contain several hundred eggs, are generally deposited in October and are constructed of white silk formed in a flattened sphere. Immature spiders emerge from the cocoons in spring. Adults are seen from midsummer until the first hard freeze of fall.
Medical Importance
As with the other orbweavers, the marbled orbweaver is not considered a medically important!
Bemidji, Minnesota
July 2014
A female long-jawed orbweaver spider (family Tetragnathidae, genus Tetragnatha) found on sedges at the edge of Lake Beltrami. longjawed orbweavers and their webs are a common site along the water's edge.
Scientific Name: Gasteracantha cranciformis
Common Name: Spiny Orbweaver
Certainty: positive
Location: Florida Keys; Key Largo; Dove Creek Hammock
Date: 20071221
Beautiful spider that you can find all over hammocks in the Florida Keys.
Order: Araneae. Family: Araneidae. Species: Araneus diadematus (Clerck, 1758). Female. Also known as the European Garden Spider, Diadem Spider or Cross Spider. Native to central and northern Europe. (Medford, MA)
Body measured at 6 mm in length. In spite of its small size this individual captured and fed on a large winged insect, visible to the left of the spider. The spider is well camouflaged in a defensive posture. Canon 5D Mk II, Canon 100mm macro lens, Canon Ring Lite.
Neoscona arabesca
This tiny spider was lit by the CCRRFDv2 MiLC on my brand new Raynox DCR-250 Macro adapter.
Eriophora sp.
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
These orb weaver spiders were common at night. Estas arañas fueron común en la noche.
This one had built a small web quite low, and I spent a lot of time trying different backgrounds and lighting. I finally got a couple of decent shots--spiders are difficult!
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The same spider, but out monitoring her web.
Bernardsville, NJ