Six-spotted Orb Weaver spider on its web
This is a Six-spotted Orb Weaver (Araniella displicata) spider on its web in a small tree of Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia, Fagaceae). It's tiny, only about 800 pixels across in this 1:1 macro shot, which comes to 3.1 mm - about 1/8 inch. (See here for how I figure.) I have another shot of the same spider from two weeks ago showing its whole web, see this photo. These handsome spiders sometimes build their orb webs across the curvature of a single oak leaf. This one has a web that spans several leaves, but the whole thing is still only about an inch across. This little spider usually hangs upside-down on its web hiding the gorgeous colors on its back, but today it turned over. Arachtober 6. (San Marcos Pass, 6 October 2019)
Today was another very nice day with temps in the low-80s like yesterday. Also like yesterday, there was the same steady breeze from the south that makes keeps everything in motion and makes getting my photos difficult.
Six-spotted Orb Weaver spider on its web
This is a Six-spotted Orb Weaver (Araniella displicata) spider on its web in a small tree of Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia, Fagaceae). It's tiny, only about 800 pixels across in this 1:1 macro shot, which comes to 3.1 mm - about 1/8 inch. (See here for how I figure.) I have another shot of the same spider from two weeks ago showing its whole web, see this photo. These handsome spiders sometimes build their orb webs across the curvature of a single oak leaf. This one has a web that spans several leaves, but the whole thing is still only about an inch across. This little spider usually hangs upside-down on its web hiding the gorgeous colors on its back, but today it turned over. Arachtober 6. (San Marcos Pass, 6 October 2019)
Today was another very nice day with temps in the low-80s like yesterday. Also like yesterday, there was the same steady breeze from the south that makes keeps everything in motion and makes getting my photos difficult.