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The back side of a spider that was hanging off our clothesline this weekend. I believe it to be a Spotted Orbweaver (www.spiders.us/species/neoscona-crucifera/), though it may be a Cross Orbweaver.
A Marbled Orbweaver spider (Araneus marmoreus). In this photo she has finished building her web, and is sitting quietly in the middle of it. Piney Grove Preserve (The Nature Conservancy), Sussex County, Virginia.
Note: I originally mis-identified this as a completely different Orbweaver, until Matt's correction below.
Some sort of orb weaver at the MCC greenhouse. Ayone know a thing or two about spiders? opoterser?
This guy was small, about the size of a black eyed pea.
The golden silk orb-weavers (genus Nephila) are a genus of araneomorph spiders noted for the impressive webs they weave. Nephila consists of numerous individual species found around the world. They are also commonly called golden orb-weavers, giant wood spiders or banana spiders. In North America, the golden silk orb-weavers (see also Nephila clavipes) are sometimes referred to as writing spiders due to occasional zigzag patterns (stabilimenta) built into their webs, though these occur much more frequently in the webs of Argiope, such as the St Andrew's Cross spider. They usually eat their mate.
Tiny but beautiful, Hypsosinga rubens is easily overlooked. It spins a horizontal orb web in low shrubs. Graham Cave State Park, Missouri, USA, May 31, 2022.
I only spotted this little Orbweaver after it ran out of its home for the little planthopper that it snatched up.
""Observations. This species, which is sometimes whitish on the abdomen, is nevertheless very readily recognized. I have seen some specimens larger than the delineation. Its dwellingplace is really beautiful; it is placed above its web, and made of the finest white silk, shining with a satin lustre; its shape is that of an inverted thimble, and it is usually placed under a leaf bent together for the purpose of affording shelter and security." Nicholas Marcellus Hentz, M.D. 1847"
An Orchard Orbweaver, Leucauge venusta, in its web in the woods of Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware. October 1, 2017.
I don't know insect names very well. If anyone knows what this is let me know.
These are the spiders I mentioned yesterday in my Short-eared Owl post. These things are big. You can sort of get an idea from the midges caught in the web. They are about 3" in diameter.
Growing up I recall every once in awhile a tree or shrub in our neighborhood that would become covered with these same spiders and their webs. My friends and I would try to see them before the homeowner got out the spray.
Antelope Island seems to be their safe haven. In some areas every bush is cover in webs. I tried to count and one 4’ sagebrush had 22 spiders on it.
During August 2015 I bought my first DSLR camera. That was the day I took my first step in pursuing photography as more than a fun hobby. For years I have enjoyed taking photos on cell phones, cheap point and shoots and most recently GoPro cameras, and each photo I took I got closer realizing how much I love doing it. Photography will always be a part of my life from now on whether it’s as a career or as a passion.
When I dropped the money on my first truly professional camera last August I also made the decision to spend the next couple months devoting all of my spare time to learning the technical side of photography. I decided to leave my current job and live a couple months off my saved money, go on a few trips and most importantly, take as many fucking photos as possible. Today If you were to ask me what my dream job is I would tell you I want to shoot professional sports, preferably NHL hockey, But I knew that if I was going to be as good as I possibly could be, I would have to explore all types of genres before I focused in on action and sports photography.
It’s only been a couple months since I picked up my 7D Mark II and I have done exactly what I set out to do. I take pictures of everything. My camera is always with me and I will never turn down the chance to shoot. If you look down my feed you will see maybe one or two sports photos, my plan now is to put my time and effort into shooting as many sports as possible, and take photos of everything else when I’m out and about. I have shot Long exposure night photos, nature and wildlife, portraits, landscapes, and everything else I possibly can. It’s time for what I love to shoot, sports.
In order to constantly get better and better before I go to college I go by two rules:
1.TAKE PHOTOS OF ANYTHING, ANYWHERE AND ANYONE. Every shot you take you will improve and learn from your mistakes.
2. If something catches your eye shoot it, if the shot doesn’t work try a different angle. IT CAUGHT YOUR EYE FOR A REASON.
This Orb-Wever spider caught my eye so I shoot it, simple as that.
This seems to be a common spider around Shawnee Mission Lake. They spin their large, beautiful webs over the paths at the edge of the woods, often having to start from scratch each night because of human-spider web collisions. (The spider web never wins.) I'm not nearly as knowledgeable about invertebrates as I'd like to be, and I haven't had time to track down the specific identity of this one. If anyone happens to know it, please send me a note. Thanks!
Taken at Shawnee Mission Park (Johnson County, KS).
Another shot of this spider (and it's shadow) on my garage. I believe it to be a cross orbweaver (www.spiders.us/species/araneus-diadematus/)
These spiders are common and endemic to most of India and South East Asia. Orb weavers are master engineers and workaholics of the Arachnida family. They spin their web each day, tear it down and rebuild it the next day. Generally builds its web near a light where insects are available in plenty. It does not bite and is harmless.
Neoscona crucifera processing prey (Cotinis). Heritage Island, Anacostia River, Washington, D. C., USA. 14 August 2010.