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This is a Banana Spider but I call him "Poodle Spider" because of the poodle like tufts of hair on his legs!
Up close with an Australian icon. The Redback Spider (Latrodectus hasselti), feared by early settlers, was historically responsible for 12 deaths . An antivenom has been available since 1956, and there have been no deaths directly due to redback bites since its introduction. The female spider, as seen in this shot, is much larger then its male counterpart and has the distinctive red stripe on its abdomen. The female 'digests' the male during a successful mating process, which seems to be unique to Latrodectus hasselti. Females reach around 1 cm in size while males are 3-4 mm when mature. Shot was taken with a 100mm macro lens. NSW, Australia
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Nature's insect control. Some may find them creepy, but I think they are pretty neat. This is a Golden silk orb-weaver. You can see the "gold" in her web.
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Stack von 6 Aufnahmen freihand.
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Quite the stabilimentum here...
"A stabilimentum (plural: stabilimenta), also known as a web decoration, is a conspicuous silk structure included in the webs of some species of orb-web spider. Its function is a subject of debate...There is much controversy surrounding the function of these structures, and it is likely that different species use them for different purposes....It has been suggested that stabilimenta could provide protection to the spider by either camouflaging it (by breaking up its outline), or making it appear larger (by extending its outline)...make the web visible and therefore animals such as birds are less likely to damage the spider's web...The other dominating hypothesis is that web decorations attract prey by reflecting ultraviolet light...."
A jumping spider. Captured using reverse lens macro technique with Nikon 50mm 1.8G lens, manual focus, built-in flash.
Syrphid flower fly and tiny spider on a wedelia flower. One of those images that reveal more on the computer screen than on the camera screen...
One of the prettiest spiders--at least in this area. I'll have a similar one to this to post in October for the Arachtober group.
I go back to work tomorrow. Three weeks of teacher meetings and prep, then the students return Sept. 8 for face to face instruction, although on a staggered schedule. I am not quite looking forward to that. Don't get me wrong--I love and miss my kids, but I do want a safe working environment, and I do not think we're safe at all yet.
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Flower Spider
Not only were the Jumping Spiders out and about the other day, there were a few Flower Spiders also.
Hiding in plain sight!
I went looking for spiders and didn't see any til I looked at this on the computer!😂
seems to have a top hat :)
Maybe Turreted Wrap-around Spider (Dolophones turrigera) or Cryptic Orb-weaver (Acroaspis species)